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What are the unwritten rules of the Tour de France? (lemm.ee)

submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by [email protected] to c/procycling

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I remember asking this years ago on r***** but I'll ask again because I think this is a fun topic. Every sport has them - what are the unwritten rules of pro cycling?

Any answer would be great, but I also want to ask about something I just saw. Is there a rule among cyclists about intermediate sprints that you can try for points, but not very hard? I see mid-range pushing at these things and I always wonder why at least one rider doesn't just go all out to get the points.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

This is super helpful, thanks!

And from the article:

Traditionally, prize money is shared around a team rather than going to the sole winner, so domestiques might end up winning as much as their leader who wins overall.

I didn't know that. That really changes how I think about the prize money in general.