What is the purpose of the Tour de France time trials? There are usually 3 very short time trials of 30 to 40 minutes included in that 21 day race. Why would they put such short time trials in the middle of a race that usually includes 6 hours per day of cycling?
Was the time trial included as some kind of training effect to keep riders from getting stale from the slower rpms of the longer races or was there some other training reason?
Was the time trial included as some kind of training effect to keep riders from getting stale from the slower rpms of the longer races or was there some other training reason?