Side effect of the Tour de France: pro riders gobbling up all the Strava top times (King of the Mountains) across France: “1,809 KOMs nabbed by the pros during the three weeks of racing”.
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Not sure if this is dumber or sadder, but back when I was living in LA about 10 years ago, there was a guy — not a pro, not even really a racer — who was *doping* so that he could get KOMs on local segments.
Was his name Bryan? :)
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Haha, no not that guy — but that story is fantastic!
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