re: Are F1 drivers athletes?

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How would these F1 drivers do if you put them on a bicycle and made them race in the Tour de France? Keep in mind that things like vision, reflexes, coordination and focus would presumably transfer over. They would get left in the dust because of the whole muscle and stamina thing.

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Lots of F1 drivers cycle. I think Mark Webber and Jenson Button may have been triathletes.

And lots of very athletic people would get left in the dust by a pro. Have you ridden with a pro? The pace of some of our morning rides with the semi-pros passing through is insane. I can't even fathom the level between those dudes and pro cyclists.