OK you retards who think road riding doesn't take skill. I ride MTB. I dirt jump, I DH, I do it all. Last year I got a road bike. I've never been so scared in my whole life as when I hit 47mph through some hilltowns for the first time, and then nearly had a car pull in front of me. Besides that, I've seen a guy on his road bike, clipped in, 23c tires, NO HAND WHEELIEING UP A HILL. How about you also take a close look at the riders in the tour? Have you ever noticed that sometimes, when there is a concrete divider in the middle of the road, guys WILL HOP OVER IT going 35mph? How about descending through alp switchbacks faster than you have ever gone on your DH bike? Don't open your stupid little mouths until you know what your talking about. You have no idea what kind of skill the riders in the tour have.