On Jul 26, 9:58 am, mtfes...@netMAPSONscape.net wrote:
> John W. <worthj1...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > There are two Japanese cyclists riding today: Fumiyuki Beppu of Skil-
> > Shimano and Yukiya Arashiro of BBox Bouygues Telecom. Barring any
> > unforseen circumstances, they will become the first Japanese riders
> > ever to finish the Tour de France. I've always wondered why there
> > aren't more Japanese riders, at least at the journeyman level.
>
> Hard to practice in Japan; people keep taking their bikes.
>
That or the mama chari's aren't very aerodynamic.