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about 8 seconds' worth

for Laurent Fignon, cyclist and two times Tour de France winner (lost by 8 seconds to Greg Le Mond in 1989)

dead from cancer at age 50

RIP

"I counted eight seconds in my head, and the more I counted the more I realized what a ridiculous period of time it was. In eight seconds you don't have time to do anything!"
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8seconds is crazy after 3500oddkm of cycling. That's the equivalent gap of less than 0.001seconds over a 400m race.
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Night Rider said:

dead from cancer at age 50

"



A top cyclist dies prematurely... Quelle Surprise!
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HardHouse007 said:
8seconds is crazy after 3500oddkm of cycling. That's the equivalent gap of less than 0.001seconds over a 400m race.


Pretty weird thing to say.. You're assuming a linear distancing over 3500km? Razz
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I was just trying to conver the time gap at the end of the race to a far shorter race like the 400m in athletics to put it in perspective :p