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Originally Posted by PaddyMcGrath
You have no idea how much road racing means to these riders. It's their life. Their sponsorship deals are often negotiated around how much will be made available for their families if they don't don't survive. They know the risks better than anyone else and they still choose to race.
If you're not comfortable with that, that's your problem.
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Indeed. These riders don't race the TT for the money, or corporate sponsorships. They race it because they love it. Because they want to.
Many racers over the years have refused to race it, and that's fine. It's their choice. And no one thinks less of them for doing so. They weigh the risks and opt not to do it.
But those that do race it are a rare breed. I respect the hell out of them. True athletes at the very pinnacle of their sport.
If you take away choice, you take away the very thing that makes us human. You can't have greatness without risk, just as you can't have have great joy without great sorrow.