There's a start, several miles of riding and a mad sprint at the
end? So, that's all there is to bicycle racing?  Yes and no.
The finer points of bicycle racing, like any unfamiliar event,
may be difficult to understand or appreciate at first.  More
sports stories, pictures and videos!  But spectators tuned into
a few bike-racing basics may find the experience more enjoyable.
Here are high points to consider while watching the Lehigh
Valley Classic, the Lehigh Valley's first professional cycle
race in 18 years.  Q: Cycling is an individual sport. So what's
with the teams?  A: While cycling appears to be an individual
sport, on the professional level it's mostly a team sport. Why?
Because in everything except specialized, truly individual
events, such as time trials, the sport is set up so that no
cyclist, not even the strongest, fittest cyclist, wins a race
without help.  This team approach has much to do with the
physics of bike racing. Riders at the front of the pack, which
cyclists call a peloton, work ab