Bike racing and snow go together like … well, stuff that never gets put together deliberately, but ought to. Bike racing in awful weather makes for remarkable, mythic days. In 1980, Liege-Bastogne-Liege was a day for the hard men of Northern Europe. Snow changed the complexion of the race and the podium was dominated by French, Belgian and Dutch riders; heck, the top ten all came from those three nations. How bad was the day? The top ten were spread over more than 12 minutes. This should make any cold, wet training ride easier to stomach.
