'I was watching the Giro and admiring these guys' - Novak Djokovic wants to pick the brains of elite cyclists

Novak Djokovic has spoken of his admiration for elite-level cyclists, after admitting to watching the Giro d’Italia on Eurosport. While doing his final warm-up for his third-round clash with Aljaz Bedene at the French Open, the No. 1 seed was keeping a firm eye on the Giro d’Italia.

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1 is likely to catch the highlights, and down the line he has said he would like to pick the brains of the best cyclists — likely in a bid to pick up marginal gains. “I was watching the Giro and admiring these guys,” Djokovic told Eurosport. “They're tremendous athletes.

“You know, so many races that go over 200 kilometres each race, uphill toughest possible kind of races. “I don't know how they recovered, to be honest, you know, it's would be very interesting. “I never got a chance really, to speak with high class or champion cyclist.