Óscar Freire
![Freire at the [[2012 Tour Down Under]]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0a/Oscar_Freire_2012.jpg)
Despite his diminutive stature, Freire was a world class sprinter. He had a training philosophy where he rode shorter distances than most professional cyclists, sometimes covering only about half the distance his colleagues would. When growing up he contracted tuberculosis and narrowly avoided having a leg amputated. Provided by Wikipedia
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