"They're tremendous athletes" - Novak Djokovic on Giro d'Italia

At the French open, professional Tennis player Novak Djokovic has talked about his thoughts on the Giro d'Italia, as Eurosport interviewed him during a warm-up during one of the recent stages. 

“I was watching the Giro and admiring these guys. 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," he told Eurosport.

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“I never got a chance really, to speak with high class or champion cyclist. So hopefully one day I get a chance because I'm very interested because I heard different stories that they have to wake up at night and cycle because of the blood flow, and they can't afford to sleep throughout the entire night," Djokovic said. "I don't know if this is this is true or not, but it seems a little bit, a little bit extreme.”Novak

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