De Grasse has already run a sub\u002D10\u002Dsecond 100\u002Dmetre race this season, last month in Florida, and a sub\u002D20\u002Dsecond 200\u002Dmetre race a few days earlier in Qatar
One doesn’t imagine the 26-year-old Canadian is doing too many bike classes these days. The Tokyo Olympics begin in five weeks, and the most important thing now is to stay healthy, especially since he had some injury troubles after his three-medal performance at Rio 2016, and his buddy-cop routine with the sprint legend Usain Bolt.
The tune-up races will take on extra importance because of the oddity of Tokyo 2020, delayed for a year and forcing athletes to rethink schedules that were designed to have them peak at a specific point in the calendar. “It was good to just relax, worry about some other things and just take this break for a moment … because it’s definitely, it’s definitely draining, you know, to gear yourself up every single time and try to push your body.” He spent time with his family. He had them on Peloton bikes, too, he says with a chuckle. Article content
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