Pro cycling is a cruel sport. So many professional athletes are measured by their win-loss ratio. Yet in professional road cycling, where a race can feature up to 200 riders, there can only ever be one winner, and many, many more 'losers'.
The average male pro rides 75 races a year, which would mean 750 races in a 10-year career. In the last two years, 27 top-level pros (male and female) retired after a 10-year career or longer with no wins at pro level (UCI .1 or above) at all. That's possibly a 0-750 win-loss ratio. Considering what they go through at the top level of the sport, it seems harsh.
