I'm not disagreeing with that.
But that fact remains that even with the team aspect, cycling is still primarliy a test of flat-out endurance. Football is not. Sure there are advantges to a team that can run and run and run for 90 minutes...but put Stoke City up against Barcelona and 99 times out...
I'm not saying there'd be no advantage for a footballer to be drugged up to the eyeballs to enhance and aid his stamina. But there is a starker advantage to a cyclist.
1. Its an individual sport.
2. There is little skill involved in cycling.
Cycling is PRIMARILY about strength and endurance...