Over the years, the race has attracted significant professional riders.
He was a professional rider from 1989 to 1999.
Today, the Open remains an integral stop for professional riders.
I would say at least 20 to 30 percent of professional riders do it.
After his amateur career, he was a professional rider from 1956 to 1965.
He was a professional rider from 1953 up until 1955.
This was the only day of the tour in which the 112 professional riders had to race twice.
He gets his information from Burton's team of professional riders.
All the victims killed during this year's competition were fans and not professional riders.
Not until Sept. 12 will he turn 37, which sounds - and is - old for a professional rider.