“It’s a single event and it’s best not to compare it to Formula One;
it’s best to compare it to the Tour de France,” said Alexander Wurz, a
driver at the Peugeot team, who won the race last year. “The Tour de
France is a single event, and while there are lots of bicycle races
around, the riders and teams only prepare for the tour over the entire
year. That’s exactly what we do. The entire year, everything we do is
geared to this one race.”

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/11/sp...tml?ref=global

falls under NISE !