Recent content by 53x11 in DC

And now, a potion of our new bike path between Sao Conrado and Leblon falls into the sea. I could not believe my eyes when this story came on live down here. I live in Barra, and there's a separate section that was set to open between Barra and San Conrado, which would have made the entire...

Re: Re: Lefebvre is going to blow a gasket tonight. At least Tony Martin attempted to respond to his criticisms.

Update to my earlier course description.... The Gru/Grota circuit has been completely repaved. Very good condition, save for the cobbled section. Grumari climb still wickedly steep and uneven. Will be a bear. The Gru/Grota circuit is also very twisty and turny. Was just out there Saturday...

I'm bumping this thread as it appears a duplicate Olympics thread has begun. Frankly, I didn't want to copy and paste, so bumping was easier. Perhaps the mods can merge the threads?

Shouldn't this be in the Masters Fatty Doper thread?!?! ;-)

Re: just wanted to tip my cap to you - impressed by your respectful approach and thoughtful debate in this thread. In a Clinic full of histrionics and apoplectic debate, you've managed to keep a level head and advance some interesting points. Refershing change from the norm around here.

I'm with you. I call BS.... Total marketing ploy for what will probably be a bomb of a film.

Re: Which is why I specified 2-3 La Redoutes. My point was more the decisive nature of the climb and the point at which the circuits arrive. What will be truly fun is watching 10-15 GC'ers figure out how to play their rouleur cards over the final flat and windy 18k. That's why I agree with...

Re: The Liege comparison is very appropriate. I was trying to think of how to describe the Canoas/VC loop in the context of classics and/or WC races, and the only comparison would be to stack 2 or 3 La Redoutes on top of each other. Not for variability or steepest pitches, but in terms of...

Re: Hilarious video. That's the newly repaved Point de Grumari climb. Massively steep in parts, around 20% (don't believe the 13% max as stated in some publications) and gets progressively worse as the climb goes on. It's a good thing they repaved, because the road looked like it had been...

Re: Re: Bardet came third. Not much of a field, to be honest, but generated a good deal of interest here. Nice to see.

Re: Re: http://g1.globo.com/rio-de-janeiro/olimpiadas/rio2016/noticia/2015/08/rio-2016-estrada-das-canoas-tem-estacionamento-proibido-para-prova.html Good link

Re: Re: I live here in Rio and have a pretty extensive channel selection on my satellite and can find ZERO coverage. I live on the route so I'll catch it live. That stated, SporTV down here does have the Eneco Tour on.

Re: Re: I live on the route (on Avenida Lucio Costa, in Barra da Tijuca). It's not affecting the climbs tomorrow. Checked out some of the course today - thankfully they have repaved some pretty horrendous sections of tarmac, including the Grota Funda climb and descent, as well as the road...

This climb is basically 2-3 miles of 6-7% with a couple of San Francisco Fillmore Street climbs thrown in here and there to get it to 9.5% overall. Ouch!!