Recent content by JohnWayne

Guys, it's a master's thesis. It doesn't need to be that deep. I think the question is interesting, and if the result is no, because x, y & z, then that's fine in my opinion. But I don't think it's as obvious and straight-forward as some seem to think.

The technical regulations stipulated a time limit of 15mins. So yes, very few if any who voluntarily did not finish.

31 crossing the finish line from previous lap, Arensman last alone at +8:58. Pretty sure to abandon. A bigger group at +7:16.

Healy destroyed the organised chase by attacks, not sure if that was wise.

Thank you, @Devil's Elbow ! The stage previews have, in my opinion, been clearly the best ones in the whole world wide web. I have been reading them with joy, and sometimes linked to non-member friends with interest in cycling.

I’m starting to like this Almeida guy. Despite the steepness/slowness, many would have started flicking elbows and looking around at some point. Today Almeida just kept on grinding. What an effort!

Yep, Swedish commentator said 38 if the groups come together (and nobody's dropped).

I’m not sure either. My single-digit estimate was from @ammattipyoraily tweet. The model he uses gave Gee 430.0W with “0% drafting” and 422.7W with “100% drafting”. And that was for the paved part, gravel would be even less (slower).

I think riders hugely overestimate the benefits of drafting on a climb as steep as Finestre. The difference in watts between pulling and following is in single digits. Riders seem to fear pulling their rivals even if it doesn’t really matter. Yates keeping a steady pace vs. Carapaz and Del Toro...

Would need a time under 42:08 or so. Sounds unbelievable, but you never know these days 😅

Really?!? But hey, ever heard of a cyclist who used to be a ski jumper? True story!

Easy side of Mortirolo, not hard enough.

De Lie divebombed the descent, 16s faster than Martinez (2nd fastest) T2-T3. Not bad in an under 5min sector.

10-6-4 available at the finish, doesn't seem too likely that Remco, Jonas, Carapaz, Bardet would get top-3 today even if they really tried...

Was that to be considered a breakaway attempt? Seemed like he asked the Alpecin guy if he can go to a "break", and he got the go-ahead. Sadly, got caught. :D