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From what I understand... Disc wheels started in the mid 80s, and I think the first aerobikes were designed for the 1984 Olympics on track. Later 80s were when tri bars were first used, famously by LeMond. After that was when the whole TT specialist bikes and "aero" components kicked off in a...

I don't think Pogi has proved himself the GOAT yet... Merckx still is.

I had never looked into Anquetil's TTs properly until recently... I think on balance he is the best. 9x Grand prix des nations wins when it was basically the World TT Champs. Hinault also won 5x... 1965 Chrono? Anquentil averaged 47km an hour... for 74km... he had a 48km average for a 50km...

Jaques Anquetil wasnt exactly a big bruiser... relative to era the best TTer of all time really. 9x winner of Grand Prix des Nations, which was in effect at the time the TT Worlds. Hinault was also fantastic in flat TTs. Ofc you also have Cancellara, Martin and a host of others who are big...

Tarling I guess died in the last few km... or Hayter did an insane final negative split. Lost 8 seconds relative to Ethan Hayter over the final ~2:40 of their respective TTs.

Not too often you see a high-level TT with EVERYONE on the course at the same time... guess will just about happen and Evenepoel will start before Ilic finishes.

Really hope he can win either Ronde or Roubaix in the next few years... will need some real luck or a crash from VdP I guess, seems Roubaix more likely due to Pogi being as good/better than VdP in Flanders. heck, was not so long ago it seemed likely he might be able to win 4/5 monuments! If he...

Because I think the "ethos" of the worlds in general is historically/should be slightly less specialised than the most specialised terrains. This was the "hardest" Ardenny type course in history and harder than LBL really. I am fine with that every now and again, lets say once every 5 years or...

Can only imagine how much the last 40km were... he lost probably 7 minutes relative over those last 40km once dropped, and seemed on the limit until the end of the race. 1:45 per 10km lost while working hard? Must have been up to his neck in lactate.

Looking at the profile yeh, it is because of the 500m hill towards the start which was pretty irrelevant. and then 12x ascents of mount pleasant. But still, what sprinters are getting over 1.1km at almost 8% 12x with leading ardennes guys? Probably none of Phillipsen, Kooij, Milan, Merlier...

Maybe for next Worlds Pog should have to ride round with both his worlds medals round his neck? Some ballast might make it more even.

Yeh, maybe my memory is a bit *** aha. 2021 is my head felt more Ardennes but then I didnt watch it live, maybe an internal bias because of who won. But 2022 was for sure not a course for sprinters who are not Pedersen, van Aert, Matthews type sprinters. Over 4k vertical metres. and Trentin...

Probably the most likeable guy in the peloton in recent years stylistically... really hope that before his career is over he can win LBL. Albeit an Amstel, Strade Bianche, Fleche win would also be cool, and seems likely at least if he stays at this level until his early 30s.

I always think the important thing with WCs is the balance. Should - even 10 years - be at least: 1x ardennesish 1x flattish 1x flandrianish (but ofc more E3 than Ronde/Roubaix!) 1x mid-mountainy 2018 (mid-moutain) was the last time that the course was not basically between an easy and a hard...

Healy might have got silver if he shaved his beard and took out his earrings... 10 free watts or so right there. That is probably a minute over the last 60 km where things started to get truly spicy. :tearsofjoy: