Recent content by peterfin

I had a post about it a year ago. X-rays don't see through everything and have resolution limits. You are basically looking for specific signatures and anomolies vs a standard version. In order to evade detection you would need thorough testing using the same X-ray tech and know the protocols...

I hope it also means that the team believes he has a chance to win Liege and they have a plan.

An optimal (and realistic) scenario for Remco on Sunday would be a race where he can stay within reach of Pogacar on the top of La Redoutte (let say 20-30s max), preferably together with Seixas. If he (or they) manage to get back to Pog's wheel I am curious how the sprint turns out. Remco is...

The years following crashes (2021, 2024, 2025) where the once without WT wins (exc stages) although it only tells part of the story (podium TdF, OC wins, exceptional autumn campaign in 2025...). I wonder how many riders of the current era wouldn't want to swap their accomplishments up to the...

His spring season is definitely ok and what he achieves in LBL is a nice extra. I think he will do great but he does not hold the cards, we know that. I also think RBH is pleased with his spring season. Compare this season with that of RBH last year and you understand why. What do you expect...

Clever, composed, great sprint. If anything it shows that Remco has it in him to win a lot more oneday races without the need to attack 50 km from the finish. He should do more of them. I hope he does all monuments next year.

Now we know the purpose of Catalunya: sprint training.

He is losing so much energy in his style that he must be exceptional if somebody can get him to ride like an average pro.

The thing is that those developments (training + technology) do not explain Pogacar's performance leap since 2024. It does not explain his lack of bad days and his alien climb performances for which we basically lack an exaplanation apart from the unbelievable comments from some that he must be...

A small motor of say 60 watts has a huge impact but mainly on steep climbs when climbing dominates the equation and not aerodynamics (speed). This is because the power needed is proportional to the vertical climb speed while being the third power of the horizontal speed. In practice this means...

Seixas and Del Toro are good candidates but let them win a monument, GT or WC first before considering them.

In the heat of the moment his emotional brain can make it hard for him. On the other hand, waiting too long is neither good because he lacks peak power for a 20 sec sprint. Maybe it works against Seixas and a 'tired' Van Aert as we saw last year but probably not against Pogacar.

Gilbert's late success were likely due to the weak field, indeed. Van Avermaet was never destined to be the classic rider he became, scoring top 5's early in his career but not much more, so he made most of his late career I guess and Sagan in his later years never matched his earlier dominance...

Insane recovery and aero would explain a lot but his position on the bike is actually not great at all.

We are just too much focussed on Remco's crashes. It's a general issue for pro riders. Just look at those that missed the start of this season because of a crash. MVDP and Pogacar are the exeptions, not the norm.