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proffate reacted to bah's post in the thread Tour de France Tour de France 2025, Stage 18: Vif - Courchevel Col de La Loze(171.5k) with
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proffate reacted to Cookster15's post in the thread Tour de France Tour de France 2025, Stage 18: Vif - Courchevel Col de La Loze(171.5k) with Like.
Wow, congrats to Ben O'Connor on a well deserved victory in this Tour's Queen stage. Best ride of his career to date? He and his team...
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proffate reacted to RedheadDane's post in the thread Tour de France Tour de France 2025, Stage 16: Montpellier to Mont Ventoux, 171.5 km with Like.
Apparently being a sponsor also runs the risk of losing customers. Onley has declared he'll never drink Red Bull again.
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proffate replied to the thread Tour de France Tour de France 2025, Stage 16: Montpellier to Mont Ventoux, 171.5 km.Ving should have started from the back of the yellow jersey group. Rookie mistake really.
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proffate replied to the thread Tour de France Tour de France 2025, Stage 16: Montpellier to Mont Ventoux, 171.5 km.Yes. I've also been using Strava and power meters for 15 years so I know whether I'm getting faster or not uphill for the same inputs...
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proffate reacted to Moose McKnuckles's post in the thread Tour de France Tour de France 2025, Stage 16: Montpellier to Mont Ventoux, 171.5 km with Like.
No, they invest millions to convince people to part with their perfectly fine bike and pay a premium in exchange for "increased...
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proffate reacted to repoman's post in the thread Tour de France Tour de France 2025, Stage 16: Montpellier to Mont Ventoux, 171.5 km with Like.
UCI weight limit was introduced in 2000, before this there were bikes under the 6.8kg. Guys like Armstrong and Pantani had special built...
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proffate replied to the thread Tour de France Tour de France 2025, Stage 16: Montpellier to Mont Ventoux, 171.5 km.Today's bikes are more aero, more comfortable, shift better, brake better, ..., but they are not much better for going uphill on a...
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proffate replied to the thread Tour de France Tour de France 2025, Stage 16: Montpellier to Mont Ventoux, 171.5 km.Nope: https://www.bikeradar.com/features/pro-bike/retro-pro-bike-marco-pantanis-1998-bianchi-mega-pro-xl
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proffate replied to the thread Tour de France Tour de France 2025, Stage 16: Montpellier to Mont Ventoux, 171.5 km.Pantani and his entire generation was perpetually over geared. And rolling resistance is a little less now. But yeah aero is not a big...
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proffate reacted to Danskebjerge's post in the thread Tour de France Tour de France 2025, Stage 16: Montpellier to Mont Ventoux, 171.5 km with Like.
I don't buy that. It's not a long and flat TT, it's a slow ascent. When the speed is 15-20 kph, all the factors you mention, especially...
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proffate replied to the thread Tour de France Tour de France 2025, Stage 16: Montpellier to Mont Ventoux, 171.5 km.Pretty good lead out though. Solid pacing by JVisma, then sprint by JVingo, then a couple anaerobic minutes from Benoot, then another...
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proffate reacted to T-Nielsen's post in the thread Tour de France Tour de France 2025, Stage 16: Montpellier to Mont Ventoux, 171.5 km with Like.
Regarding THJ from Hushoved. It was bad stomach cramps. He is on his way back to the team bus. So we can all relax. :)
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proffate reacted to RedheadDane's post in the thread Tour de France Tour de France 2025, Stage 16: Montpellier to Mont Ventoux, 171.5 km with Like.
According to Søren Reedtz (who I might have called Michael Stærke the other day, I seriously can't tell those bald TV2 guys apart) he's...
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proffate reacted to D. Pecher's post in the thread Tour de France Tour de France 2025, Stage 16: Montpellier to Mont Ventoux, 171.5 km with Like.
When I see VPP in the interview, I feel the urge to donate to a food charity.
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