Recent content by Sophistic

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    World Championships Innsbruck 2018

    i've never been prouder of my home country.
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    2016 TdF, Stage 13: Bg-St-Andéol → Caverne Pont-d'Arc (38km)

    time gaps should be big. wind>30km/h and course not technical enough to take much away from the favs. the uphill parts are too long, not enough of a battle of aerodynamics for dumoulin, too much of an anti-gravity battle for t.martin, froome and porte should fight this out, if healthy.
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    2015 Vuelta Stage 17 : Burgos - Burgos ITT 39 km

    Majka also with a bad position, huge gap between head and handle bars
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    2015 Vuelta Stage 17 : Burgos - Burgos ITT 39 km

    900m altitude shouldnt be underestimated, vo2max already ~5% lower
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    Tour de France 2015 Stage 14: Rodez-Mende 178.5km

    Mollema, had more rest than his competitors yesterday.
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    2015 Tour de France Stage 13: Muret > Rodez 198.5km

    ok, then add frank & rolland but it doesnt matter, this is about principle. "my guess" "most definietly"...says who, may be he would have been with van avermaet, may be he would have bonked. they guy gained time & saved energy by not competing, how in the world is this possible. it was a big...
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    2015 Tour de France Stage 13: Muret > Rodez 198.5km

    This has to be a joke, Mollema gains time on Barguil, Talansky, Pinot by not competing on the final climb...
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    2015 tour d'france stage 10: Tarbes › La Pierre-Saint-Martin

    ~6,4 watts/kg for Froome, 6,2 Porte, 6,0 Thomas
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    2015 tour d'france stage 10: Tarbes › La Pierre-Saint-Martin

    Re: 2015 tour d'france stage 10: Tarbes › La Pierre-Saint-Ma It doesnt make sense to use VAM, what if there is a flat section in a climb?
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    2015 Tour de France Stage 6: Abbeville-Le Havre 191.5km

    Re: Re: 2 90deg corners about 150m before the climb
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    2015 Tour de Suisse Stage 8 Bern - Bern 152.5 km

    that looks a lot tougher than it is, the last climb is just about 3%
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    Stage 16: Pinzolo – Aprica 177 kms:Where legends are made

    anton is helping contador instead of his captain...
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    Stage 16: Pinzolo – Aprica 177 kms:Where legends are made

    Re: Stage 16: Pinzolo – Aprica 177 kms:Where legends are mad mortirolo is certainly not the climb where you should overcook it in the first kms, even contador can blow up.
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    2015 Giro Stage 14: Treviso – Valdobbiadene 59.4 kms ITT

    Pelizotti (and may be some others) did the tough 60.6k ITT in 2009