2014 Tour of Qatar, 9th - 14th February (2.HC)

[Dazed and Confused]

Talk about tv time.....

 

[del1962]

2:02 at 20k some cannondale off the peleton

1:44 at 19k gap coming down

1:37 18k

 

[Leonardus]

First regular bunch sprint coming up? Wonder if Boonen will beat everyone again.

 

[del1962]

Lotto working for Griepel, about 30s at bell

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Maybe Bos can get a win for Belkin.

 

[del1962]

Almost all together at 8K

EDIT - Break over

 

[Jancouver]

Kristoff punctured 6km to go

... he is back in the pack

 

[Jancouver]

Greipel
Kruopis
Bos

 

[Dazed and Confused]

ok, no contest for Greipel this time.

 

[del1962]

Greipel ,

 

[Netserk]

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Maybe Bos can get a win for Belkin.

he's riding here?

 

[willbick]

I notice Greipel lifted his head several times in the final sprint for the line. I wonder how much difference it makes to the aerodynamics whether you have yr head up or down and also if it makes any difference to the power output. I suppose its v difficult to keep your head down for 200 or 300 metres at 60kph, maybe its not easy to keep a straight line if yr looking at the floor!

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

I notice Greipel lifted his head several times in the final sprint for the line. I wonder how much difference it makes to the aerodynamics whether you have yr head up or down and also if it makes any difference to the power output. I suppose its v difficult to keep your head down for 200 or 300 metres at 60kph, maybe its not easy to keep a straight line if yr looking at the floor!

aerodanymics really don't matter much in full effort for just 200 metres in what? 10 seconds?

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

aerodanymics really don't matter much in full effort for just 200 metres in what? 10 seconds?

Obviously, if anyone else said something this completely stupid, Ryo would go off on one.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

aerodanymics really don't matter much in full effort for just 200 metres in what? 10 seconds?

Uhm.. what?

 

[manafana]

gorilla job done, and teprstra seals his first overall title

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Uhm.. what?

aerodaymics don't matter in such an effort in a 10 second burst. if the best aerodymic equipment may give you 1 second advantage in 1 km you can do the math

 

[Netserk]

aerodaymics don't matter in such an effort in a 10 second burst. if the best aerodymic equipment may give you 1 second advantage in 1 km you can do the math

Did that horse**** just come from you?

Why do you think Cav have (more or less) the same top-speed as Greipel, despite not being able to produce nearly the same amount of watts?

edit: and it's often around 0.01 to 0.05 seconds from first to second. Normally I'd reply with your words of 'you can do the math', but that would be dishonest of me.

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

I love it when they double down on the stupid.

 

[will10]

Aerodynamics don't matter at 65kph? OK then.

 

[manafana]

theo bos to spring the shock? should be a true sprint that suits him.

 

[theyoungest]

theo bos to spring the shock? should be a true sprint that suits him.

I doubt it. He crashed hard on an early stage, he got third yesterday but lacked that final explosion.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Live:

http://www.sportlemon.tv/20140210/vv52f80adb408733.87692154-745946.html

38km to go, meaningless break with a minute or so.

4 lane crit race.....

 

[Christian]

Live:

http://www.sportlemon.tv/20140210/vv52f80adb408733.87692154-745946.html

38km to go, meaningless break with a minute or so.

4 lane crit race.....

Some decent rouleurs in the break though with Burghardt, Westra and Sergent