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Can't you just cut the guy some slack ...he is riding better than alot of the so called 'brilliant ' riders on here . He gives his all and attacks, which makes for great racing . And he is in great form
But on here there is so much rubbish said about so called contenders . No mention of how well Roche is going
T-Nielsen said:
Can't you just cut the guy some slack ...he is riding better than alot of the so called 'brilliant ' riders on here . He gives his all and attacks, which makes for great racing . And he is in great form
But on here there is so much rubbish said about so called contenders . No mention of how well Roche is going
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I don't think he knows about the small chainring!! One can only assume that sky have done the tests and he goes better in a big gear but it seems v strange. I remember last year in the tour of Britain he churned up the to the summit finish in the big ring and the comms thought it strange then
HelloDolly said:
I don't think he knows about the small chainring!! One can only assume that sky have done the tests and he goes better in a big gear but it seems v strange. I remember last year in the tour of Britain he churned up the to the summit finish in the big ring and the comms thought it strange then
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Roche has always pushed a big gear ...he is a big rider ..even heavier than Dumoulin according to Procyclignstats.com. It would I imagine be impossible to change that now especially for a guy of his build
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lol what did you think after punchy finishes? quintana anywhere being near 1 minute from valverde after week 1 would be a miracle and he will be kept as protected riderfungusbear said:
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he is around 72 kg like always. he said many times in interviews he's not interested in losing weight as he wants to keep his timetrial at the max.JRanton said:
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So Dan Martin had 2 wheel changes in the last 25k and then crashed with 3k to go. Why am I not surprised......
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Yup, it was decent, but not much more than that. Gesink was really good back then, but not GT-winning material and same can be said about Basso in that comeback season. Both diesels, but not threatening. Sanchez and Evans were damn good around that time, tho.
His generation's and current best bike rider. No doubt for me. Take this home, Valva! Imagine Quintana sitting and pulling Valv in Andorra, slimming the field down to Landa and Froome and one fierce acceleration, and Bala is gone! Still, that's a little wishful, but I would be somewhat surprised if he didnt manage to podium. The guy is just THAT freakin good. (fanboy off)
Mr.White said:
Yup, it was decent, but not much more than that. Gesink was really good back then, but not GT-winning material and same can be said about Basso in that comeback season. Both diesels, but not threatening. Sanchez and Evans were damn good around that time, tho.
His generation's and current best bike rider. No doubt for me. Take this home, Valva! Imagine Quintana sitting and pulling Valv in Andorra, slimming the field down to Landa and Froome and one fierce acceleration, and Bala is gone! Still, that's a little wishful, but I would be somewhat surprised if he didnt manage to podium. The guy is just THAT freakin good. (fanboy off)
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I must say Valverde is looking very strong as per usual in the Vuelta
Biggest threat is still Froome. He is better on the longer climbs than Valverde
However Quintana who takes his time to warm up in GTs is still the only real viable alternative to Froome
Valverde has one big advantage over Quintana & Froome at this point of the year ...he is more robust than both ..he can last longer, stay healthier and use his stamina. I think that maybe the deciding factor yet
Biggest threat is still Froome. He is better on the longer climbs than Valverde
However Quintana who takes his time to warm up in GTs is still the only real viable alternative to Froome
Valverde has one big advantage over Quintana & Froome at this point of the year ...he is more robust than both ..he can last longer, stay healthier and use his stamina. I think that maybe the deciding factor yet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bq1-BHRVXmw&feature=youtu.be&a
Not even surprised anymore, how amateurish cycling teams are in their preparation before stage. They put whole team on the front to work and does not have slightest idea what a finish looks like.
Not even surprised anymore, how amateurish cycling teams are in their preparation before stage. They put whole team on the front to work and does not have slightest idea what a finish looks like.
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Sagan: We will see how I recover for tomorrow, maybe invoice is coming. Are there any sprinters that saved themselves today?
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These are the last ten entries in the route description in the roadbook:
It's not hard to see that the hill at 4.2k to go is 1.3k with an average gradient of 11.5%, and that the finish is 400 meters at ~9%.
It's far too common that riders seem to have no idea what the finishes looks like.
Billie said:
These are the last ten entries in the route description in the roadbook:
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10 4,3 Cruce dcha. A-314
10 4,2 Cruce dcha. dirección Vejer de la Frontera
160 2,9 Vejer de la Frontera. Estrechamiento y giro de 180º
160 2,4 Giro izda. en descenso, Av. de Andalucía,
188 1,4 Giro dcha. Av. San Miguel
168 0,8 Giro izda.
143 0,6 Giro dcha.
143 0,4 Giro izda. C/ Don Quijote
178 0,0 Vejer de la Frontera . MetaIt's not hard to see that the hill at 4.2k to go is 1.3k with an average gradient of 11.5%, and that the finish is 400 meters at ~9%.
It's far too common that riders seem to have no idea what the finishes looks like.
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well, there is this at least - both on the website and in the roadbook:
so there is a fairly obvious rise from under 50m altitude to >150m within one km, and everyone looking at the numbers should be able to see within 5 seconds that there's no way this is going to be a 300m climb only and then flat again.
BigMac said:
well, there is this at least - both on the website and in the roadbook:
so there is a fairly obvious rise from under 50m altitude to >150m within one km, and everyone looking at the numbers should be able to see within 5 seconds that there's no way this is going to be a 300m climb only and then flat again.
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They need to reserve as much as possible for the real mountains.
With Nibali gone, Froome and Quintana will be more worried about losing time relative to each other rather than the puncheurs going for red/stages. Quintana has the added bonus of not having to worry about time lost to Valverde as well.Ryo Hazuki said:
They need to reserve as much as possible for the real mountains.
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If diehard fans are using the internet to find more detailed information about the stage then you'd think the people being paid to do this for a living would be able to use Google. Don't the riders use technology to get precise detail of their training rides? Even casual cyclists do that.
Billie said:
If diehard fans are using the internet to find more detailed information about the stage then you'd think the people being paid to do this for a living would be able to use Google. Don't the riders use technology to get precise detail of their training rides? Even casual cyclists do that.
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