Giro 2017, stage 10: Foligno - Montefalco 39,8km (ITT)

[ice&fire]

Re:

And what if the skin is greased?
Is it more aerodynamic than the skinsuits?

Does air stick to grease? If so it is less aerodynamic

 

[valentius borealis]

Re: Re:

And what if the skin is greased?
Is it more aerodynamic than the skinsuits?

hehe, they'd slide off the bike pretty quickly!

And now a story about Movistar riders varying in body mass throughout the year...
Who did he think of?

I reckon that Rob Hatch said what a lot of us were thinking.

 

[dusty red roads]

Who is that guy talking with Rob Hatch? (I came in late)

 

[valentius borealis]

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Who is that guy talking with Rob Hatch? (I came in late)

I believe that is Rob Hayles.

 

[sir fly]

Re: Re:

And what if the skin is greased?
Is it more aerodynamic than the skinsuits?

Does air stick to grease? If so it is less aerodynamic

I think it depends on the heat capacity of the grease.
We'd need a grease of maximal viscosity on the body temperature.
The wind and air temperature are limiting the greased aero setup, though.
Wax is better.

 

[dusty red roads]

Re: Re:

Who is that guy talking with Rob Hatch? (I came in late)

I believe that is Rob Hayles.

thanks!

 

[portugal11]

Sky has to invent new marginal gains for handling bikes

 

[sir fly]

C'mon G!

 

[70kmph]

Thomas, he will have to do something special

 

[sir fly]

C'mon Adam!

 

[Lexman]

Gaviria crashed after 3 km but continued his TT...

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

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Gaviria crashed after 3 km but continued his TT...

Why are there so many crashes today? Is it raining?

 

[sir fly]

Re: Re:

Gaviria crashed after 3 km but continued his TT...

Why are there so many crashes today? Is it raining?

High speed, stiff rims, bad surface here and there...
Normal for a technical tt.

 

[infeXio]

Geraint Thomas new best time at first intermediate :surprised:

 

[Laplaz]

G is flying

 

[sir fly]

Sky engineering...

 

[Squirbos_19]

Yates only 10sec behind at first check

 

[Ataraxus]

"la regia" holding on to Sky riders extensively today.
Apology accepted

 

[lenric]

Portuguese Eurosport comentators are still considering Rui Costa to top-10. I don't know how to react.

 

[AlexNYC]

Re: Re:

Gaviria crashed after 3 km but continued his TT...

Why are there so many crashes today? Is it raining?

There is a new tarmac in that area, so probably very slippery.

 

[tweak37]

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yes.pelucchi is already 1'09'' outside.

I though it was 30% which would mean he's still safe, for now...

 

[Guybrush]

decent Teejay

 

[rick james]

jungels the fastest

 

[King Boonen]

According to the riders who finished: tailwind on the first part and headwind in the last 10 kms. #Giro100
@faustocoppi60 Tue, 16th May 2017 13:48:25

I really hope that's not true!

 

[sir fly]

Chapeau Bob!