And avoiding frost bite............Winter cycling gloves and overshoes would make a big difference, but then you see the pictures of Quintana winning on Terminillo with snowfall wearing no gloves at all.
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And avoiding frost bite............Winter cycling gloves and overshoes would make a big difference, but then you see the pictures of Quintana winning on Terminillo with snowfall wearing no gloves at all.
Yeah!Can someone from the forum that lives in the area go and clock the time difference?
Hey!Winter cycling gloves and overshoes would make a big difference, but then you see the pictures of Quintana winning on Terminillo with snowfall wearing no gloves at all.
"... Usually in such conditions, he (Fignon) felt there was little point in even starting, but this day was different, as his personal soigneur Alain Gallopin had rubbed him down with the hottest Kramer balm, all over. “Legs, lower back, stomach. Oh my God. A (sic) hour before the start I was burning so badly that I had to get out of the car… it was foul but I didn’t feel the cold all day,” he said. ..."They always complain about the cold on their hands and feet after these types of stages, I guess there is only so much you can do, maybe double socks and overshoes and possibly mitts and a pair of full cover gloves on top.
Sorry, I'm not gonna drive +100km right now to get some time gaps.Yeah!
Where's Mayo?
Hey!
What are you doing here?
Get out and bring us the time gaps.
Sorry, I'm not gonna drive +100km right now to get some time gaps.
To cheer some people here up, the last time Nibali went stagehunting on a shortened gt stage:
You'll take on foot?Sorry, I'm not gonna drive +100km right now to get some time gaps.
Weather is too bad for driving.Sorry, I'm not gonna drive +100km right now to get some time gaps.
Stelvio too short of a climb last year.To cheer some people here up, the last time Nibali went stagehunting on a shortened gt stage:
i dont know now, but i can confirm that i used some stuff in early 2000s and i was super hot, we were in mountains with drizzle (snow+rain) cold,slightly above 0C and i didnt have any warm clothes because my skin was feeling like it was hot summer day"... Usually in such conditions, he (Fignon) felt there was little point in even starting, but this day was different, as his personal soigneur Alain Gallopin had rubbed him down with the hottest Kramer balm, all over. “Legs, lower back, stomach. Oh my God. A (sic) hour before the start I was burning so badly that I had to get out of the car… it was foul but I didn’t feel the cold all day,” he said. ..."
William Fotheringham - The one that didn't get away (Procycling May 2021)
Is this Kramer stuff not available anymore?
So do we know anything about what's going on in the race or naa?
Can't they just have two motos with smartphone-guys streaming?