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[Skijumper Roglic fan]

I'd say it was another guy as Mohoric was a first year junior when TDU 2011 was raced...

Just checked data, to become more clear…

The Liquigas rider who joined Lance‘s move was apparently Peter Sagan in 2010.

Mohoric‘s early breakaway at the TDU (or the Criterium beforehand) then was in 2014, when he rode for Cannondale.

Now it should be correct…

 

[pastronef]

Great photo, thanks for posting…

The kind of thighs Sam Welsford has, you find them normally only in Alpine Ski racing.

These are thighs, which, if they were the thighs of a slaughtered animal, would endanger any butcher in the slaughtering room - if they fall from the ceiling, you could instantly be dead.

Sam additionally seems to be an extremely nice guy. Great for Bora, TDU and WT cycling. He gets better year after year, and I hope he one day wins a TdF stage, and one day wins Paris-Roubaix… I‘m one of his biggest fans.

I started following him when he won theose Bay Crits. he's got those muscles from all the track racing he did. I am probably the only person in Italy knowing him before 2022

 

[Skijumper Roglic fan]

Grmay indeed looking the fastest, somewhat surprisingly.

Very promising. I hope he‘ll have a great spring.

2023, sadly, after beating Kooij clearly in February, Biniam‘s spring was rather disappointing.

At 2024 TDU, he obviously has the speed. I think he could win a stage, this current week. I cheer for him, as usual

 

[DNP-Old]

If anyone is interested they can easily drop some fast men on Fox Creek.

 

[Sciatic]

If anyone is interested they can easily drop some fast men on Fox Creek.

Do you know what the gradient and distance is for that climb?

 

[Landeirovic]

Do you know what the gradient and distance is for that climb?

1,6km 7,7% average with in the middle 800m 10% average. Kom at 9km from the finish after the downhill there is a little hill 0,6km 5,6% with Kom at 4,5km from finish.

 

[Sciatic]

1,6km 7,7% average with in the middle 800m 10% average. Kom at 9km from the finish after the downhill there is a little hill 0,6km 5,6% with Kom at 4,5km from finish.

Thanks!

 

[proffate]

Because 1) it's against tradition, 2) it devoids the sprint from all drama and 3) you can't see any other riders than the first four or five from the heli. The latter can be especially frustrating if you keep a particular eye on a specific rider you favour. Then it will take for ever to get a sense of where that rider finished.

1) it's against tradition because of technological limitations of the past from which we are now unshackled

2) if "drama" is code for "lack of information", sure, but that's dumb... for close sprints there is still actual uncertainty of outcome which confers all the drama we need.

3) I think most people probably care more about how the podium plays out than how 12th place plays out (as if you can even tell who got 12th vs 20th place from a head-on shot in a mass sprint); all we're really talking about here is which shot should be shown first.

 

[proffate]

Grmay appeared to ride an extra 20 meters the way he tried to use both sides of the road. He's fast, but that wasn't the best sprint.

You need to go back to geometry class if you think that was 20 meters. Hyperbole aside, you have to ride to where the slipstream is... his mistake was starting the sprint behind a Cofidis rider who dropped 7 places as soon as the sprint began. Even after being gapped out, he only needed one more bike length to win it.

 

[Sciatic]

1) it's against tradition because of technological limitations of the past from which we are now unshackled

2) if "drama" is code for "lack of information", sure, but that's dumb... for close sprints there is still actual uncertainty of outcome which confers all the drama we need.

3) I think most people probably care more about how the podium plays out than how 12th place plays out (as if you can even tell who got 12th vs 20th place from a head-on shot in a mass sprint); all we're really talking about here is which shot should be shown first.

I’d disagree but I think it’s just personal preference. I like watching the overhead view for the replays. For me the most interesting part of the sprint is the entire final km, and I get a much better sense of what’s happening with leadouts and jostling for position from the sequence of shots from the set off stationary cams that cover that stretch. But then I’m not the biggest fan of bunch sprints so for the final view for crossing the line I would be okay with either Vantagepoint.

 

[Landeirovic]

Who win today stage?

Send top 3 prediction!

1; Narvaez
2; Fisher Black
3; Plapp

 

[Panda Claws]

Who win today stage?

Send top 3 prediction!

1; Narvaez
2; Fisher Black
3; Plapp

Del Toro

 

[tobydawq]

2) if "drama" is code for "lack of information", sure, but that's dumb... for close sprints there is still actual uncertainty of outcome which confers all the drama we need.

It isn't. Seen from the heli, you have no idea when the line comes. I think that completely deflates the experience of watching a sprint.

 

[Unchained]

The 2 off the front look fine, not working that hard at 3:17 w 53 to go, great camera work as everyone is peeing!!!

 

[Potomac]

I'm curious to see if this Fox Creek climb can be used to drop sprinters

 

[Potomac]

These wheel changes drive me crazy

 

[Sciatic]

I'm curious to see if this Fox Creek climb can be used to drop sprinters

Not this time around but I think yes for the final climb. I hope so because I would like to see more than the king-of-the-mountain breakaway on the climb, a jersey category I could care less about in a race like this.

 

[Unchained]

These wheel changes drive me crazy

Curious, when it's a remote race and everyone is using a sponsored support vehicle, and it's got a massive unmistakable pink sticker on the front of the car, and the sides, EF stops and the Shimamo guy gets out leaving the door open.. Why??

 

[Unchained]

Del Toro exposing the chorizo!! Vamos!!!

 

[Unchained]

Viva Ensenada!!! Del Torito!!!!

 

[Landeirovic]

20 year 2e stage with uae... perfect timed attack... new phenomen...

 

[scribers]

Pogi tufts of hair are an official part of the team kit

 

[tobydawq]

Impressive.

But really poor final kilometer by Israel.

 

[Unchained]

Del Toro

He drilled it!!!

 

[YavorD]

Has anyone wob his first WT win faster than Del Toro? Impressive.