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would have said the same thing about Wiggins when he was sucking @rse back in 2007 6 and 5 with Cofidis, FDJ, CA, High Road. The guy could not even win tts and prologues on the road.TShame said:Clancy and Thomas? Not a chance.
TShame said:By watts, only Wiggins, Cancellara, and Martin can keep the record.
But, if anyone can ride at high altitude, they will have a huge head start.
TShame said:record attempts are pretty costly.
sponsors don't want to back a 'third best' choice either.
TShame said:Obree did his double attempt within 24 hours because the officials were flying out at noon. So his second attempt after the failed attempt was at 9 am. He attributed his failure to the new bike and that his sponsor forced him to prove his pace by doing a 40 minute session at record pace that left him tired out. The record was pure adrenalin, hatred and fear.
TShame said:
Jack's lap times. Awesome start...but why did the coach keep asking him to go faster? The pace was way too fast, 53.5 at one point. Impossible.
42x16ss said:Wow, terrible start. Hopefully Bobridge looks back and sees how much he can improve simply through better pacing. Looking at the chart posted earlier, it seems that Voigt, who is probably the weakest of the three, paced himself the best. I guess it comes down to experience.