That's not what anybody would have said just a couple weeks ago lolYeah he is at his best on the longer climbs I think where he can use that TT engine.
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That's not what anybody would have said just a couple weeks ago lolYeah he is at his best on the longer climbs I think where he can use that TT engine.
Bagioli, Champoussin, Tulett, Van Wilder, Vansevenant all very good. PS: and Jorgenson.A bit shocking to see Lotto's lineup for this race. Or is it just me? I also can't understand why they're not bringing Vanhoucke.
Interested to see how Simmons, Arensman, Van Wilder, Goossens, Champoussin, Alba, Bagioli, Vansevenant... will do.
Hey, weren't replies to your past self considered cheating?Bagioli, Champoussin, Tulett, Van Wilder, Vansevenant all very good.
The others a bit less.
This is my past self speaking. My current self is unavailable right now.Hey, weren't replies to your past self considered cheating?
It flattens out a bit. Guys with a good sprint often wait even on the Mur to go full in the final 200 m. Climbers without a sprint try to go halfway the climb on the steepest part, but it's hard to make a gap and stay away.Is the last 100 m of the final downhill or is it an illusion because it flattens out a bit?
It has always been a mystery to me.
Disappointing to see Jorgenson beaten by Champoussin though.Bagioli, Champoussin, Tulett, Van Wilder, Vansevenant all very good. PS: and Jorgenson.
The others a bit less.
It flattens out a bit. Guys with a good sprint often wait even on the Mur to go full in the final 200 m. Climbers without a sprint try to go halfway the climb on the steepest part, but it's hard to make a gap and stay away.
Is the last 100 m of the final downhill or is it an illusion because it flattens out a bit?
It has always been a mystery to me.
Some things are constants in life: death, taxes, and Dan Martin being too far back at the start of the Mur.It was a decent ride by Martin and he made ground up the climb, his problem once again though was really poor positioning, he was at least 30/35 back when the road got steeper. He may have made a podium had he been towards the front.
Is the last 100 m of the final downhill or is it an illusion because it flattens out a bit?
It has always been a mystery to me.
I missed the race, but as soon as I saw his name in 5th, I knew what happened.Some things are constants in life: death, taxes, and Dan Martin being too far back at the start of the Mur.
To me it looks closer to the opposite, as if they're not even on top at the finish.It's definitely not downhill!
That's cos they're not, it's basically climbing out of the river basin up onto a plateau, and there's a bunch of uphill false flat after that. You can see it on the profile after the penultimate ascent of the Mur.To me it looks closer to the opposite, as if they're not even on top at the finish.
But someone will point out to him that he was overtaken by Barguil at the very end, so he will deduce that he should make his move even later.Some things are constants in life: death, taxes, and Dan Martin being too far back at the start of the Mur.
He started the climb in like 35th position. Imagine his result with a good position at the bottom. Might be an outsider for Liège.For someone out of form, a good ride by Dan Martin.
Apparently Hirschi climbed Mur de Huy in 2'47"any climbing times?