Apparently Hirschi climbed Mur de Huy in 2'47"
Do you know the last time anyone went faster?
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Apparently Hirschi climbed Mur de Huy in 2'47"
The run in was straight instead of the usual corner, so the riders could carry more momentum/speed into the climb. Of course Porte going hard rather early also helped.Apparently Hirschi climbed Mur de Huy in 2'47", fastest time since 2014.
It's always slightly below or slightly above 2'50" so not much difference but I didn't expect it.
They changed the run in?The run in was straight instead of the usual corner, so the riders could carry more momentum/speed into the climb. Of course Porte going hard rather early also helped.
Yes, usuallly there was a corner right before the climb, this time not. They probably just picked a different road because of road maintenance works or something like that.They changed the run in?
Hershey's should give him an endorsement...Swiss chocolate, except it's not Swiss...I can't reconcile it but I like the names. Bravo Marc! Woods was a little greedy but brave, he gave it a shot and it didn't pan out. Cosnefroy, no surprise, he's just missing that extra thing. Hopefully, it will come. Big win for another next gen rider.
He should get together with Stuyven and release their own line of bike-related chocolate.
Yes, Woods has become the Sep Vanmarcke of the Ardennes / muritos... would have liked to see him win as he probably won't be getting many better chances than this. While talking about missed opportunities, anyone knows what's up with Dylan Teuns? Did he just decide to take the season off after he signed a contract extension at the season reboot?Woods the nearly man. Like to see him win one. Uran decided to try something different. For someone out of form, a good ride by Dan Martin.
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