La Flèche Wallonne: September 30th, 2020

[tobydawq]

Apparently Hirschi climbed Mur de Huy in 2'47"

Do you know the last time anyone went faster?

 

[Mayomaniac]

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.

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.

 

[Red Rick]

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.

They changed the run in?

 

[Mayomaniac]

They changed the run in?

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.

 

[Koronin]

Valverde holds the record at 2;41". Then there are several in the 2'44 to 2'46" range. The typical time is between 2'46" and 2'53" for the past decade and a half.

This site has numbers, although isn't updated for last year that I can tell. If I remember right, Alaphilippe's number was basically the same as his 2018 win.

Alaphillipe dethrones Valverde on Mur de Huy

Mur de Huy 2018:1 km@11,1%---2:48---average speed 21.43 km/h(Julian Alaphilippe) 2017:1 km@11,1%---2:53---average speed 20.81 km/h(A...

www.climbing-records.com

 

[Tonton]

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.

 

[Koronin]

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.

It would be fitting.

 

[Leinster]

He should get together with Stuyven and release their own line of bike-related chocolate.

 

[Koronin]

He should get together with Stuyven and release their own line of bike-related chocolate.

Just make sure there is world-wide shipping. Resistance to chocolate is futile.

 

[zenoiz]

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.

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?

 

[ppanther92]

OT: Why is @Mayomaniac banned?

 

[BlueRoads]

OT: Why is @Mayomaniac banned?

Is he? I did not realize, but two others have been banned (one recently) and I did not know why, and actually it would be nice to know. The current policy is to not say who and why anymore, but it's a bit frustrating if you don't know if someone will be back and everything. After all it's a bit like a real community, and if someone does not come to the meetings anymore you would usually like to know the circumstances?

Edit: Ah, now I see.

 

[Escarabajo]

OT: Why is @Mayomaniac banned?

Quite a few members were banned in the Quinn Simmons thread this morning. There are bodies everywhere!
No politics in cycling.