Most Suspicious Performance of the year

[euroking]

What yall think is the most Suspicious Performance of 2016

 

[Cannibal72]

Hard to say since we haven't had dopers' week (or, as some novices call it, 'the Ardennes classics season') or any GTs yet, but Cancellara's superhuman performance to get back to an exceptionally high quality and committed front group after a bike change that took an eternity (or, as he himself put it in a fine act of brand promotion, 'long enough for a Segafredo coffee break') in E3 springs to mind. Absurdly strong.

 

[peloton]

Of 2016? We aren't even midway of the season, ask this maybe in November

 

[Maxiton]

Hayman in P-R. 37 years old, prepared for the race by riding his trainer at home. An attacking monster, winning from the break. Out-sprinted Boonen. I mean, not to take anything away from him, but it was a bit over the top. Definitely worthy of being in the competition.

 

[euroking]

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Of 2016? We aren't even midway of the season, ask this maybe in November

Your right but it's been long enough to have a few contenders

 

[chuckmicD]

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Hayman in P-R. 37 years old, prepared for the race by riding his trainer at home. An attacking monster, winning from the break. Out-sprinted Boonen. I mean, not to take anything away from him, but it was a bit over the top. Definitely worthy of being in the competition.

Worth mentioning though that cyclists often come back from injury stronger, fresher and with better drive than their undamaged competition.

 

[hrotha]

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Hayman for sure.

Hayman in P-R. 37 years old, prepared for the race by riding his trainer at home. An attacking monster, winning from the break. Out-sprinted Boonen. I mean, not to take anything away from him, but it was a bit over the top. Definitely worthy of being in the competition.

Worth mentioning though that cyclists often come back from injury stronger, fresher and with better drive than their undamaged competition.

 

[yespatterns]

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Hayman for sure.

Hayman in P-R. 37 years old, prepared for the race by riding his trainer at home. An attacking monster, winning from the break. Out-sprinted Boonen. I mean, not to take anything away from him, but it was a bit over the top. Definitely worthy of being in the competition.

Worth mentioning though that cyclists often come back from injury stronger, fresher and with better drive than their undamaged competition.

Over 9000

 

[luckyboy]

I thought Rosa [taught by Locatelli, riding at Astana] soloing over 100km/6 climbs would be mentioned here..

 

[Froomster]

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Of 2016? We aren't even midway of the season, ask this maybe in November

Your right but it's been long enough to have a few contenders

Yep, and Aussies don't dope...except for all of the Aussies who win major pro competitions against a whole lot of non-Aussies, who we all know are doping as much as they can get away with.

But, nah! Aussies don't dope - especially 37yr old domestiques, who beat the best in the world.

 

[Valv.Piti]

Contador at Arrate.

Valverde was incredible at the climb in Andalucia as well, but I think Hayman takes the cake so far. Henao has also ridden out of his mind this year

 

[staubsauger]

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I thought Rosa [taught by Locatelli, riding at Astana] soloing over 100km/6 climbs would be mentioned here..

Me and my profile pic probably thought just the same!

 

[CheckMyPecs]

I don't find Hayman's performance suspicious. Looking at the non-entities and has-beens that made up the top 10 in Roubaix, it appears to me he merely won the lottery in quite abnormal circumstances.

 

[thehog]

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I don't find Hayman's performance suspicious. Looking at the non-entities and has-beens that made up the top 10 in Roubaix, it appears to me he merely won the lottery in quite abnormal circumstances.

Is there anything normal about doping?

 

[CheckMyPecs]

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I don't find Hayman's performance suspicious. Looking at the non-entities and has-beens that made up the top 10 in Roubaix, it appears to me he merely won the lottery in quite abnormal circumstances.

Is there anything normal about doping?

"Abnormal" as in the big favourites knocking themselves out of contention either before or during the race, thus leaving the win to a group of second-rate riders.

 

[thehog]

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I don't find Hayman's performance suspicious. Looking at the non-entities and has-beens that made up the top 10 in Roubaix, it appears to me he merely won the lottery in quite abnormal circumstances.

Is there anything normal about doping?

"Abnormal" as in the big favourites knocking themselves out of contention either before or during the race, thus leaving the win to a group of second-rate riders.

A group of second-rate winners?! What the?!

 

[CheckMyPecs]

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A group of second-rate winners?! What the?!

Let's look at the rest of the top 10:

2- The meager shadow of the once great cyclist known as Tom Boonen
3- Ian "Omloop Het Nieuwsblad is my best win ever" Stannard
4- Sep "I'm always too tired to take pulls but never too tired to whine" Vanmarcke
5- EBH, who hasn't lived up to 50% of the potential he showed in his youth
6- Heinrich "I used to be good 10 years ago" Haussler
7- Marcel "Nothing But A Domestique" Sieberg
8- Aleksejs Who?
9- Imanol Erviti, who's a fine domestique but nothing more
10- Adrien Who?

 

[hrotha]

I'm sure you could do that with the top 10 of almost every race.

 

[DFA123]

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Contador at Arrate.

This ^^^

He put about 30 seconds into Quintana, 45 seconds on Henao and over a minute on every one else on a 15 minute climb. Then descended like he was on a Sunday club ride, enjoying the scenery, and still won the stage comfortably.

 

[Netserk]

Stybar and Boom were both completely off that day, so they can be discounted. Rowe was in the final group, but worked as a teammate for Stannard (Martin as well).

Of course the two biggest favorites were missing, with Terpstra and Kristoff missing as well, but it's not like none of the first tier riders were present.

 

[DFA123]

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Stybar and Boom were both completely off that day, so they can be discounted. Rowe was in the final group, but worked as a teammate for Stannard (Martin as well).

Of course the two biggest favorites were missing, with Terpstra and Kristoff missing as well, but it's not like none of the first tier riders were present.

No Degenkolb or GVA either. With Cancellara caught behind early, it was pretty open and abnormal for a monument - so many big names either off-form or injured.

 

[Rollthedice]

http://cyclingtips.com/2016/04/by-the-numbers-what-it-takes-to-win-paris-roubaix/

Interesting look at Hyman's power data. He didn't won no lottery, he was a beast. Add his age, training in the garage, good ol' Rabo years and it looks higly suspicious.

 

[Maxiton]

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http://cyclingtips.com/2016/04/by-the-numbers-what-it-takes-to-win-paris-roubaix/

Interesting look at Hyman's power data. He didn't won no lottery, he was a beast. Add his age, training in the garage, good ol' Rabo years and it looks higly suspicious.

Now that is very interesting.

 

[Irondan]

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http://cyclingtips.com/2016/04/by-the-numbers-what-it-takes-to-win-paris-roubaix/

Interesting look at Hyman's power data. He didn't won no lottery, he was a beast. Add his age, training in the garage, good ol' Rabo years and it looks higly suspicious.

Massive power in a couple instances, not to mention he didn't exactly have race legs after his injury.

I don't see how anyone could be out of racing for 6 weeks, then come back to PR and ride the way he did without a little help 'preparing'. It's actually quite normal, no?

 

[DFA123]

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http://cyclingtips.com/2016/04/by-the-numbers-what-it-takes-to-win-paris-roubaix/

Interesting look at Hyman's power data. He didn't won no lottery, he was a beast. Add his age, training in the garage, good ol' Rabo years and it looks higly suspicious.

I don't see anything surprising there. We already know that you need a very high average power, with some strong anaerobic efforts over the toughest pave to do well at Roubaix. Putting out 1200w for one second at the end of the race isn't off the charts for a rider weighing close to 80kg - Kwiatkowski put out the same power at the end of E3.

Of course, the winner of any monument, particularly such an attacking one, is suspicious. But I don't see annything in that data which marks Hayman's performance any more suspicious than those of Stannard, Boonen or Vanmarcke.