except that this is not proven by any scientific researchDr Ferrari has stated that higher cadence is more efficient than lower.
But I'd agree that Froome's 2013 Ax3 was just demential.
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except that this is not proven by any scientific researchDr Ferrari has stated that higher cadence is more efficient than lower.
But I'd agree that Froome's 2013 Ax3 was just demential.
Yes, at least comparatively. Certainly there were other performances that glowed more brightly than Roglic's today.Give him some credit here, he performed like a clean rider today
I hate to put performance down as any measure of doping as then no one can improve but I watch Roglic after the Dauphine, r and Worlds, LBL and of course Tour and I find it hard to understand how he can still put out this power and not be tired ...it seems too good to be true
Which is obviously not the very same criteria used by people to defend riders accused of doping, right?I learned a long time ago how people accuse riders of doping based on a very simple criteria, i.e. whether they're fans or not.
Which is obviously not the very same criteria used by people to defend riders accused of doping, right?
This -- i.e. this is embarrassing to watch.Man is slowly reaching the Valverde levels of giving no fucks.
Generally, I think the reactions here are...well I guess I don't figure he's doing anything any number of other riders aren't doing. So I can't get that worked up. Specifically, I think the Horner comparison is a bit absurd. I think Horner had 12 grandkids when he went on the Angliru. Let's wait 15 years before going Horner. It's like the Godwin's Law of cycling discussion...This -- i.e. this is embarrassing to watch.
On a 1--10 level of hubris, this rates as a 10. Right up there in the pantheon of greats, including Chris Horner's win at age 113 and Genvieve Jeanson winning races solo by 20 minutes before finishing third in a mountainous men's pro race.
That's the way it seems to me. I don't know how much effect -- if any -- Covid played a role in results such as these. By that I mean a rider's ability to train; random drug tests (is it business as usual?), etc. etc., but this is off the charts crazy.
I'm sure someone with more knowledge than me will correct me if I'm wrong, but I cannot recall a GT rider drilling it in pretty much every different discipline within the race.
There is no comparison to the bolded. It's fine if you do not buy in to this, but hyperbole like this does not help. CH was quite funny and GJ, totally different level, as stated in your comment. If PR starts riding off at will and wins by 30 minutes, then you've got a like for like comparison.This -- i.e. this is embarrassing to watch.
On a 1--10 level of hubris, this rates as a 10. Right up there in the pantheon of greats, including Chris Horner's win at age 113 and Genvieve Jeanson winning races solo by 20 minutes before finishing third in a mountainous men's pro race.
That's the way it seems to me. I don't know how much effect -- if any -- Covid played a role in results such as these. By that I mean a rider's ability to train; random drug tests (is it business as usual?), etc. etc., but this is off the charts crazy.
I'm sure someone with more knowledge than me will correct me if I'm wrong, but I cannot recall a GT rider drilling it in pretty much every different discipline within the race.
There is no comparison to the bolded. It's fine if you do not buy in to this, but hyperbole like this does not help. CH was quite funny and GJ, totally different level, as stated in your comment. If PR starts riding off at will and wins by 30 minutes, then you've got a like for like comparison.
"Hyperbole like this does not help"There is no comparison to the bolded. It's fine if you do not buy in to this, but hyperbole like this does not help. CH was quite funny and GJ, totally different level, as stated in your comment. If PR starts riding off at will and wins by 30 minutes, then you've got a like for like comparison.
Does not help constructive discussion and The Clinic being worth reading."Hyperbole like this does not help"
Does not help what? What does that even mean? It's not like anyone here is going to provide proof positive that the guy's on the gear, nor are we influencing a jury trial. We're just shooting the schit.