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- Oct 10, 2015
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- Sep 14, 2009
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It's all clean. Just the best power numbers ever
velo.outsideonline.com
The power numbers at this year’s Tour de France are the highest in the modern era of cycling
In this column, we dive into the power numbers of the world’s best riders at the Tour de France.
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- Jul 7, 2013
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- 12,125
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It's all clean. Just the best power numbers ever
The power numbers at this year’s Tour de France are the highest in the modern era of cycling
In this column, we dive into the power numbers of the world’s best riders at the Tour de France.
Those modern bikes are very fast, they ride almost without pedaling.
Plus they eat more pasta than before and take ice baths.
Plus human evolution.
Plus other marginal gains.
- Apr 10, 2019
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I just hope the Volta still delivers real Volta vibes + that they also got their hands on the new rocket fuel.
- Jul 16, 2015
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- 11,884
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They did two cat 1 climbs before the Colombier 3 years ago though (& the stage was longer). So that will have taken more out of them compared to this ascent, I assume.
In other news, in his post race interview, Gaudu said he's at 100% of his physical capabilities & the riders in front of him have seen their performance increase by 5x since Paris-Nice:
View: https://twitter.com/francetvsport/status/1679877322340462595?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1679877322340462595%7Ctwgr%5E4ef4d2824301eb9e7352a06996cf40b5943dfcbd%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.letelegramme.fr%2Fsports%2Fcyclisme%2Ftour-de-france%2Fdavid-gaudu-que-voulez-vous-que-je-vous-dise-ca-monte-beaucoup-trop-vite-6394309.php
The way his comment is getting interpreted on various sites this evening is obvious, i.e. he's saying "they're doping, I'm clean".
- Jan 23, 2011
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- Feb 20, 2012
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GC record just isn't the fastest record out there. They've never gone full throttle in the first 10km where you lose buckets of time to an ideal pacing schedule.
Vingegaard did Marie Blanque 1'30 faster than in 2020 after a similar stage, which is considerably more of a difference than taking 1'50 off the GC record which was by far the slowest climbing time in the 2020 Tour.
A climb and stage that compares very nicely is PSM 2015, and this was barely faster than that. So all things considering, this is very slow by 2023 standards.
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- Apr 8, 2023
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https://cyclinguptodate.com/cycling...orld-championships-win-for-michal-kwiatkowski
"The 33-year old, riding his ninth Tour, believes this could've actually been the best performance of his career. "I think I had the best legs I've ever had today. I never thought this was possible," he states."
Have Ineos also found the secret sauce?
- Feb 8, 2023
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I’ve noticed all the usual watts estimating suspects on Twitter, etc. have been very quiet after today’s stage. I have a feeling they may have done some crazy numbers today and when a group that big with no attacking goes that fast it starts to look completely ridiculous
- Jul 17, 2022
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- Apr 27, 2016
- 531
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UAE vs Jumbo doping arms race on full show today. Wout dropping like a stone then coming back like nothing happened??? Get the f**k out of here.
View: https://twitter.com/ammattipyoraily/status/1680242065643388932
Probably they would have been very close beating or getting within seconds of Panatani times... with 2 riders. (33:51s according to tracker data). With Rodriguez gaining 40s instead of losing time... it would have been very close.
And Rodriguez also with a top time, like Padun in 2021
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View: https://twitter.com/velofacts/status/1680242343822127104
Probably they would have been very close beating or getting within seconds of Panatani times... with 2 riders. (33:51s according to tracker data). With Rodriguez gaining 40s instead of losing time... it would have been very close.
And Rodriguez also with a top time, like Padun in 2021
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View: https://twitter.com/velofacts/status/1680242343822127104
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- Apr 30, 2011
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They would have been 40seconds faster if they just kept the same pace as Rodriguez (who was a lot slower then how they rode before).
If one have a few to many drinks one could argue they asked Pog/Ving to stop riding to avoid to unnecesarry scrutiny if they broke it.
- May 29, 2011
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Say they break the record. Who would care at this point?
Professionalism, training, bikes, special pillows and human evolution would be fed to the public. And you know the core audience mamils will buy anything. Pros can improve ergo I can improve, and that's that.
Professionalism, training, bikes, special pillows and human evolution would be fed to the public. And you know the core audience mamils will buy anything. Pros can improve ergo I can improve, and that's that.
- Jul 7, 2013
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I was actually following the climbing time vs kilometers left. They needed like 21 kph for the last 4-5 km (so 2100+ m/h of VAM) to do this. The record was unrealistic. I think they could've ridden about 30 seconds off Pantani's time. Pogacar probably cooked himself a bit with this attack and Vinge also dug very deep to bridge the gap. The slowing down wasn't only tactical imo.
- Apr 10, 2019
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