Yeah, I'm sure there's no companies involved with UAE for example who also sponsor cycling related content...Some cycling podcasts are starting to parrot ''Pogacar needs to show us that he is clean'' which got me thinking of the possibility of Visma influecing these podcasts under the table and 5 minutes later the podcast is sponsored by Silica which is a Team-Visma partner and the one of the hosts talked about how he got invited to one of Vismas facilities and talked about his visit there
One thing is for sure, Visma has influence over many cycling podcasts and youtube channels, either by hiring them or indirectly sponsoring them.
This thread is now more exciting than the TdF.
Wiggins/Froome/Sky era is not even close to what we are seeing. Sky's level is way overestimated IMO. Of course conditions and race day tactics matter but I always look at Alpe D'Huez climbing times as a general guide to compare eras:
Well, there are plenty of non-Visma influenced media and fans who are asking the same thing. How can you not?Some cycling podcasts are starting to parrot ''Pogacar needs to show us that he is clean'' which got me thinking of the possibility of Visma influecing these podcasts under the table and 5 minutes later the podcast is sponsored by Silica which is a Team-Visma partner and the one of the hosts talked about how he got invited to one of Vismas facilities and talked about his visit there
One thing is for sure, Visma has influence over many cycling podcasts and youtube channels, either by hiring them or indirectly sponsoring them.
Because I want to see JV try and do a Landis.
Had to change from a 'like' to a 'sad' reaction. We all know how the Landis day ended (and why). I think JV tried something like that on Ventoux but Pogacar was too good. Not sure what is truth but Pogacar did say after Ventoux that he tried to hold a little in reserve.
This is so funny because it is rooted in truth! Up until this year, Pog has been a one man PR machine. Young, smiles a lot, seems innocent, has fun, extrovert, has an near relatable charisma. Nice, nice, nice
I used to believe MvdP was quite doped up. I am less sure now! I mean, he very well could be, but comparatively, he still has very human responses to workload. And his performances don't totally defy logic (most of the time).
As a kid growing up, I will always remember coming home from school and seeing Landis do what he did. IMO it's the greatest stage I've ever seen, and you can't take away how I felt watching that stage.
I am similar but it was Marco Pantani's victory over Jan Ullrich in 1998. Stage 15 of that Tour was the single greatest stage I have followed - and yet we all know what was going on back then. The day after Pantani stuck to Ullrich like a limpet. Maybe we see similar tomorrow with Pog and Vingegaard. I think Ventoux was a taste.
But the bike Mayo would have ridden in 2004 would most definitely be lighter than Pogacar's areo bike. They were having to add weights to those bikes, and at the end of the day, power to weight is what matters on these climbs.
Stage 15 at 98 Tour till this day is greatest stage ever. I dont know how many times i watched it. Marco was God that day
This is crazy but u are right.. i wonder if any of them will be ever caught.
Yeah, absolutely not, the Bianchi of those times were just as light (even lighter as a matter of fact) as the current bikes, they were stiff as hell, tubular from that time vs recent tires might explain a ten watts difference or thereabout, aero is pretty marginal at the speed they climb.
Well Rob5091, if that is indeed your name, I can tell you that I have some aero socks and I think they have made me approximately 2 seconds (2!!!!) faster on a TT course I regularly ride that is roughly 30 minutes. And I look extra pro while doing it (so long as you ignore the middle aged dad gut). Not quite as much as a gain as the wheels or helmet, but dammit, I am faster in my non-evidence-based analysis.
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