That was a great effort, a VAM of almost 1600 for nearly 30min on a 6.6% steep climb, in a MTT half stage that came after a half stage that was raced hard from the start, impressive.
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Mayomaniac said:That was a great effort, a VAM of almost 1600 for nearly 30min on a 6.6% steep climb, in a MTT half stage that came after a half stage that was raced hard from the start, impressive.
Samamba said:Mayomaniac said:That was a great effort, a VAM of almost 1600 for nearly 30min on a 6.6% steep climb, in a MTT half stage that came after a half stage that was raced hard from the start, impressive.
Can you try to compare his numbers to pros? I'm not an expert in W/kg stuff, etc.
I thought that the climb was more like 7%?
Sibiu most likely, but Tour de l'Avenir is the only certainty, as that has been his big goal all season long. If he still has some form left - or energy for that matter - he could always target the Italian races come fall like Torino and Emilia.Red Rick said:What's up for Bernal after this by the way? I get the feeling he's outgrown the 2.2 races already and shoudl slowly move toward a few bigger fish.
DNP-Old said:Sibiu most likely, but Tour de l'Avenir is the only certainty, as that has been his big goal all season long. If he still has some form left - or energy for that matter - he could always target the Italian races come fall like Torino and Emilia.Red Rick said:What's up for Bernal after this by the way? I get the feeling he's outgrown the 2.2 races already and shoudl slowly move toward a few bigger fish.
Tout heureux de ses trois victoires acquises en quatre jours, il va désormais partir en Roumanie, début juillet, pour y disputer le Tour de Sibiu. Avant de rentrer à la maison quelques semaines. "Si tout va bien, j'aimerais pouvoir repartir un mois en Colombie afin de me préparer au mieux pour le Tour de l'Avenir. J'avais terminé quatrième l'an dernier et j'espère faire encore mieux cette fois-ci. J'ai envie d'être en grande condition sur le Tour de l'Avenir puis sur toutes les compétitions qui suivront au mois de septembre. Et je terminerai ma saison sur le Tour de Lombardie où j'espère très bien finir ma saison".
yaco said:Any rider at WT or PCT shouldn't be allowed to ride L'Avenir.
GenericBoonenFan said:yaco said:Any rider at WT or PCT shouldn't be allowed to ride L'Avenir.
I can see your point, but the Tour de l'Avenir also needs these guys to attract sponsors and journalists to the events.
yaco said:Any rider at WT or PCT shouldn't be allowed to ride L'Avenir.
LOL. I remember when Fignon won Lavenir after winning the Tour de France.Zinoviev Letter said:yaco said:Any rider at WT or PCT shouldn't be allowed to ride L'Avenir.
I completely agree. Just as it was a nonsense that the BabyGiro used to allow riders up to 27, it is ridiculous that pros on top tier team can compete at l'Avenir. Those guys are pros and should be racing pros not espoirs.
Escarabajo said:LOL. I remember when Fignon won Lavenir after winning the Tour de France.Zinoviev Letter said:yaco said:Any rider at WT or PCT shouldn't be allowed to ride L'Avenir.
I completely agree. Just as it was a nonsense that the BabyGiro used to allow riders up to 27, it is ridiculous that pros on top tier team can compete at l'Avenir. Those guys are pros and should be racing pros not espoirs.
swissfr said:GenericBoonenFan said:yaco said:Any rider at WT or PCT shouldn't be allowed to ride L'Avenir.
I can see your point, but the Tour de l'Avenir also needs these guys to attract sponsors and journalists to the events.
The Tour de l'Avenir is organized by ASO...
Ruudz0r said:Bernal is flying towards his first pro win (.2 is not pro for me), he attacked with 5K to go on the final climb and his gap is now 50 seconds with 3K to go!
Sibiu Tour, 2.1 stagerace in Romania. He won it last year, but it was 2.2 back then.Angliru said:Ruudz0r said:Bernal is flying towards his first pro win (.2 is not pro for me), he attacked with 5K to go on the final climb and his gap is now 50 seconds with 3K to go!
What race is this?
luckyboy said:Won by 1:23. Dominant
DNP-Old said:Sibiu Tour, 2.1 stagerace in Romania. He won it last year, but it was 2.2 back then.Angliru said:Ruudz0r said:Bernal is flying towards his first pro win (.2 is not pro for me), he attacked with 5K to go on the final climb and his gap is now 50 seconds with 3K to go!
What race is this?