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Yes, from what I've heard the wheels actually make a bigger difference than the frame of the bikes at that level, the difference can be really big in a long ITT like the WC.olhell said:proffate said:I have a hard time believing it's all down to frame of the bike. I'm suspicious of the helmet, maybe the wheels, maybe the skinsuit (but Sportful is a good brand with connections to high tech Castelli to maybe not that last one).
According to Hushovd on Norwegian TV2 it's about the wheels. Hushovd talked to Rohan yesterday and Dennis had said he had a 40W disadvantage compared to better wheels...
Article in Norwegian - (Google Translate is your friend):
https://www.tv2.no/sport/10731333/
This! 100 % agreeBlanco said:Rohan Dennis is a disgrace for this sport, you just don't do this to your team no matter what reason you have.
glassmoon said:Disgrace is that that team was even allowed to come to existenceBlanco said:Rohan Dennis is a disgrace for this sport, you just don't do this to your team no matter what reason you have.
No, he’s going to be paraded through the Manama town square and publicly beheaded in the soccer stadium.tobydawq said:He will surely be fired, right?
To be fair, you could make a case for every team bar Ineos, Quickstep and Jumbo being a shambles at some level or other. Maybe give the invited teams like Wanty or TDE a pass for lack of resources and just trying harder.topcat said:Dennis having a hissy fit and abandoning was easily the most exciting thing that happened during the stage. BM (apart from Teuns) are a shambles at this tour. 7 of their riders don't want to be there.
Leinster said:To be fair, you could make a case for every team bar Ineos, Quickstep and Jumbo being a shambles at some level or other. Maybe give the invited teams like Wanty or TDE a pass for lack of resources and just trying harder.topcat said:Dennis having a hissy fit and abandoning was easily the most exciting thing that happened during the stage. BM (apart from Teuns) are a shambles at this tour. 7 of their riders don't want to be there.
the delgados said:glassmoon said:Disgrace is that that team was even allowed to come to existenceBlanco said:Rohan Dennis is a disgrace for this sport, you just don't do this to your team no matter what reason you have.
"Rohan Dennis is a disgrace for this sport"...blah blah blah..."no matter what reason you have."
That is a remarkable thing to say given the history of this team and its financial backers.
Seriously, a five minute google search will tell you all you need to know about Nasser and the horrendous crimes he and his cronies have committed to the people who reside in his country--people who have committed so-called crimes that include wanting to have a voice. If records submitted by creditable world-wide institutions are to be believed, this Prince Nassar guy took place in torture. I'm not saying he was a by-stander who gave the nod to his cronies; I'm saying the guy actually laid hands on so-called dissidents.
I am almost certain that this is not why Rohan bailed, but it provides an opportunity to shed light on the people who sign his pay cheques.
UCI leaders should be ashamed of themselves.
Nope, he isn't. No one who choose to join that atrocious team is.luckyboy said:I can't believe that Bahrain's equipment is that bad. And just to randomly leave the race at that point over it doesn't make any sense either.
Tratnik and Dennis both have TT wins this season on that equipment. Nibali had very good TTs at the Giro, Caruso in the final TT there too. Padun won the Ukraine TT Champs.
the delgados said:glassmoon said:Disgrace is that that team was even allowed to come to existenceBlanco said:Rohan Dennis is a disgrace for this sport, you just don't do this to your team no matter what reason you have.
"Rohan Dennis is a disgrace for this sport"...blah blah blah..."no matter what reason you have."
That is a remarkable thing to say given the history of this team and its financial backers.
Seriously, a five minute google search will tell you all you need to know about Nasser and the horrendous crimes he and his cronies have committed to the people who reside in his country--people who have committed so-called crimes that include wanting to have a voice. If records submitted by creditable world-wide institutions are to be believed, this Prince Nassar guy took place in torture. I'm not saying he was a by-stander who gave the nod to his cronies; I'm saying the guy actually laid hands on so-called dissidents.
I am almost certain that this is not why Rohan bailed, but it provides an opportunity to shed light on the people who sign his pay cheques.
UCI leaders should be ashamed of themselves.
And Dennis chose to join that team of his own free will for a big cheque of blood money lol. Yeah he's a great guy for sure.
If we're speculating, I'd say what happened before was:ClassicomanoLuigi said:Cycling News has updated their article on 'Rohan Dennis investigation' and among the changes are: that CN reporting says he was "seen arguing with the team car" before he quit the stage / abandoned the Tour
Why an in-race dispute? It could be as simple as
Directeur Sportif : "Rohan, don't go in the breakaway because the time-trial is coming up next stage"
Rohan Dennis : "You think I don't know that? That's the final straw, I'm quitting the team"
Accumulating a grudge with the Bahrain-Merida management over time in the past, is doing something aggressive in the immediate race scenario which is tactically questionable, they say no, he loses his temper and quits
Or the converse, DS orders Dennis to bridge to the breakaway, he doesn't want to, thinks the directeur's ideas are so incompetent that it's outrageous, quits the race
Are months that i'm waiting an answer on Nibali performances from who support that teory about the terrible equipment of the team that cost load of watts and seconds to him in TTs, because if that's true you have to wonder what Nibali could do with a BMC or Pinarello bike that are the ones picked as best.luckyboy said:I can't believe that Bahrain's equipment is that bad. And just to randomly leave the race at that point over it doesn't make any sense either.
Tratnik and Dennis both have TT wins this season on that equipment. Nibali had very good TTs at the Giro, Caruso in the final TT there too. Padun won the Ukraine TT Champs.