Tour de France 2020 | Stage 20 ITT (Lure - La Planche des Belles Filles, 36.2km)

[huangho]

dumo already closing gap on valverde...

Big Tom FTW!!

 

[Brullnux]

What does “negative split this” mean?

Negative split is doing (eg) 49kmh for first ten, 50 for next 10, then 52 for last 10.

Strictly speaking, negative split not really possible here because course gets tougher. But, you negative split it in terms of watts I imagine. Basically it’s just holding something back to begin with so you have a bit more in the tank at the end of the race

 

[Simurgh]

What exatly was the plan for Pinot? Lost 2:30 on the flat, than changed bike after the time point, so no chance of doing a good time there too...

perhaps the ride uphill will be slightly more comfortable with the bike switch?

 

[LaFlorecita]

What exatly was the plan for Pinot? Lost 2:30 on the flat, than changed bike after the time point, so no chance of doing a good time there too...

He's just trying to ride as good a TT as possible?

 

[yaco]

Australian television talking the individual time trial up as if Porte is Indurain and Lopez is Rodriguez.

Lopez is closer to Rodrigues than Porte is to Indurian.

 

[BlueRoads]

Dani!

 

[Big Doopie]

expect WvA to rival Cavagna at second check.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Negative split is doing (eg) 49kmh for first ten, 50 for next 10, then 52 for last 10.

Strictly speaking, negative split not really possible here because course gets tougher. But, you negative split it in terms of watts I imagine. Basically it’s just holding something back to begin with so you have a bit more in the tank at the end of the race

if you increase the tempo from split to split, wouldn’t that be a “positive split”?

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Tony Martin helping put up Roglics number

Guess who's going to be a DC

 

[roundabout]

expect WvA to rival Cavagna at second check.

no

 

[ppanther92]

He's just trying to ride as good a TT as possible?

For place 30+? Would have prefered to finish a bit lower but try the full climb with the road bike and as fast as possible.

 

[gregrowlerson]

Two of the world's best in this discipline are out on the road.

TV director: I'll just show the soft pedalling man in the polka dots.

 

[Big Doopie]

looks like dumo has started very fast. may catch valverde by first time check...

 

[Northerner]

Pinot a little stronger now?

If the on screen km to go was right he did his bike change after the start of the categorised climb, so his last split won't be great.

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

if you increase the tempo from split to split, wouldn’t that be a “positive split”?

No, because you use less time per distance unit.

 

[Brullnux]

if you increase the tempo from split to split, wouldn’t that be a “positive split”?

No because the ‘split’ strictly speaking is measured in time between points. So you’re taking less time between points.

 

[huangho]

What exatly was the plan for Pinot? Lost 2:30 on the flat, than changed bike after the time point, so no chance of doing a good time there too...

You can't blame him, if you start with a TT bike you must change it before the climb, cuz TT bike is a lot heavier than the other one.

 

[el_angliru]

Kämna was climbing pretty fast...

 

[richwallone]

KOM race so far:

1	FRAILE	17.37
2	DE LA CRUZ	17.40
3	HERRADA	17.40
4	KÄMNA	17.40,16
5	GESCHKE	17.48
6	SCHACHMANN	17.49

 

[Brullnux]

Dumo smashing it

 

[Eyeballs Out]

Kwiatkowski had a problem ? A couple of minutes slower than expected at the 2nd check

 

[SafeBet]

In the most important GC battle of the day, Caruso has already overtaken Valverde according to live tracker.

 

[Big Doopie]

carapaz taking it very easy as expected.

 

[yaco]

Expect the winning time to be between 56.50 and 57.10

 

[spalco]

Two of the world's best in this discipline are out on the road.

TV director: I'll just show the soft pedalling man in the polka dots.

Without reading this forum and checking the PCS live results, I would have absolutely no clue what's going on.