Tour de France Tour de France 2022: Stage 20 (Lacapelle-Marival – Rocamadour, 40.7k/ITT)

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Jun 24, 2013
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Good planning from Ineos to have at least 30 bikes on the roof of that car behind Ganna, you never know what can happen on these treacherous roads!

Many guys with only TT bike on the roof but surely if you have a flat after the final time check much better to switch to a normal road bike.
 
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Many guys with only TT bike on the roof but surely if you have a flat after the final time check much better to switch to a normal road bike.

It's a joke about the 2 seconds of aerodynamic marginal gains for having a bike for every 2km on the team car
 
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Great ice vest from Laporte, another marginal gain of modern cycling contributing to the sharp rise in climbing times.

Pantani and Indurain never thought of using ice to cool down according to cycling historian Dan Lloyd, they just had to make do in the baking heat. Armstrong wanted to use it but they had to get it imported from Antarctica back then so it was too expensive for Postal.
 
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Great ice vest from Laporte, another marginal gain of modern cycling contributing to the sharp rise in climbing times.

Pantani and Indurain never thought of using ice to cool down according to cycling historian Dan Lloyd, they just had to make do in the baking heat. Armstrong wanted to use it but they had to get it imported from Antarctica back then so it was too expensive for Postal.
I heard laporte also pays close attention to his diet.
 
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Great ice vest from Laporte, another marginal gain of modern cycling contributing to the sharp rise in climbing times.

Pantani and Indurain never thought of using ice to cool down according to cycling historian Dan Lloyd, they just had to make do in the baking heat. Armstrong wanted to use it but they had to get it imported from Antarctica back then so it was too expensive for Postal.
Dan Lloyds representation of the 90s may be the best meme of the Tour.
 
Great ice vest from Laporte, another marginal gain of modern cycling contributing to the sharp rise in climbing times.

Pantani and Indurain never thought of using ice to cool down according to cycling historian Dan Lloyd, they just had to make do in the baking heat. Armstrong wanted to use it but they had to get it imported from Antarctica back then so it was too expensive for Postal.

Here you are, comparing totally diferent periods of time.

Of course the ice vest is a lot more effective nowadays then back then... Have you ever heard about global warming?