Tour de France Tour de France 2023, stage 16: Passy - Combloux, 22.4k (ITT)

[StryderHells]

Perhaps, but he's doing it on the least important categorized climbs.

He’s trying to gain points on lower climbs, not surprising seeing how this race is tilted to a GC rider winning the KOM comp.

 

[StryderHells]

Not yet...

Oh my eyes!

 

[Sciatic]

I've never seen someone try as hard to finish 4th in the KOM classification in Paris as Powless.

What else have EF got to offer competitively in this Tour after Carapaz was out?

 

[Divergence]

Van Aert +20

He is saving himself to help the team tomorrow

 

[Trofonios]

Weird, both Küng and Wout were ahead of Cavagna 6-7k before 2nd timecheck but then behind. Wind changed?

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

Weird, both Küng and Wout were ahead of Cavagna 6-7k before 2nd timecheck but then behind. Wind changed?

According to German ES it did and significantly so. From tail to headwind if I paid close enough attention.

 

[Boehmand]

At least his bike isn’t polka dots

There's an old story in Danish cycling, from when Riis got the polkadots for the first time.

Next day when he turned up at the start, all proud in his new polkadot jersey, Jesper Skibby took one look at him and said "what the hell Bjarne, did you get the measles?"

 

[Devil's Elbow]

What else have EF got to offer competitively in this Tour after Carapaz was out?

With all their stage hunters in terrible form, not much. Which is a damning indictment of this lineup.

 

[IndianCyclist]

I'm really curious about the bike calculations. Riders who stay on their TT bikes will benefit from decreased wind resistance even on the hill, but riders who change to their road bike will benefit from a lighter weight bike. Which saves more time?

Its the time required to change the bike vs the lighter bike in term of power to weight ratio. For Cavagna time of 34.7 mins and assuming the same bike throughout, i get 417 watts with 6.8 kg bike and then taking 9 kg bike gives a gap of +25 s. The actual gap will be much less since it is only part of the way and the bike change has to be within that. So i think considering complications not worth it and not many will do it.

 

[saunaking]

where can u see the climbing times for the cat 2? i dont see it on tissot page or racecenter page

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Van Aert truly is no pannenkoek.

 

[glassmoon]

Wout already in front of Cavagna... still I don't think he has a chance against Pog/Vingo unless there is a change of conditions or an issue with their ride.

 

[Trofonios]

Going strong now Wout. Saved a bit for the climb maybe.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

where can u see the climbing times for the cat 2? i dont see it on tissot page or racecenter page

https://www.procyclingstats.com/rac...1&avgsc=1&sortby=t23time&filter2=Apply+filter

 

[RobertCrawley]

Van Aert truly is no pannenkoek.

No sir. He is not.

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

where can u see the climbing times for the cat 2? i dont see it on tissot page or racecenter page

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[Salvarani]

It is possible to do a lot of damage on this climb by the look of things.

 

[Potomac]

What else have EF got to offer competitively in this Tour after Carapaz was out?

Powless and Uran should have aimed for final GC classifications and the UCI points.

 

[saunaking]

https://www.procyclingstats.com/rac...1&avgsc=1&sortby=t23time&filter2=Apply+filter

oh, damn!! Ciccone!!

 

[Danskebjerge]

Denmark 2, 3 and 4 right now.

 

[Boehmand]

If that is Skjelmose taking it easy, we are in for quite something in future

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Good finish by Skjelmose but I think he would have hoped to beat Cavagna after going all out after all.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

I have a tactic.

I'm going to run two gadgets, and pause one just as Pogacar starts. Then restart it as Vingegaard rolls down the ramp, and I have a head to head.

Why have I never thought of that before (when else has it been as poised as this?)

 

[Samamba]

Skjelmoses last 3km are insane. 30 seconds faster than Cavagna wtf?

 

[Netserk]

Kuss with the transponder, so he also doesn’t change bike.