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For the time trial, it’s highly likely that I’ll be saving my legs for the coming days so I can help Richie. If he can’t hold the lead in the time trial then I’ll be there to help make the race as hard as possible.
Maybe split it into 2 cars with 4 bikes each, just so the team leader has an opportunity as late as possible to make any changes to his climbing bike?
Again, I don't like bike changes and would prefer they didn't.
Uhh, have you seen the parcours for next week?It's been a funny old vuelta. Roglic cracks on the Angliru and loses 10 seconds. Froome putting out his best numbers but looks to be out of contention. Anyway, Roglic to tire himself out gaining time in the tt and get ko'd during the week.
Uhh, have you seen the parcours for next week?
Ah yes who could forget that. The one day where we all thought after many disappointments, Ruben Fernandez has finally had his big breakthrough performance. From there onwards he was gonna be a force to be reckoned with...According to: http://www.climbing-records.com/search?q=Mirador
2016:1,8 km@13,9%---6:53---average speed 15.69 km/h(Ruben Fernandez)
2013:1,8 km@13,9%---8:00---average speed 13.50 km/h(Roche-Flecha)
2012:1,8 km@13,9%---6:46---average speed 15.96 km/h(Joaquim Rodriguez)
Rogla surely has the upper hand on the flat piece.
Wasn't that convincing yesterday though and, generally, fares better when paced on a slope.
32 k's is a solid length... can be gained considerably, but by what price.
Ézaro requires rhythm and dedicated reserve.
I'd, certainly, take a breather before tackling the climb... 3-5 minutes to knock the pulse down.
Because IT IS pathetic. Once Riders we're going 300km stages on 20 kg Bikes with No gears. Nö they can't even Ride 34 km without changing Bikes. IT IS s an insult to the culture of the Sport. Plus IT puts insane and unnecessary pressure and Stress on the mechanics.Even if I try really hard, I just can't understand how people can feel so strongly about a bike change.
They change a bike. So the hell what?
PCS saying Cofidis contracted him for the next two seasons.Ah yes who could forget that. The one day where we all thought after many disappointments, Ruben Fernandez has finally had his big breakthrough performance. From there onwards he was gonna be a force to be reckoned with...
Is he actually even still riding?
It's daft.Even if I try really hard, I just can't understand how people can feel so strongly about a bike change.
They change a bike. So the hell what?
For (IMO, in that I don’t often hear of people praising it) a really underrated TT design;Regardless of the changing bikes or not thing, I don't like this murito at the end; a stupid - though admittedly very Vueltaesque - gimmick.
It's almost as bad as those who would want no more than a prologue in the entire three weeks, because Primoz Roglic has the audacity/ability to keep up with their precious pure climbers on the upteenth number of mountain stages.
For (IMO, in that I don’t often hear of people praising it) a really underrated TT design;
Tour de France 2009 Stage 18 (ITT) results
Alberto Contador is the winner of Tour de France 2009 Stage 18 (ITT), before Fabian Cancellara and Mikhail Ignatiev. Alberto Contador was leader in GC.www.procyclingstats.com
Of course, by “design,” I mean a conversation that probably went “how far is it around the lake? About 40km?” “Yes, and there’s a nice little cat3 on the East shore.” “Well that’s our stage 18, I guess.”
It's daft.
It looks stupid.
When they get off the bikes, it take away from the whole "racing on bikes" that the sport is/should be about.
Henri Desgrange would be rolling in his grave.
I realise that there are a million and one other innovations in the sport that would cause the same reaction by Desgrange's corpse, but I just think the bike change is one too far.
Yeah, wind could play a role if it's as strong as predicted.Anyway, weather predictions and how it develops through the day?
Wait am I seeing it correctly on PCS there's no intermediate checks?