It's gonna make downhills and flats faster and the uphills slower.I think changes in air resistance is of negligible importance between riders. How well the riders are currently adapted to altitude and less oxygen should matter far more.
It's gonna make downhills and flats faster and the uphills slower.I think changes in air resistance is of negligible importance between riders. How well the riders are currently adapted to altitude and less oxygen should matter far more.
Why the uphills slower?It's gonna make downhills and flats faster and the uphills slower.
The tipping point isn't gonna be 0% gradient though, I'd guess it's somewhere between 2 and 3%.Less oxygen.
I understand part, I just didn't understand why Red Rick said faster on flat sections but slower uphill. His follow up post explained it.Less oxygen.
Above ~1,500 m above sea level as is the situation for upcoming worlds, you can only just start to have measurable effects compared to a similar event at sea level, especially if you are not acclimatized.I think changes in air resistance is of negligible importance between riders. How well the riders are currently adapted to altitude and less oxygen should matter far more.
So, those who can't copy Remco's low TT position will not be able to clinge to Earth and are deemed to be lost in space?Okay guys, I dug deep into the science.
This WC being practically at the equator, it means that gravity is weaker due to the larger centrifugal force and the bulge of the Earth meaning you're further away from the Earth's core, g is only 9.77 instead of 9.81, and therefor Evenepoel should easily win and if he doesn't he has absolutely no excuses.
Okay guys, I dug deep into the science.
This WC being practically at the equator, it means that gravity is weaker due to the larger centrifugal force and the bulge of the Earth meaning you're further away from the Earth's core, g is only 9.77 instead of 9.81, and therefor Evenepoel should easily win and if he doesn't he has absolutely no excuses.
I understand part, I just didn't understand why Red Rick said faster on flat sections but slower uphill. His follow up post explained it.
Wind is expected to be between 22-28km/hAnd if there turn out to be strong headwinds, Remco will still have a much greater advantage in Rwanda than if he were in his prime in a 1995 Duitima ITT.
Okay guys, I dug deep into the science.
This WC being practically at the equator, it means that gravity is weaker due to the larger centrifugal force and the bulge of the Earth meaning you're further away from the Earth's core, g is only 9.77 instead of 9.81, and therefor Evenepoel should easily win and if he doesn't he has absolutely no excuses.
So, those who can't copy Remco's low TT position will not be able to clinge to Earth and are deemed to be lost in space?
Sounds like a thriller!![]()
Remco won't be chased by an alien in a space helmet.So, those who can't copy Remco's low TT position will not be able to clinge to Earth and are deemed to be lost in space?
Sounds like a thriller!![]()
Honestly, I don't even know anymore. One comment someone says it's really hilly, the next someone says it's not that hilly at all. So now I have no idea.Does anyone really expect Pog to beat Remco here? This is not the Tour de France.
Wind is expected to be between 22-28km/h
I checked windy, because the Rwanda meteo forecast is a bit ***. They supposedly have 5-days forecasts but it was emptyThis is actually a very strong wind for equatorial area. Usually it's much weaker and I don't see such strong wind in forecasts. Elevated area of the WC can increase wind speed and of course thunderstorms as well (if they occur).
It’s the same amount of climbing as Tokyo but 3.6km shorter. 2021 Vuelta stage 21 was 6.8km shorter but with the same climbing/km.Honestly, I don't even know anymore. One comment someone says it's really hilly, the next someone says it's not that hilly at all. So now I have no idea.
Wonder if anyone is going to use a Rog Tokyo Olympics strategy of going full gas on every climb, but freewheeling resting on every descent. I remember him passing riders on every climb, but then being caught periodically on the downhill by the rider he had just passed.
That's not how Roglic races those TTs at all. He actually keeps some back on the uphill and then has the most left to give on the downhills.Wonder if anyone is going to use a Rog Tokyo Olympics strategy of going full gas on every climb, but freewheeling resting on every descent. I remember him passing riders on every climb, but then being caught periodically on the downhill by the rider he had just passed.
Science should give you a slap in the face for using the term centrifugal force.Okay guys, I dug deep into the science.
This WC being practically at the equator, it means that gravity is weaker due to the larger centrifugal force and the bulge of the Earth meaning you're further away from the Earth's core, g is only 9.77 instead of 9.81, and therefor Evenepoel should easily win and if he doesn't he has absolutely no excuses.
Now you have me digging through old /r/askscience threads about Newtons correspondence, thanks. And no it's still widely accepted.Science should give you a slap in the face for using the term centrifugal force.
I wonder if the different magnetism some rider described was the reason that Remco went very fast on a climb in Tour of Norway a few years ago will also be prevalent here.
Not what he did in Tokyo. Just saying. It was commented on at the time, not just here, but by the "experts".That's not how Roglic races those TTs at all. He actually keeps some back on the uphill and then has the most left to give on the downhills.