BiknBen
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Damn it Vreeland. See what you did? People aren't gonna hang out with us if you keep throwing out spoilers. Play nice will ya!?!
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Damn it Vreeland. See what you did? People aren't gonna hang out with us if you keep throwing out spoilers. Play nice will ya!?!
Wobbegong
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I try to avoid all reports during the day so its more interesting to watch at night.
BiknBen
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DANSPANK
Guest
I have a question, more related to all road biking and not just the TDF, and forgive me for being stoopid; riding in a pack/peleton means the group can ride faster as there is less wind resistance for the people in the pack. But that still means that kids at the front have to pedal hard right? Or is there some kind of bow wave affect that helps push them along?
Or is it just that you're only exerting yourself when it's your time up front, and then you just cruise faster when you're in the pack?
Or is it just that you're only exerting yourself when it's your time up front, and then you just cruise faster when you're in the pack?
MTB Aussie
Member
You got it here with the last sentence. Ride on the front for too long and you blow up. Even when one team decides to chase down the breakaway they still rotate the team members on the front.
I have noticed a bit of a bow wave though, you can ride a little back and a little out and still get a decent draft, hence why the front of the pack seems to be V shaped.
BikeBen's new avatar is going to make you really chuckle!!!!! Drafting Yambags, can't get much better than that.
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DANSPANK
Guest
Yeah, I saw that - Hitch bollocks! Nice.
Ahem, back to the TDF. It's pretty exciting so far!
Ahem, back to the TDF. It's pretty exciting so far!
MTB Aussie
Member
No spoiler just a quote
“A bastard of a time trial,” is how Magnus Backstedt began to describe the race today. “It’s a headwind and hilly on the way out and mainly climbing to about 10km from the finish. After that it’s basically just long, dragging descents with a full on tailwind. Gear selection is a major, major issue today. I had a 54x11 and it was nowhere near enough on the way back!
“If I had the chance to do it again, I’d have a 50 on the inside and a 57 on the outside. We’re talking about 82 or 83km/h on the way back to the finish! It’s long descents and, with the wind, you’re just flying. If you don’t have the right gear to push, then you’re just spinning like mad.”
-quoted from TdF official site.
50mph!
“A bastard of a time trial,” is how Magnus Backstedt began to describe the race today. “It’s a headwind and hilly on the way out and mainly climbing to about 10km from the finish. After that it’s basically just long, dragging descents with a full on tailwind. Gear selection is a major, major issue today. I had a 54x11 and it was nowhere near enough on the way back!
“If I had the chance to do it again, I’d have a 50 on the inside and a 57 on the outside. We’re talking about 82 or 83km/h on the way back to the finish! It’s long descents and, with the wind, you’re just flying. If you don’t have the right gear to push, then you’re just spinning like mad.”
-quoted from TdF official site.
50mph!
ArmyOfNone
Well-Known Member
Quote of the day
"This is not for the nervous!" Phil Ligget speaking as the field swallowed up the leaders. I was :rofl: Good race. I wont say no more now for I risk SPOILING everything.
"This is not for the nervous!" Phil Ligget speaking as the field swallowed up the leaders. I was :rofl: Good race. I wont say no more now for I risk SPOILING everything.
i can't wait today - and i can't get to any site online.
wha happened? spoil away plz...
wha happened? spoil away plz...
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FallGirl1430
Guest
Late breaking news ...
It's a shame that the italian rider Ricco Suave' and his team has been kicked out out the tour. I just found out that former Versus TV show anchor man Al Trautwig was tested positve for EPO and was replaced by the new host Greg Hummer
Name witheld ...
It's a shame that the italian rider Ricco Suave' and his team has been kicked out out the tour. I just found out that former Versus TV show anchor man Al Trautwig was tested positve for EPO and was replaced by the new host Greg Hummer
Name witheld ...
NJ-XC-Justin
KY-DH-Freddy
Wow, I was kinda rooting for that team since they ride Scott (my road bike). Shame that one dude had to ruin it for the two guys that won stage 11.
BiknBen
Well-Known Member
Only Ricco was kicked out. The team was not removed by the ASO (TdF Organizer). The SD team decided to withdraw on their own. That being said, the team would have been under tighter scrutiny and pressure. The withdrawal is closer to a surrender than a good sporting gesture.
This should not effect the results of the other riders on the team. Unless their blood work turns up positive in tests too.
I find it more than coincidence that all the positives this year are involving Spanish riders. Remember Operation Puerto came out of Spain. It also a place that racers flock to live because of their relatively relaxed laws associated with doping offenses.
We should stop testing for EPO and give IQ test instead. There are too many idiots in the peloton. :getsome:
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Only Ricco was kicked out. The team was not removed by the ASO (TdF Organizer). The SD team decided to withdraw on their own. That being said, the team would have been under tighter scrutiny and pressure. The withdrawal is closer to a surrender than a good sporting gesture.
This should not effect the results of the other riders on the team. Unless their blood work turns up positive in tests too.
I find it more than coincidence that all the positives this year are involving Spanish riders. Remember Operation Puerto came out of Spain. It also a place that racers flock to live because of their relatively relaxed laws associated with doping offenses.
We should stop testing for EPO and give IQ test instead. There are too many idiots in the peloton. :getsome:
I believe Ricco is Italian. Watch those hasty categorizations.
Agreed on the IQ tests. They're not so much idiots as greedy people. The amount of money involved will make a lot of ambitious people take risks. To put things in perspective: one stage win in the TdF buys you a decent house, several sets you up for life, the yellow jersey in Paris no comment...
NJ-XC-Justin
KY-DH-Freddy
The other team members may have not been in the running for the GC, but if they were clean, you can bet they're pissed.
