Pro Cycling Discussion 2020

[SoliD]

Pidcock officially confirmed at ineos for next year then.

 

[SoliD]

Good time from g. Wonder if that'll hold.

 

[One More Solo]

Nothing personal to him or anyone here, but thank God that Thomas is off the podium so I don't have to hear about "G" until the Giro and "Froomey" until the Vuelta.

 

[GSVBagpuss]

He rode without a head unit as did Pogacar in the TdF

Ganna was looking so fast today; well deserved to be the favourite

 

[Berger]

UCI men’s road race televised anywhere? Eurosport has Tennis and Snooker instead on 1&2 and a one hour highlights.

These climbs are bloody steep!

 

[resurgam]

UCI men’s road race televised anywhere? Eurosport has Tennis and Snooker instead on 1&2 and a one hour highlights.

These climbs are bloody steep!

BBC2 has it from 12:00 and on the red button from 8:35.

 

[Berger]

BBC2 has it from 12:00 and on the red button from 8:35.

Great thanks, bit of a coup for the BBC.

My outside pick for today is Ruth Winder from the USA. Not been talked about too much but classy rider, good at climbing & completed an Everest during lockdown.

 

[resurgam]

Great thanks, bit of a coup for the BBC.

Makes you wonder if Eurosport are doing it to try to get more people to buy the GCN race pass, given the amount of mentions it got during the Tour.

 

[SoliD]

Bbc have had roads World for the past few years now. So nothing new. Had the cx worlds last few years so guessing its a uci deal thing.

 

[Berger]

It had some interesting moments but a little bit meh from me. Race of attrition and difficult to actually bring people back as the descents were so steep/technical.

A little to a lot of motorbike assistance too if you were in the lead I will add.

Watch the last 45km.

 

[SoliD]

Echo those comments, good win but wasn't hard enough prior and the descent meant it did favour the man in front. Wva looked ridiculous in that sprint.

 

[GSVBagpuss]

Attacked in the big ring apparently

 

[SoliD]

Ned Boulting read an extract from a french journalist about Alaphillipe on his podcast on Sunday, well worth a listen to hear a bit more about his cycling career progression and how he got where he is now.

 

[xdcx]

Can't find it now but I seen somewhere this morning whilst half asleep he done 8 something w/kg for 3mins 45sec in big ring.... all after quite a few KM's and metres in the leggies.

Stingy.

 

[SoliD]

The Best bit of the reading was when it proclaimed he didn't have/use a wattage measurer until the age of 22.

I saw similar but also can't remember where, bloody madness, although it's still odd why the French did what they did a few laps before as I'm sure alaphillipe had that move planned from the outset.

 

[One More Solo]

Can't find it now but I seen somewhere this morning whilst half asleep he done 8 something w/kg for 3mins 45sec in big ring.... all after quite a few KM's and metres in the leggies.

Stingy.

https://www.velonews.com/training/power-analysis-uci-elite-mens-world-road-cycling-championships/

 

[xdcx]

https://www.velonews.com/training/power-analysis-uci-elite-mens-world-road-cycling-championships/

Fatigue resistance is just out of this world on these guys. It is that which stands them out against mere mortals.

BinckBank is stuffed. As will Amstel.
First stage of BB was awesome, had to keep reminding myself it wasn't April.

 

[SoliD]

Proper horrible weather! Flying out to Sicily tomorrow to watch the Giro, watch out for me I'll be dressed as Wheres Wally for TT and in the last few K of the Etna stage on Monday!

 

[#Chri5#]

Bit of a comedy crash towards the end of stage 1 of the BinckBank Tour yesterday:

https://youtu.be/2g3Ju0SRoJY?t=145

Probably £200,000 or more of bikes in that pile up?

 

[SoliD]

Haha I thought the same absolute pile up.