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They wont however allow him to get in a break away again and gain something like 10 minutes. I don't see that happening, not AGAIN.

The money honey is always the damn problem ... I'm in the same boat with Lithium batteries, just out of reach at the moment .

Not really, just dot it ... . Just make sure you have 900W on a 150 liter geyser and ~1300W on a 200 liter.

True, now that Kruijswijk & Roglic is gone, a lot of responsibility is going to go onto Wout's strong shoulders. Edit: It also wont hurt if Sepp Kuss can find another gear in the high mountains.

Agree with you 100%. The only way Ineos can do damage is by repeatedly attacking/surging like Roglic & Jonas did with Pogacar, and even then, the two of them is strong enough to deal with that better than GT. I'm convinced the tour will be decided between JV & TP in the mountains, only Q is, who will crack the most? .

True but heating my geyser is not costing me one sent, don't have to buy gas and that is also getting very expensive ...

Yes I did. 2 x 455W panels and controller feeding a dual element (solar & escom) in the geyser. I also have a Geyserwise timer but it is hardly ever required to use escom to heat the geyser. One of the best R19k I ever spent. Edit: You can convert your existing geyser to either vacuum tubes or solar panels like mine. I chose the panels since no plumbing is required hence an easier cheaper install.

We have the maid one day a week, the consumption for that day is also much more than the other days 🙈

I simply cant see any of them getting on top of JV or TP, unless there is some more serious bad luck ....

Yea, somehow JV always get more than their fair share of bad lack compared to Ineos ... .

Agree, I'm not a Ineos fan, but if we get good quality racing, I'm all for it ....

I suppose Ineos will also watch Louis very closely now since he is a danger for their top 10 positionS.

I have the following setup: Solar Panels: 10 x 455W = 4550 W (2 are dedicated to supply the geyser element) Inverter: 5kVA Batteries: 4 x 200Ah GEL My average daily use is 6.72 kWhr (205.8 per month or R312) now in winter and that is without dipping into the batteries at all at night. I cycle the GEL batteries as little as possible (only during load-shed at night) in order to get max life out of them. Clearly I could use far less if I had Li batteries and cycle them every night. Didn't have the funds yet to pull the trigger on Li batteries but soon ... very soon . PS: I use zero Escom on my geyser, we are only 3 adults in the house and the geyser is 150 liter. Sun power is sufficient to provide us with hot water even now in winter.

Thanks for that perspective John, make a lot of sense.

Suikerbos on a SS, you are much much braver than me. Those two/three long climbs, 1x12 (granny) for me .... 🙈

Anyone know where to buy the "Pro" one? All I see advertised is the previous version.

True, you 100% correct, I missed that one. The majority of the time though you see him all on his own with no team mates.

Never been there but will have to make a plan, look awesome.

Simply because you hardly ever see his team mates around him and assisting .... 🤷‍♂️

That TT and this years TT are very very different. I do not see Pog taking minutes from Jonas in the TT. If he want to win he need to take the time before that.

Please do tell, what was the issues ... I seriously considered doing this but it just didn't work out.

Unfortunately that the last time Louis made the brake and gain time, at least Ineos will now watch him like a hawk going forward.

7am now

Looking at the stage profile for today, I'm going to call it a Wout stage .... 🤪

Sad that it had to be pommie spoiling the party for Louis .... 🤪