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2 minutes ago, DieselnDust said:Bingo. He just needs to be able to identify whose strongest on the day and stick with him.
Pog will do the same but Jon has to keep himself in the game because his team can't
After yesterday, I'm sure WvA and SK (if and when he recover) can and will support/help him.
2 minutes ago, Robbie Stewart said:My riding style is hard, fast, loose and generally when I see a rock garden I don't seek the line, I make one. Usually a straight one, at speed. When I see a jump, albeit gap or table, I
sendcase it. When I see a drop, I drop. I don't think they have me in mind as the target market.
They (fulcrum wheels) lost me the moment I read the following:
"Red Zone 7s are aluminium Cross Country-Marathon wheels that perform well both as training wheels or when alternated with racing wheelsets. They are also ideal for those who are becoming acquainted with mountain biking and..."
They are much better than those words suggest, but granted maybe not for you ... ????
My front rim also cracked and buckled a while ago. Replaced front and rear with Fulcrum Red Zone 7, they are much stronger than my original DT Swiss rims and very slightly heavier, I'm very happy with them. Price was also decent:
https://www.fulcrumwheels.com/en/wheels/mtb-wheels/red-zone-7-29
Edit: Also 28 hole
21 minutes ago, Jewbacca said:Is it really? 2k?
That is nuts. 36 ring is awesome for MTB. I have the 54 on my road bike. I'm a fan
Had many pairs of Hope Hubs and a set of 240s with the 36 rings.
My theory these days is that 'generic' hubs have caught up with the 'performance' brands to a point where diminishing returns on investment start playing out.
My Lyne rear hub is still spinning perfectly after a fair amount of abuse at a fraction of the cost.
Yip, I bought a 54 a while back R1.8k.
4 minutes ago, Vetplant said:Seems Pogacar is more suited to the cold days than the hot ones. Yesterday was relatively warm and he wasn't lightyears ahead of everyone.
So at best the GC contenders will hope for warm days and then attack him relentlessly, if they can, until something sticks.
Paris is still some way off.
The commentators mentioned that yesterday, apparently TP doesn't like the heat much at all.
10 minutes ago, TNT1 said:I know no-one cares, but Maincheese moved up a few places in the GC yesterday. With a good run in the Pyrenees, he can be knocking on the door of a top ten.
On the Pogacar thing, the bottom line is if he could have stayed with Vingegaard he would have. This nonsense of "he chose to not follow" is, well, nonsense. Sure, he didn't crack open like a piñata, but at the moment he simply didn't have the legs.
LM in 16th, nice Louis, keep going. Also WvA is up in 13th, surely he can end up in the top 10 if he wants to.
I see the gaps to the top 10 is pretty big however ... ????
13 hours ago, Patchelicious said:I think he didn’t need to go into the red today, so he didn’t. Little TC today so that he can suip some more in the next week.
Yes he didn't need to but if he could he would have gone with Wingegaard, no doubt in my mind.
More importantly, it shows he is not invincible, now at least there is a glimmer of hope for the other guys especially JW, before yesterday there was no hope in hell !
Trek did everything correct except take WvA into account ... ????
2 minutes ago, Patchelicious said:Yeah about that
Louis Meintjies just popped ... ????
Just now, Vetplant said:How do I explain to my wife the existence of different types of riders in the peloton if Wout comes 2nd to the greatest Sprinter yesterday and then he rides people off his wheel on Mont Ventoux...?
With difficulty .. ???? ???? ????
Go Wout !
If WvA is in the front group at the top of this last climb, it is game, set and match. I don't see anyone in that front group that can beat him, he must just watch JA like a hawk and not give him 1 sec jump.
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Interesting discussion guys, but can we please rather focus on what's happening with the current race ... ????
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Just now, TNT1 said:I'll wait for Carapaz to attack, and then Pogacar to look at him slightly bemused and ride away, just like Tignes?
Yip, that's how I see it also going down.
Just now, FootballingCyclist said:Ineos have Thomas on the front pulling the bunch, Clearly he isn't hoping to get close to a top 10 GC then.
No working for Carapaz, trying to put TP under pressure so that Carapaz can hopefully benefit, but I dont see that happening, TP simply to strong.
Just now, FootballingCyclist said:Tony Martin out of the race and off to hospital.
I missed that, what happened to Tony?
Well today is the day Pog is either going to confirm his dominance or fold, my bet is on the former, but lets wait and see ...
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Just saw Peter Sagan is out of the tour ... ????