The Crazy German

This explains the tour the France car that I passed on the climb up to my shack yesterday. Seems there is a stage start down in the valley about halfway though.

Been there done it long ago as a kid can confirm its a nasty little surprise

There recovery is sometimes à bit weird I was quoted 6 hours after à 360k ride in Corsica so we did the remaining 250K after a short sleep, Garmin said I was fine but I felt quite broken myself

I am 1m84 80kg and for castelli bib size up two sizes from L to XXL recently got some winter bibs cos they where cheap in XXXL and they even aren't too big.

That was 90% the motorbike's fault, left way to late and blocked the view of the corner, then hampered his line choice stopping and likely brroke his consetration also. That cut all his rythem though the corner. Motorbike Driver should be banned for rest of the event.

Voeckler was definitely not a nowhere cyclist he was quite (very) good. Lacking just this little bit compared to the very best. He was just very good at playing the underdog and faking suffering when the camera was near(an then still be there an hour later when the group was only a quarter its size). Although I respect his quality as a cyclist I dislike the fake personage.

I can do you three in thirtu seconds Geert Van Bondt Jeroen Blijlevens and Pete van Petegem thats 100% sure

Make that 3

Jasper know's he just bought a nex car apparently

I got my cluster over the 1500 mark recently slowly working on this one the last weeks. Max square only up by one to 29. Missing tiles are on bloody steep mountain so waiting for winter to end and better legs to arrive with the sunshine before going after them. On the other side I am blocked by the freign legions shooting range so that definitely out as progress direction I guess.

Lefevre did this before for the PR with a disgraced Richard Virenque. He said afterwards that the return was there even before he rode his first mile in a race. Cav 's gonna be the same as he pays him little publicity return is gonna be there before or with the first pedal stroke. Might be another surprise they didn't expect Virenque to be able to perform again which surprisingly he did, mabe Cav is gonna be the same. Though I believe we have a pre and past Epstein Barr Cavendish. I admit I actually got a strong dislike for the guy, but people have been too harsh on him for his non performing. Truly believe the virus has some long term effects(I sadly experienced it myself) its only à couple of % but at that level it means you go from héro to (almost)zéro).

Does it come in red too?? Pity my godchild is only 6 months old she could have been the fastest girl in town.

Why didn't you guys swap wheels with one of the male riders? Must admit I only rode DC once with a rather competitve team. We agreed beforehand that a puncture would mean you where left behind unless below a certain number of riders left at a certain distances out. When I punctured 10 to 15 k's from the last climb(old ceres route). I shouted puncture bye good luck thinking I got off easily . But I forgot rule n°2 if you hear puncture and you are k@king badly or haven't pulled for a while you stop and give a wheel(was before disc brakes so rather easy). I got short changed by Stuart who gave me his wheel. But then I was promised before the start I could quit at the last climb as long as I rode myself moertoe between the climbs. So I continued to ride at the front at 40 or so, then at the bottom I got short changed again by good old David Garret. Who told me dude look we are only 7 left and the little kid is f"cked. So I got to do the climb as well as the new last man standing. Got short changed on the downhill again as the bloody borrowed wheel only had a 12 sproket on it. Did take some revenge on the ride into town. Best memory of my cycling days.

Recovery will depend a lot from person to person. One of my mates is still feeling helt back 6 months after. Myself I most likely got it late february, not tested cos all hell was still to break loose. Fatigue, snot muscle pain loss of smell(which back then was not on the symptoms list) no real fever though). My legs felt like I had done 200 k's and gone out hard whilst I had almost not ridden for 2-3 weeks. During recovery did some running (5k's) and short rides(as we where now in lockdown) Two months of this basic riding I was less then 10% of my power output of 2019(I was down on that one already before I got ill)

Been there on the old route in Ceres I was told before the ride that I could bail before the last long climb as I was the biggest guy on the team. You ride yourself into the ground on the rolling stretch and then you just cruise home. 10k before the climb having been going at it full throttle for a long while I was told sorry dude only 7 left you are now going to Ceres as number 6. Moolman Welgemoed had the same joke pulled on him. Had my revenge coming into Ceres 7 minutes flat over the last 5k's

It really depends on the races sometimes its 15km/h sometimes its rather flatout. Long ago whilst a bit youger I took part in an U19 world cup race. The neutral part was somewhere between 5 and 10k long through the city. When we got to the "real" start I was already more or less in the red zone as the neutral average was about 48 km/h we had been going straight over roundabouts plowing flowerbeds and grass at these speeds as well to stay somewhere near the front. Didn't last long for me got hit by a flying bike as a Couple off guys before me one was mowed down by a police motorbike. Tar is hard to hit while echeloning at 55km/h.

Apple has been caught out doing this on Iphones so could be. Its obviously to phase out older models but they said it was to protect the older weaker battery

I have done i with one of these ebay batteries you need a special torx screwdriver as well. Battery swap was easy and straightforward there are some video's on the web. Getting the screen back on was a bit tougher its not just screw it back on as the pressure regulates the touch screen so needs to be quite evenly and not full on. Took a couple of go's to get it right worked flawlessly for a couple of weeks later on. Then after a snow race I left it on the car roof most likely never to be seen again. Bought a 820 later on which is a real pain in the ass gonna be send of for warranty next week just over a year old, rarely connects to pc, battery already almost dead(the 800 too 5 intense years to die) and one of the eyelets broke. It went to a phase that it changed map and road coulours all green by itself so I couldn't navigate anymore as well.

My knees have been a bit sore this week even at work or on easy rides. Started ising them, should have done that earlier I blame last weeks TSS of about 1900 or so

So we got it up to 28 by 28 by end of august, been of the bike ten days before the holidays with a blocked back. Went a bit big over last holiday week on a tour, got a about 500 new tiles Not near home though so no real progress in the other stats.

Be carefull with that, Thomas and Froome tried that trick up Alpe D'Huez in 2013 and Froome still got the penalty. Likely would have gotten away with it in todays bunch though.

Its a mellow first part but that lats climb is a three step one and the middle part is a real schocker. Gets steeper al along and verry irregualar great to break guys. Normally they redo the roads here they just filled the biggest gaps, its known for having having the worst roling stuff that pretend to be asfalt. Road up it a months ago when the ladies from donnons des elles au vélo https://ddeav.epinix.net/ did all the stages one month before the guys. Pity the finish is up mont Aigoual(although known for schocker winds) but the last 10 k or so are mellow. Best tactic would have some domestiques in the break away and time it for the leaders to catch them on top of Col the Lusette and then pace em in. Pity its quite a drive from my place and that because of Covid they blocked main accès days ago only way in through the forest it seems. Don't think I will go and watch the tour this year. At least I got to ride part of several stages already

Are you sure you need the Mavic one? the grooves seems to be just to hold onto any shimano/ SRAM spaced freewheel (so like the vast majority). Which means you can use suite some different spaces as long as width is similar. Doesnt even have to have these taps. A round one might move a little bit but once a casette is tight on it goes nowhere. That's how I see it, would have loads to try but my bike shed is not in RSA sadly.

Schools only starting next week hmm journalistic quality. Though france is a cuddly nation of a crowd who is a bit arrogant so they only to measures so and so when it doesn't inconvenience them to musk. Masks mostly to protect beards and on and of lotsa times. They went and holidayed as if nothing happened. So next week we most likely get masks compulsary in the work place because of these nitwits, at least I am off in the next two weeks let hope my knee's oblige and that i get to ride lots.

Lovely feature, with 3-4 aimed rides at errand tiles I managed to get my max cluster from 14 to 14 then 17 and now 22, max cluster size creaping nearer à thousand. Pity I miss lots of data from the older dates, or recent long non GPS rides. My year max cluster goal is to get it over 1000 and why not aim for 1250. and the 22x22 should definitley go to 25X25 and why not aim for 30. Its a way to vary rides to get a cluster ride in from time to time makes you discover lovely new road or remember why you never went that way