Jaco-fiets

So what is considered a good time for the Cycle Tour these days? I did it in 2008 last and the distance seem to be exactly the same (109km) but not sure about the route. Back then a sub 3 was considered ok. Still the same These days?

Apparently Lance still still has sleepless nights about them taking away his top 10 finish in the Argus.......

That's like a 20 person entourage...............Team must have deep pockets

So is Sagan taking Specialized with him to Total Direct Energy?

In my opinion Pog is on a whole nother level to his main rivals here. My money is on him taking 1 or 2 stages and increasing his lead before they stroll into France. The kid is in silly form

Yip! Normally we see him at the back of the pelaton if we see him at all

Looks like Sagan will be signing with Total Direct energy. Wonder if specialized would then be the new bike sponsor for them. I guess the brand has some money vested in him with the Sagan range they have. Apparently Quickstep told him to rather sign somewhere else (actually think he approached them) because he comes with an entourage of about 20. Even has a social manager???? The guy is like a rapper.....

Almost fell off my chair. He needs to be careful. He is in danger of actually doing something

Saw this on "The Move Padcast" Very sportsmen like from the D*ck

Must be a very small estate. There are flats in Paris and Milan with higher price tags

Jeez! Good on him. Last time he got top 10 he vanished.......well basically till now. Is he their "Main Cheese"?

Is our Louis MainCheese still in the tour?

Don't get me wrong! I don't imply doping (i actually could not care less, i just want to see a good race). Technological advances in all facets must play a big role.

I must say it is rather ironic that doping has supposedly been brought under control but race speeds continue to rise and riders seem to hold top form now for most of the season (some anyway). Genetics must be evolving faster than PED...

Can't remember when last i saw a Giant Anthem out on the trails. Basically have only seen the Imbuku team riding one. My 1st dual was a Anthem and i really enjoyed it

I agree with you to some extent but i do think that if Van Aert and vd Poel purely focused on GT riding for 2 to 3 seasons, they would be up there competing for the top step. Johan Bruyneel also mentioned it in the latest "The Move"podcast

Hi David For some reason when I change parameters in settings it reverts back to the old settings when I go back into it after I go off the site. I changed my weight and and threshold hr a few times now but it keeps bouncing back to the old data. Any idea why?

Respect Doug!!

Unfortunately I can’t see Reese renewing Meintjies’s contract. Hope I’m wrong. He better pull a miracle out the hat at Giro. At this stage I think Caleb Ewing will out climb him....

Thanks David Suggestion if I may. Strava has a cool function where you can choose how many zones you want for both HR and Watts. So totally customizable. Would be cool if you could perhaps do that. Thanks again for the great tool you provide

Hi David Is it possible to customize the zones for power and heart rate? I’m giving polarized training a go. I know z1 and 2 with regards to power zones loosely correlated to zone 1 of polarized and z5+ with zone 3. I would prefer using my own LT1 and LT2 power and heart rate. Customization possible?

I’m extremely happy they are starting to perform. Really hope Meintjies comes to party as you said otherwise he will loose his ticket on the bus

Thank you for the info. Was wondering if the 80/20 also counts for those in my position. What % of FTP do they consider as “intensity”?

What do they base their zones on? % of FTP? Would you pls show the % of each of the zones acc to sportscience? I only have about 4hrs a week to train so i try to spend most of that in sweet spot zone which is 84-97%

Agreed! It is a business at the end of the day. Let’s be honest, the African riders currently on the team (for the most) are passengers anyway