J Wakefield

Agree long cranks it is and a fat pedal. Bro science always prevails as in this case.

Doubt that is all his travel on the front fork that is available. But what do I know. But you right, he needs shorter cranks, that why he had a left foot down in a left hander and hit the pedal like we all did on our bmx's as a kid and went over.

If the top guy is talking about MVDP, I am pretty sure he makes a touch more than 7k a month.......

compressed suspension, seated, left side pedal down when turning left. Nothing to do with crank length

In General or at this Giro?

The sacred immunity idol of Argus excuses — forged from overtraining and under-recovering. This is your all-access pass to sympathy, redemption, and athletic glory, no matter the result once you cross the line in Greenpoint or once you walk into the office, Bootlegers or Noordhoek village the following morning. The ultimate get out of Jail free card: Scenario A: You blow up and go over the time limit. No worries! Simply activate the “Mild Cold of Doom”™. Everyone — and I mean everyone — will be in your corner - your mom, your colleagues and the guys you ride tempo with every Tuesday and Thursday to chappies and back. Ultimately pushing through with a chest infection like a war-hardened gladiator. They’ll totally forget how you spent the week before telling your boss, your dog, and your barista that you were aiming for a sub-47 because your FTP is basically VDP’s twin brother or the price of 2nd hand PNS kit. You could have won the fun ride, but destiny unfortunately sneezed in your face. Scenario B: You actually do a good time. Now flip the script. Same cold, but now it’s proof of your incredible athletic resilience. You’ll be hailed as a demi-god with an 83% hematocrit and lungs carved by angels and the size of a balloon. “You did that time… with a COLD?!” Yes. Yes you did. You’re basically an immune-compromised marvel of modern endurance, built for speed and made for endurance that is worthy of being studied. In a lab. With champagne. Either way, the cold wins where you land up a tragic hero… or a sick legend.

Same category as you not a real mountain biker unless you did the Epic as the saying goes or it’s the TDF of mountain biking. Both a load of **** for narccistic personalities to make themselves feel important. doing the Argus without having a “cold” the week before is more challenging and harder than FC or Epic it seems

I would put Landa next 1 or 2 to some but above all the other riders below him.

A race is as tough as you make it 1 or 21 days.

Its not my money but I wouldnt go to the bookies with any of this.

History has shown if you flying at Alps you dont deliver in overall at Giro and especially in the 3rd week.

I wouldnt say lack of form in the true sense, there were / was another issue at play during Epic.

I would say lets wait until the 4th round of there about to see how Epic has effected them or not

Correct and in July this year 740 teams have signed up and paid to race against Tadej at the Tour this year. Same-same

I would not bet your house on that information being accurate or anything valuable as a reference.