Question about Froomie and the CTCT - Average Speeds without his team

[HeadDown]

For this little exercise we'd want a TT specialist. World TT Champs roughly 50 km, done in about an hour. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UCI_Road_World_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_time_trial

 

Double the distance + 10 km and a few hills - 2 hr 30 ish??

[GiantNRS]

Ah, but HeadDown - no TT Bike, has to be a standard road bike... 

 

What about those days of the Giro Del Capo - those times should actually be pretty reliable wrt to the pro's times (at the time, anyway).

[Pure Savage]

It very much does put it into perspective.... I'm a lazy git that needs to get out on my bike more!

 

(On a side ponderance, I wonder if there are any pro's who had the CTCT weekend off, that decided to ride it, sneak into the race under a pseudonym or "borrowed" someone else's number, just as a casual ride, not to actually race)

 

Yup, rode under the pseudonym #puresavage

[osiris]

It very much does put it into perspective.... I'm a lazy git that needs to get out on my bike more! 

 

(On a side ponderance, I wonder if there are any pro's who had the CTCT weekend off, that decided to ride it, sneak into the race under a pseudonym or "borrowed" someone else's number, just as a casual ride, not to actually race)

 

Nino did the CTCT, think he came like 10th or something.

Said it was a nice training ride,

but you are probably asking about roadie pro's hey?

[GiantNRS]

I'm asking about all - MTB/Road/Track/BMX!... The whole thing with the CSA banning pro riders?

[Baracuda]

Here is a scary stat.

 

Last year and the year before the winning average speed for TdF was "near as makes no difference" 40km/h.

 

That is a 2h40 Argus, twice a day, for 21 days!

 

Then add in a few decent hills.

 

(it won't let me attached the image but see: Argus vs TdF stage: http://blog.elferink.co.za/2007_07_01_archive.html

[BarHugger]

Then add in a few decent hills.

 

(it won't let me attached the image but see: Argus vs TdF stage: http://blog.elferink.co.za/2007_07_01_archive.html

No need.....it's been posted so many times we all have it burned in to our cerebral cortex....

[GiantNRS]

So basically, from that image Baracuda, we learn the that CTCT is in fact an extremely flat stage of the TDF...

[BarHugger]

I'm asking about all - MTB/Road/Track/BMX!... The whole thing with the CSA banning pro riders?

Awesome....random post of the year so far......

[BarHugger]

So basically, from that image Baracuda, we learn the that CTCT is in fact an extremely flat stage of the TDF...

The August is not for sissies.....

[Patchelicious]

Then add in a few decent hills.

 

(it won't let me attached the image but see: Argus vs TdF stage: http://blog.elferink.co.za/2007_07_01_archive.html

Here you go

 

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sZb60boighc/Rq2E3LmTijI/AAAAAAAAAKA/sLcUZVZzMTg/s400/image001.jpg

[Cadre]

Here is a scary stat.

 

Last year and the year before the winning average speed for TdF was "near as makes no difference" 40km/h.

 

That is a 2h40 Argus, twice a day, for 21 days!

And yet, there people who expect them do this on bottled water alone? 

[Patchelicious]

And yet, there people who expect them do this on bottled water alone? 

Really? Who?

[jcza]

And yet, there people who expect them do this on bottled water alone? 

 

Bread and tap water 

[Oxter]

Entered the jock classic for my first one this year. That image makes me feel alot better thank you

 

NOT!!!

[Shebeen]

Here you go

 

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sZb60boighc/Rq2E3LmTijI/AAAAAAAAAKA/sLcUZVZzMTg/s400/image001.jpg

here it is in a different colour, and with a word from our sponsors...