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Pah Bear Posted July 12, 2017 Posted July 12, 2017 Am I the only one seeing Nicholas Roche being talked up every year and then never living up to that hype around him? I was a fan of his father, especially after that one stage in 87? finishing on La Plagne, where he ended up seconds behind Delgado only to collapsed, off to hospital for recuperation and raced the next day to finally win his only TdF.
s14phoenix Posted July 12, 2017 Posted July 12, 2017 I think Greipel gave up yesterday to keep something in reserve to perhaps try win on the fatigue of others. It also seems as though they are already pushing to hard in the last km and doing all the work while Kittel and others sit on without even any team mates... Think they need to relook their strategy... Then again Kittel was passing them while they where seemingly 100% before he even started his fullgaz attack - definitely has some serious long range power matching others in their sprint and then seems to add 500w @ 250m to go...
Edition 507 Posted July 12, 2017 Posted July 12, 2017 Yesterday and today are a couple of nice stages Sagan could win! Oh wait.......
Bonus Posted July 12, 2017 Author Posted July 12, 2017 "Practice-packing" the car for tomorrow morning . . . . essentials. We'll pack in properly last thing tonight :-)
Gen Posted July 12, 2017 Posted July 12, 2017 "Practice-packing" the car for tomorrow morning . . . . essentials. We'll pack in properly last thing tonight :-)Maybe you'll be lucky and see a crazy stage again [emoji23] Sent from my SM-N9005 using Tapatalk
Gen Posted July 12, 2017 Posted July 12, 2017 I think Greipel gave up yesterday to keep something in reserve to perhaps try win on the fatigue of others. It also seems as though they are already pushing to hard in the last km and doing all the work while Kittel and others sit on without even any team mates... Think they need to relook their strategy... Then again Kittel was passing them while they where seemingly 100% before he even started his fullgaz attack - definitely has some serious long range power matching others in their sprint and then seems to add 500w @ 250m to go...Greipel said he is embarrassed by his sprint yesterday lol.. they have few opportunities no ways he would save himself for another day. Sent from my SM-N9005 using Tapatalk
SwissVan Posted July 12, 2017 Posted July 12, 2017 "Practice-packing" the car for tomorrow morning . . . . essentials. We'll pack in properly last thing tonight :-)Don't forget the running shoes, yellow speedo and watermelon We expect to see u chasing little cheese for a few km's wearing only the above while carrying the flag the right way up..... ENJOY
Long Wheel Base Posted July 12, 2017 Posted July 12, 2017 Is it just me, but every time I watch Kittel sprint it looks like he is on a compact crank. He seems to peddle such small circles. He's just such a big guy that his bike looks too small and he cranks that big gear with such ease.
SwissVan Posted July 12, 2017 Posted July 12, 2017 Anyone got the stages podcast email address?Want to ask LA about Boohani's alleged punch and punishment..... should give him ammo to rant about favouritism LOL
SwissVan Posted July 12, 2017 Posted July 12, 2017 Don't forget the running shoes, yellow speedo and watermelon We expect to see u chasing little cheese for a few km's wearing only the above while carrying the flag the right way up..... ENJOYAnd don't forget Darryl and our other brothers in the tour....
Edition 507 Posted July 12, 2017 Posted July 12, 2017 Greipel said he is embarrassed by his sprint yesterday lol.. They should all be embarrassed. Kittel is making the other sprinters look stupid.
Cav' Posted July 12, 2017 Posted July 12, 2017 Is it just me, but every time I watch Kittel sprint it looks like he is on a compact crank. He seems to peddle such small circles. He's just such a big guy that his bike looks too small and he cranks that big gear with such ease.Yeah he looks like yogi bear sprinting. Full specs of his Tour bike:Frame: Specialized S-Works Venge ViAS DiscFork: Specialized S-Works Venge ViAS DiscFront brake: Shimano Dura-Ace R9170, 140mm rotorRear brake: Shimano Dura-Ace R9170, 140mm rotorBrake/shift levers: Shimano Dura-Ace R9170Front derailleur: Shimano Dura-Ace R9150Rear derailleur: Shimano Dura-Ace R9150Cassette: Shimano Dura-Ace R9100, 11-28TCrankset: Shimano Dura-Ace R9100 with 4iiii power meter, 53/39T, 175mmWheels: Roval CLX 50, disc brakesTyres: S-Works Turbo tubular, 26mmHandlebars/stem: Vision Metron 5DTape/grips: SupaCaz Super Sticky KushPedals: Shimano Dura-Ace R9000Saddle: Specialized S-Works ToupeSeat post: Specialized VengeBottle cages: Tacx Deva CarbonComputer: Garmin Edge 520
Vetplant Posted July 12, 2017 Posted July 12, 2017 One of the things I have come to realise for TDF 2017 is that the breakaway will not succeed on a sprinters stage. The sprinters team just simply won't allow it. The keep you on a very tight string. So why not get in the break and ride very relaxed....until 30km to go, then you nail it with an almighty effort...?
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