TheoG Posted October 1, 2021 Share 3 minutes ago, Eldron said: The geometry is too slack for high speed road racing. A cyclocross bike would probably be better than a gravel bike but not as good as a modified road bike. The vast majority of the course is still tarmac (around 50kmm of cobbles in 257km of racing). Thanks, that make sense. I suppose a quick bike change before and after each cobble section is also not an option ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldron Posted October 1, 2021 Share Just now, TheoG said: Thanks, that make sense. I suppose a quick bike change before and after each cobble section is also not an option ... I wouldn't think so. In a TT or normal road stage the team car is right behind so the change is pretty quick. The narrow roads and chaos at PR makes a planned change almost impossible (and the longest cobbled section is only 3.7km). TheoG 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lechatnoir Posted October 1, 2021 Share 4 minutes ago, Eldron said: The geometry is too slack for high speed road racing. A cyclocross bike would probably be better than a gravel bike but not as good as a modified road bike. The vast majority of the course is still tarmac (around 50kmm of cobbles in 257km of racing). IIRC GCN tested something like this and found on nasty cobbles an MTB was fastest, but like @Eldron said, there are 257km of tarmac. Makes sense to just suffer the insufferable on a not-built-for-cobbles bike in the hope it stays in one piece. margins are too small for faffing with bike changes or bikes inappropriate for the bulk of the race Eldron, justinafrika and TheoG 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted October 1, 2021 Share 3 hours ago, TheoG said: Thanks, that make sense. I suppose a quick bike change before and after each cobble section is also not an option ... Just before the cobbles are of the best opportunities for positioning and then attacking whilst on the pavé. TheoG 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted October 2, 2021 Share The new rainbow jersey's Cannondale Pic: @twilcha splat, justinafrika and Me rida my bicycle 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted October 2, 2021 Share And Elisa on the recce, soon to proudly display her rainbow jersey. Pic: @twilcha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted October 2, 2021 Share History. Today. justinafrika 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted October 2, 2021 Share After the third sector of cobbles at Tilloy, Lizzie Deignan has a lead of one minute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowl Posted October 2, 2021 Share Absolute carnage. Great to see the ladies have a go at it. Sid the Sloth and justinafrika 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted October 2, 2021 Share It’s slippery out there. Drizzle here and there. 140 seconds to Deignan, race leader. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justinafrika Posted October 2, 2021 Share I very much appreciate how hard these women are going and their level of professional effort. This piece from cyclingnews highlights a disgraceful injustice. Edited October 2, 2021 by justinafrika splat and Rowl 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted October 2, 2021 Share SD-Worx contributing to the chase. A few Trek-Segafredo working to block where possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted October 2, 2021 Share (I wonder) How often has #13 won a race. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splat Posted October 2, 2021 Share She's looking good! justinafrika and Frosty 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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