kosmonooit Posted July 16, 2018 Posted July 16, 2018 With all the crashing yesterday, no reporting coming in of slice-and-dice because of disc brakes...? There was some mumblings that sharp breaking thanks to discs was causing crashes
Pure Savage Posted July 16, 2018 Posted July 16, 2018 With all the crashing yesterday, no reporting coming in of slice-and-dice because of disc brakes...?miracle Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Pure Savage Posted July 16, 2018 Posted July 16, 2018 1. Don’t think a sprinter is too amped to be flying to the alps to ride with an injured knee. 2. Ummm did that Binachi steerer just snap [emoji33][emoji33][emoji33] ouch
Eldron Posted July 16, 2018 Posted July 16, 2018 More than often the GT GC riders are the real ponies methinks. The Grand Tours favour the climbers/TT guys. So 2 tricks. Nibali, Valverde, Sagan, Allaphilipe, are more towards the real all rounder.Depends on how you define all rounder. If we go with who is best at classics AND stage racing then the order would be something like this I reckon: Nibs and Valverde.Alaphillippe.Froome, Sagan That said it would be interesting to see how good Sagan could be if he lost 15kg and stage raced. Likewise Froome gaining 15kg and classics racing. No doubt both have amazing engines!
nochain Posted July 16, 2018 Posted July 16, 2018 No footage anywhere, apparently connected with a spectator. Saw some footage..was pretty wide road..looked like normal pileup.Thing was probably because everybody was nervous and lots of fighting for position.Was mid pack also I think. Hard to believe Porte is out again!! In my opinion we are missing out on a great battle..Porte versus Froome is what I want to see..the rest is just a side show.
nochain Posted July 16, 2018 Posted July 16, 2018 More than often the GT GC riders are the real ponies methinks. The Grand Tours favour the climbers/TT guys. So 2 tricks. Nibali, Valverde, Sagan, Allaphilipe, are more towards the real all rounder.You forgot the biggest trick of them all..climbing, TTing and then stringing together 21 stages without time loss.21 perfectly executed days of racing without the luxury of having one bad day...
Jase619 Posted July 16, 2018 Posted July 16, 2018 There was some mumblings that sharp breaking thanks to discs was causing crashes Before they probably complained about the lack of sharp braking causing the crashes. . .
Eldron Posted July 16, 2018 Posted July 16, 2018 Before they probably complained about the lack of sharp braking causing the crashes. . . To be fair there is a case to be made for "two speed" braking... I saw a lot of on bike footage where riders rode into the back of others riders - this has been happening for years of course but having discs and calipers in one peleton is only going to exacerbate that problem.
Pure Savage Posted July 16, 2018 Posted July 16, 2018 Its 'easy' for specialists at the tour, the day its your specialty, buckle up its hairy. For the GC riders every stage is hairy. JD could empty himself today as he knew he doesnt need to climb on Tuesday, same with the Sagans of the world. The GC guys need to be in the zone all the time for all stages.
Eldron Posted July 16, 2018 Posted July 16, 2018 You forgot the biggest trick of them all..climbing, TTing and then stringing together 21 stages without time loss.21 perfectly executed days of racing without the luxury of having one bad day... That reminds me - Froome is the best runner of the lot. No doubt!
Gen Posted July 16, 2018 Posted July 16, 2018 1. Don’t think a sprinter is too amped to be flying to the alps to ride with an injured knee. 2. Ummm did that Binachi steerer just snap [emoji33][emoji33][emoji33] ouchBin job Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk
Gen Posted July 16, 2018 Posted July 16, 2018 Cycling really is about 30 yrs behind when it comes to business. Bet you the top earning sports clubs can't even remember when last they earned that little. Earnings since the start of the TDF Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk
Squier Posted July 16, 2018 Posted July 16, 2018 https://youtu.be/1ww6VvlIBww Views on Skuijin's back wheel? Difficult one to explain...
Shell Belle Posted July 16, 2018 Posted July 16, 2018 Views on Skuijin's back wheel? Difficult one to explain...I saw this on the live broadcast and thought something was strange. Stranger when viewed in isolation ????
bertusras Posted July 16, 2018 Posted July 16, 2018 https://youtu.be/1ww6VvlIBww Views on Skuijin's back wheel? Difficult one to explain... Conveniently excludes the first part where he spun his cranks to get his chain back on and into a lighter gear.
Eldron Posted July 16, 2018 Posted July 16, 2018 https://youtu.be/1ww6VvlIBww Views on Skuijin's back wheel? Difficult one to explain... It's been covered already but this is what happens when you crash:You get up.You check your chain is on.If not you lift the back wheel with your one hand whilst turning the crank with your other hand. This causes the back wheel to spin - fast if you're in the big ring. That is all you're seeing. As another poster said (Patch I think) - if it is a motor then it's a crap motor because the bike doesn't shoot forward when he puts it down.
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