TNT1 Posted September 17, 2020 Posted September 17, 2020 my take - today's stage will entice those that get shelled on the last climb to race back on on the descent. I certainly won't be as thrilling as yesterday. Depends. If Lopez wants to take second place from Pogacar and get a decent enough buffer for the TT, Astana will start winding it up from the Col des Aravis already. If he goes on the Plateau des Glieres to gain time, the group will already be so fragmented there will be no coming back. If they do that, no break will stand a chance anyway. If the GC guys play it safe, yeah, then a damp squib is in the offing.
TNT1 Posted September 17, 2020 Posted September 17, 2020 I suspect it has to do with the fact that they had to drop back to work for Caleb Ewan who consistently couldn't stay with the pack when the roads start pointing skywards.With good reason, you wouldn't bet against him winning the final stage.
betaboy Posted September 17, 2020 Posted September 17, 2020 Apologies if this has been posted..I am not normally too interested in the tech..but this caught my eye https://www.cyclingnews.com/features/why-are-teams-using-mountain-bike-disc-rotors-at-the-tour-de-france/Disc just really don't belong on road bikes period! Especially not MTB. There I said it. If they were so great why no real climbers using them? My opinion is this... to achieve a good when balance you attack rotation mass, so you have super light carbon rims with these discs? Now that just doesn't make sense.... think about it, for me its a marketing machine spinning everybody into submission and nobody saying.. wait does the sport really need this? Clearly at this level you can't afford to loose time but with no quick release etc.. the sport has gone backwards when it was easy back in the day to get a wheel, also crashes have increased a lot since disc's came to town. A good solid rim brake set up is still a winning combo in my books. But lets see if another rim brake winner emerges today.
TNT1 Posted September 17, 2020 Posted September 17, 2020 Disc just really don't belong on road bikes period! Especially not MTB. There I said it. If they were so great why no real climbers using them? My opinion is this... to achieve a good when balance you attack rotation mass, so you have super light carbon rims with these discs? Now that just doesn't make sense.... think about it, for me its a marketing machine spinning everybody into submission and nobody saying.. wait does the sport really need this? Clearly at this level you can't afford to loose time but with no quick release etc.. the sport has gone backwards when it was easy back in the day to get a wheel, also crashes have increased a lot since disc's came to town. A good solid rim brake set up is still a winning combo in my books. But lets see if another rim brake winner emerges today.The disc vs rim brake thread is over there ---> Oh, and Lopez was running discs when he won on Col de la Loze, just fyi.
Pure Savage Posted September 17, 2020 Posted September 17, 2020 The disc vs rim brake thread is over there --->This thread is purely for the discussion of the boring Jumbo Visma train. Basically just team sky in bumble bee out fits.
DieselnDust Posted September 17, 2020 Posted September 17, 2020 my take - today's stage will entice those that get shelled on the last climb to race back on on the descent. I certainly won't be as thrilling as yesterday. my hope is that it tee's up a de gendt breakaway for tomorrow. trouble is that if he goes off the front, ewan goes out the back - only one of those things is good for Lotto on a tech/effort note, how horrible would yesterday have been on a 39x23 in days of old? probably why we've never gone up there before 2020!
DieselnDust Posted September 17, 2020 Posted September 17, 2020 This thread is purely for the discussion of the boring Jumbo Visma train. Basically just team sky in bumble bee out fits. Roglic even talks like Bumlebee
Vetplant Posted September 17, 2020 Posted September 17, 2020 KM 0 is imminent Rider who had a mechanical in the neutral zone, just catching back up. Might be a hectic start with them starting closer to the intermediate sprint, 14km into the stage.
Headshot Posted September 17, 2020 Posted September 17, 2020 Disc just really don't belong on road bikes period! Especially not MTB. There I said it. If they were so great why no real climbers using them? My opinion is this... to achieve a good when balance you attack rotation mass, so you have super light carbon rims with these discs? Now that just doesn't make sense.... think about it, for me its a marketing machine spinning everybody into submission and nobody saying.. wait does the sport really need this? Clearly at this level you can't afford to loose time but with no quick release etc.. the sport has gone backwards when it was easy back in the day to get a wheel, also crashes have increased a lot since disc's came to town. A good solid rim brake set up is still a winning combo in my books. But lets see if another rim brake winner emerges today.Bwahahahaha. There is some tech that probably should not have found its way to road bikes, bolt in through axles being one of them, but disk brakes really should be there IMO.
betaboy Posted September 17, 2020 Posted September 17, 2020 Roglic even talks like BumlebeeBest post today... LOL. Did you have a bad Maya The Bee experience in your younger years? BTW: We need bees...even if they speak Flemish. ;D
betaboy Posted September 17, 2020 Posted September 17, 2020 The disc vs rim brake thread is over there ---> Oh, and Lopez was running discs when he won on Col de la Loze, just fyi.Lets tally up the winner in Paris... a lot of braking before that me thinks!
Gen Posted September 17, 2020 Posted September 17, 2020 Roglic even talks like BumlebeeHow's your Slovenian?[emoji6]
Vetplant Posted September 17, 2020 Posted September 17, 2020 Uphill from the get-go tomorrow. Gonna watch the start just to find out whether this is a rendering error or what...? Looks odd. The profile is a lot smoother on the PCS website. https://www.procyclingstats.com/images/profiles/ap/fa/tour-de-france-2020-stage-18-profile-27dd6ea5e6.jpgYep, was an error, nothing of the sort on the section leading to the intermediate sprint.
Vetplant Posted September 17, 2020 Posted September 17, 2020 4 teams represented with 4 riders in the massive breakaway up the road who are increasing their lead. My bet is on the Breakaway today.
Gen Posted September 17, 2020 Posted September 17, 2020 4 teams represented with 4 riders in the massive breakaway up the road who are increasing their lead. My bet is on the Breakaway today.Think Kwaito deserves a stage win how many years has he spent driving the sky/ ineos teams around France
Vetplant Posted September 17, 2020 Posted September 17, 2020 Apparently the time cut will be around 36mins today. Yesterday had two climbs, both HC. Today has1 x HC2 x Cat 11 x Cat 21 x Cat 3 The commentators reckon some sprinters won't make it today. The toughest thing for them is probably that it is coming in the 3rd week, directly following three crazy mountain stages spaced over 4 days.
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