Giro D'Italia 2024: Chirps, Buzz and Updates

[Spookie]

G = MVP

Absolute class by G, and closed out perfectly by cav.  I loved that too much. 

[babse]

2 hours ago, Thomo said:

He did it easily.!! 

Hahaha pretty decent odds then...

 

What a fairytale!

[J Wakefield]

22 hours ago, DJuice said:

Have anyone seen some stats for the final climb by Primoz?

 

Kuss did 23m16 / 1875vam which is about 6.1wkg for the final climb. 
 

Roglic was 7s slower. 
 

[Frosty]

I heard that taking VAM and dividing by 300, gets an approximate W/Kg. 

 

[DJuice]

1 hour ago, J Wakefield said:

Kuss did 23m16 / 1875vam which is about 6.1wkg for the final climb. 
 

Roglic was 7s slower. 
 

Thanks John.

If Roglic was 7s slower, how much time did GT loose?

[Frosty]

1 minute ago, DJuice said:

Thanks John.

If Roglic was 7s slower, how much time did GT loose?

The bike change showed 2 seconds difference, and it was about 3-4 seconds before the road ramped up. Take the difference at the end, and you'll get about 35-40 seconds loss.

[DJuice]

5 minutes ago, Frosty said:

The bike change showed 2 seconds difference, and it was about 3-4 seconds before the road ramped up. Take the difference at the end, and you'll get about 35-40 seconds loss.

Thanks Frosty, was unable to watch not even a recording yet.

With the mechanical and time loss to GT , made the incorrect assumption Roglic was the fastest, but this opens up why did GT loose so much time.

[J Wakefield]

Just now, DJuice said:

Thanks Frosty, was unable to watch not even a recording yet.

With the mechanical and time loss to GT , made the incorrect assumption Roglic was the fastest, but this opens up why did GT loose so much time.

Cause he does not climb the super steep gradients like Roglic does and is known for. 

[splat]

18 minutes ago, Frosty said:

The bike change showed 2 seconds difference, and it was about 3-4 seconds before the road ramped up. Take the difference at the end, and you'll get about 35-40 seconds loss.

2 seconds ? Felt like a lot more.
It looked like an F1 pitstop vs Sunday picnic

 

[Thomo]

5 minutes ago, splat said:

2 seconds ? Felt like a lot more.
It looked like an F1 pitstop vs Sunday picnic

WEDU team had a fair bit to say about this and especially G's choice to swap helmets too.!

Ultimately I don't think it mattered ... the steep slopes sorted things out.

[Frosty]

17 minutes ago, DJuice said:

Thanks Frosty, was unable to watch not even a recording yet.

With the mechanical and time loss to GT , made the incorrect assumption Roglic was the fastest, but this opens up why did GT loose so much time.

He said his legs felt terrible at about 1.5km to go (so he lost a lot of his time in the last 3rd of the climb).

He also didn't have to be the fastest, just 25 seconds (or less) slower than Roglic. GT finished 40 seconds slower (2nd overall on the stage).

[Frosty]

13 minutes ago, splat said:

2 seconds ? Felt like a lot more.
It looked like an F1 pitstop vs Sunday picnic

The change was longer, but the time gap shown on screen after the change shows 2 seconds.

[Shebeen]

2 hours ago, splat said:

2 seconds ? Felt like a lot more.
It looked like an F1 pitstop vs Sunday picnic

 

nicely done side by side there. Time in the "transition box" was 6 seconds faster for Rog

[DJuice]

1 hour ago, Shebeen said:

nicely done side by side there. Time in the "transition box" was 6 seconds faster for Rog

A bit disappointed, with all this marginal gains stuff, was looking forward to a Jamaican Brakeman.

[TheoG]

5 hours ago, J Wakefield said:

Cause he does not climb the super steep gradients like Roglic does and is known for. 

Thanks John, I wasn't sure about that but was hoping like mad.  That picture of Roglic sitting on the ground at the TdF after TP did the exact same to him is etched in my mind for ever ... 

As a Roglic fan I'm very happy he got this one.

Also very happy for Cav to get a win on the last stage of his last Giro.

[Bub Marley]

6 hours ago, J Wakefield said:

Cause he does not climb the super steep gradients like Roglic does and is known for. 

I don’t think Roglic is really known for climbing steep gradients. He used a very light gear as well which clearly assisted him. But yeah, when I look at Roglic, he’s not a natural climber like a Pog or Jonas just based on the eye test. A natural climber dances on the pedals and mixes his style with standing and seated. Roglic definitely has more a Froome vibe spinning a really high cadence.

 

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