Can throw a blanket over the top 3 with 2 stages left. Fantastic racing.
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Tell me that's not completely epic. What a sport.
Crying off half of the stage because its raining? Do not approve.
Fair play, they're giving it a good go. Dennis has been incredible the last two mountain stages. Looked like he could have dropped them both on that last ascent.
Black Belt Jones
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Did Ventoux on zwift today, for the first time. Decent, but wouldnt hurry back on it, not all that engaging but I guess thats the reality of the route.
Went up steady and took around 100 mins. Could prob do 90 going max effort, so might try that at some point.
Went up steady and took around 100 mins. Could prob do 90 going max effort, so might try that at some point.
Training for Alpine climbs is just like a 25 mile tt isn't it? Try and hold a steady power for an hour. Working on your FTP and pacing aren't the most exciting workouts in the world on the trainer, but they're grand for those kind of climbs.
Should be a grand conclusion to the Giro today. TGH is the favourite, but anything can happen still. What seems more certain is that Ganna will get another win for Ineos, and their Giro really has been remarkable after such a dreadful start. Dennis turned in a couple of monster performances and even Ben Swift is riding high in 18th spot
If he manages to pull it off today he'll be the 5th British GT winner in the last ten years, which is pretty remarkable.
Chris O'Connor
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Should be a grand conclusion to the Giro today. TGH is the favourite, but anything can happen still. What seems more certain is that Ganna will get another win for Ineos, and their Giro really has been remarkable after such a dreadful start. Dennis turned in a couple of monster performances and even Ben Swift is riding high in 18th spot
Is that Froome 7 GT wins with one TDF each for Geraint Thomas and Wiggins, the last one being the Vuelta win for Yates? (tbh Adam's is the one I always forget being the Vuelta back in 2011)
Yep, Wiggins in 2012, Froome's seven wins, Thomas' Tour in 2018 and Simon Yates' Vuelta the same year.
Chris O'Connor
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Good to see he did it at least someone did well today after that terrible performance at Southampton.
Looks like it was a good day's racing at the Vuelta as well, with good time gaps between the main riders causing a shakeup at the top. Hugh Carthy is well up there now, and while it's hard to see him winning the whole thing, he's shown he's good for a top 10, and it's been a strange season, so who knows.
lichfieldblue
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A week ago Ineos' season was in tatters. Nowhere at the Tour; Froome and Thomas both out of the running. Now:
- Won Giro
- Leading Vuelta
- 7 stage wins at Giro
- EVERY Ineos rider was top 4 in the overall standings at some point (6 were top 2)
In a week their worst ever season could have turned into their best ever. Madness.
- Won Giro
- Leading Vuelta
- 7 stage wins at Giro
- EVERY Ineos rider was top 4 in the overall standings at some point (6 were top 2)
In a week their worst ever season could have turned into their best ever. Madness.
Chris O'Connor
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The Cinderella narrative of the domestique from a humble background finding himself as the favourite going into the last stage of arguably the toughest tour, will make his name here at home amongst the wider non-cycling public
It's the perfect background to grab the mainstream media's attention, as the boy who had it tough making good is always a winner.
It's the perfect background to grab the mainstream media's attention, as the boy who had it tough making good is always a winner.
Another noob question here: is my balance on the bike going to improve with time on the bike or do I need to practice this skill to improve it? Don't feel out of sorts around corners and such, but even simple things like pulling out food and opening packages makes me nervous, and I'd never try putting on or pulling off a jacket while moving. I did recently move up to larger continental 4-season tires (was riding bananaskins) so that should help some, but that won't solve poor balance.
Black Belt Jones
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Have you ever done a triathlon mate? If yes, then you'll never be able to handle a bike, they change people
IDK practice I suppose and time in the saddle will make you more confident. I learnt off-road, but the single biggest difference maker I can remember is looking where you want to go (round the corner), not where you don't want to go. You've prob heard that before but it is huge for bike handling - your whole body adjusts it's weight and balance according to where your head is focussing.
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