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I can't ride my road bike these days because it gives me postural problems, but I'm delighted I've re-started studio cycling this week. Haven't been for five months, so I broke myself in gently with the bearable Monday night class but Mad Mike's session today was a killer! Awesome fun.
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23 May 2021, 08:24 (Ref:4052814) | #279 | ||
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Alan, I have just checked, and of the 14 stages of the Giro run so far, seven have been won from a break, five from bunch sprints, one from the Time Trial, and only one by a overall contender.
Stage 1 Ganna TT 2 Merlier sprint 3 Van der Hoorn break 4 Dombrowski " 5 Ewan sprint 6 Mader break 7 Ewan print 8 Lafay break 9 Bernal contender 10 Sagan sprint 11 Scmid break 12 Vendrame " 13 Nizzolo sprint 14 Fortunato break I am sure that like me you were willing the winners to hold on. There have been some outstanding rides from domestics, also rans, unknowns, one of he best stage races for a long time. Yesterday's Fortunato, never having won a race before, takes victory on the toughest climb in Professional cycling!! I can imagine him telling people; "Si I win on the Zoncolan, Bernal was only fourth". One thing about being long retired I can watch the whole stage without guilt. Yates up to second, Carthy hanging on in there,I am also impressed with Daniel Martinez in 9th. and top support rider, not bad for someone there to work for Bernal. Cheers, Bob [ |
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Yes - very unusual to see breakaways hang on so many times. Another big stage today...
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Looks like today's stage has been shortened due to the continuing bad weather.
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Pics from the Queen Stage, hard men or what?
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It produced some of the fastest bikes and aerodynamic concepts seen in the sport but ultimately was banned by the UCI in the early 2000s as the design were getting a bit too crazy in both frames and position. With the example of the Lotus and Boardman "superman" position as an example. This is the concept of the beam bike essentially. Main frame is the lower part and upper part is a beam supporting the rider with a damping element built-in the frame. 29mm of frontal area and one of the fastest bike one can ride. |
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Quite a stage yesterday in the Giro - eh Baub?
I guess Bernal will have a chance to recover on today's pretty flat parcours but things have certainly livened up. |
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His nearest rival, Caruso was unable to take any significant advantage merely a couple of seconds, while Yates faded towards the top of the last climb, being well dropped by Almieda and gained just 53 seconds on Bernal. As you know I have been impressed with Martinez, and I do wonder if he had not waited for Egan, whether he could have finished at least second on the day.. Today as you say should be an easy one for Bernal, and I doubt if many other teams have the ability to really challenge INEOS today. But you can never predict an 'easy stage' in a Grand Tour. Dan Martin took a famous win and it was a shame that the Bernal matter somewhat overshadowed a magnificent performance. I have to say that Dan has the most ugly riding style, nothing graceful about him, all arms and knees, but no getting away from it - effective. |
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Alan, another thought. Yates is a far bigger challenge to Caruso's second place, so Baharain would probably assist INEOS if Bike Exchange force the pace.
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Been enjoying this year’s Giro. Been some remarkable performances. Bernal seems to have recovered from his little blip. |
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As Baub said earlier, you have to admire Martinez. Domestiques do a fantastic job. Geraint Thomas probably wouldn't have won the TdF without Bernal's help, Ganna has also worked really hard for Bernal (but was probably saving himself for tomorrrow in today's stage) and I have huge admiration for Sepp Kuss who does great work for Primož Roglic.
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Very happy for Caruso, he deserved that win and his second on GC, not too sorry to see Yates fade at the end, I am not keen on his habit of hiding in the bunch all day and then sprinting off at the end. I like a rider who contributes something to the race, not to simply feed off other riders efforts. I agree about Kuss, however, I have a strange antipathy for American riders, I hate to see them going well. I can't tell you why, I'm not anti US in any way, but it bugs me to see the Stars and Stripes on a rider looking like winning. Maybe a hangover from the Armstrong days, a man I never liked even before his disgrace. Can INEOS take all three Grand Tours this year? I wonder. |
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