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  • Paul 8v
    Paul 8v Posts: 5,458
    Looks Like Conan the Barbarian
    Road
    MTB
    NEW Cross
    Track/Grass Track/Winter bike
  • artstan
    artstan Posts: 27
    Conan's TT helmet and aero wheel. Axe?

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  • Paul 8v
    Paul 8v Posts: 5,458
    Nice!
    Road
    MTB
    NEW Cross
    Track/Grass Track/Winter bike
  • greasedscotsman
    greasedscotsman Posts: 6,962
    He looks a bit different nowadays.

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  • stagehopper
    stagehopper Posts: 1,593
    Mount Teide, Tuesday April 1st:

    Katusha and Cannondale riders passing the Mount Teide visitors centre on the TF-21 riding into the park from the northern side of Teide at around 2050m. Also passed a couple of Movistar cyclists riding together on the volcanic plane, two Astana riders about 200 yards apart about half hour later, and a Movistar and a Katusha rider training together - unfortunately all whilst in the car so no photos.
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  • freire
    freire Posts: 17
    The katusha rider looks like Daniel Moreno and the cannondale rider shoild be Ivan Basso.
  • stagehopper
    stagehopper Posts: 1,593
    Defo Basso and wasn't sure on Moreno but looking at it again think you're spot on.
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  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,461
    What was the temperature. They're well wrapped up there.
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  • stagehopper
    stagehopper Posts: 1,593
    Sunny, light breeze - about 20 C on the coast so I'd say around 15 C when they passed me. Lot of cloud/mist on North side of island all week though and could have climbed up through that - couple of times drove through what was effectively cold fog.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
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  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,576
    Nibali?
  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,576
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    Topical (ish).
  • salsiccia1
    salsiccia1 Posts: 3,725
    Edwig van Hooydonck?
    It's only a bit of sport, Mun. Relax and enjoy the racing.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    andyp wrote:
    Nibali?

    Yep.
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  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,576
    Salsiccia1 wrote:
    Edwig van Hooydonck?

    Yes. Two time Flanders winner, who quit the sport rather than take EPO.
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,666
    madasahattersley wrote:
    The guys that we trained with in Tavira (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banco_BIC-Carmim) were wearing full leg warmers/tights, long sleeves, gilet, overshoes and in some cases long fingered gloves and neck warmers even when it was 25 degrees. Never saw them wearing shorts while training, and the hottest day we were there was max 27.

    I'm sure I saw on cycling tips somewhere, the guy saying when he rode with some pro's in the summer, they are still wearing two jerseys, mitts, etc. Anyone know why? Is it to sweat more? Lose more weight? Luke do you train in multi layers in the summer?
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,262
    Greg Lemond & Gianni Bugno
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Wow, thats Lemond! Did not recognize him.
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  • knedlicky
    knedlicky Posts: 3,097
    sjmclean wrote:
    madasahattersley wrote:
    The guys that we trained with in Tavira (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banco_BIC-Carmim) were wearing full leg warmers/tights, long sleeves, gilet, overshoes and in some cases long fingered gloves and neck warmers even when it was 25 degrees. Never saw them wearing shorts while training, and the hottest day we were there was max 27.
    I'm sure I saw on cycling tips somewhere, the guy saying when he rode with some pro's in the summer, they are still wearing two jerseys, mitts, etc. Anyone know why? Is it to sweat more? Lose more weight? Luke do you train in multi layers in the summer?
    I’ve heard it recommended that professional cyclists wear long tights when training, even when it’s warm, to limit the effects of injury should they happen to crash - so less road rash.
    I suppose the same principle would apply as to why they may fully cover the arms and wear full-finger gloves.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    I think it may be from Giro but not 100% sure.
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  • MrTapir
    MrTapir Posts: 1,206
    Loooks like Katusha: Rodriguez?
  • ocdupalais
    ocdupalais Posts: 4,317
    Too stumpy for J-Rod - Paolini?
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Yeah I'd guess Paolini, especially as it was on Pozzato's twitter (who is his close friend).
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,262
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Yeah I'd guess Paolini, especially as it was on Pozzato's twitter (who is his close friend).
    If it was on Pozzato's twitter then there's a high probability that it's Pozzato.
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  • The_Boy
    The_Boy Posts: 3,099
    RichN95 wrote:
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Yeah I'd guess Paolini, especially as it was on Pozzato's twitter (who is his close friend).
    If it was on Pozzato's twitter then there's a high probability that it's Pozzato.

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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    RichN95 wrote:
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Yeah I'd guess Paolini, especially as it was on Pozzato's twitter (who is his close friend).
    If it was on Pozzato's twitter then there's a high probability that it's Pozzato.

    Possibly but if you look at the helmet he is wearing they havent been out long. Paolini was wearing that helmet in the 2013 Giro. Pozzato last rode for Katusha in 2011.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Yeah it's Paolini.

    @ilariobiondi Apr 1
    @giroditalia @Ilgerva77 non tutti sono d'accordo @PippoPozzato pic.twitter.com/5CjnmDWCYE

    @Ilgerva77 = Paolini. Didnt realise until I clicked through.
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,262
    frenchfighter wrote:
    RichN95 wrote:
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Yeah I'd guess Paolini, especially as it was on Pozzato's twitter (who is his close friend).
    If it was on Pozzato's twitter then there's a high probability that it's Pozzato.

    Possibly but if you look at the helmet he is wearing they havent been out long. Paolini was wearing that helmet in the 2013 Giro. Pozzato last rode for Katusha in 2011.
    It was a joke about Pozzato's narcissism rather than a serious suggestion.
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  • knedlicky
    knedlicky Posts: 3,097
    andyp wrote:
    Salsiccia1 wrote:
    Edwig van Hooydonck?
    Yes. Two time Flanders winner, who quit the sport rather than take EPO.
    This is his 1989 win, probably the worst weather for the T. of Flanders in the last 25-30 years.
    I liked Hooydonck because although a professional with Superconfex-Yoko then (1987-1989), he was also still doing duathlons and triathlons when time allowed.

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