Riding with the pros

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  • goonz
    goonz Posts: 3,106
    TheFD wrote:
    goonz wrote:
    Awesome article, you just want to be a part of it!
    A former teammate of his once told me he’d seen him ride up a cobbled climb, front tire feet off the ground, both hands off the bars. Would you believe it?

    Yes I have seen it on youtube...
    Link?

    Ill look for it tonight, its only a recording off the tv but its clear enough to see the great man at action.
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  • ju5t1n
    ju5t1n Posts: 2,028
    I’ve raced against a few of our domestic pros, and apart from being very fast (as you might expect) the one thing that struck me was that they change gear a lot more frequently than I do, and that they are utterly fearless when it comes to descending.
  • goonz
    goonz Posts: 3,106
    ju5t1n wrote:
    I’ve raced against a few of our domestic pros, and apart from being very fast (as you might expect) the one thing that struck me was that they change gear a lot more frequently than I do, and that they are utterly fearless when it comes to descending.

    So am I.....in a car! :oops:
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  • thefd
    thefd Posts: 1,021
    goonz wrote:
    TheFD wrote:
    goonz wrote:
    Awesome article, you just want to be a part of it!
    A former teammate of his once told me he’d seen him ride up a cobbled climb, front tire feet off the ground, both hands off the bars. Would you believe it?

    Yes I have seen it on youtube...
    Link?

    Ill look for it tonight, its only a recording off the tv but its clear enough to see the great man at action.
    Is it this from 30 seconds in? Its impressive, but not up a cobbled climb!
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  • bigcgilmour
    bigcgilmour Posts: 106
    Oops, sorry sir Bradley wiggins ;)
  • cornerblock
    cornerblock Posts: 3,228
    bigcgilmour wrote:
    Oops, sorry sir Bradley wiggins ;)

    That's Sir Bradley Wiggins to you commoner.
  • crispybug2
    crispybug2 Posts: 2,915
    Not me, but a friend of mine took part in a hill climb competition on North Hill in Essex and Alex Dowsett turned up to have a go. My mate is a good quality club rider but he finished nearly two and a half minutes behind Alex. He said it was a fantastic display and , for him, completely underlined the difference in quality between a pro and a club rider!
  • dwanes
    dwanes Posts: 954
    This is me out on a ride with Rob Hayles last month (I'm the one with the white sleeves). I'm sure if he were to put on the afterburners I would not have been right behind him! Stuck with him for about 35 mile though.
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  • murf1480
    murf1480 Posts: 117
    http://www.cyclingarchives.com/coureurf ... eurid=5143

    I used to warm up with this man in the 80's at Salford park track Birmingham, he had a wicked turn of speed when he was racing
  • Jangs
    Jangs Posts: 10
    'some Irish fella called Stephen Roche'

    ...@Pros. Please tell me you are joking. Watching this vid still gets the waterworks going. For me, literally the greatest moment in cycling

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qgXQ3zPSN4

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  • goonz
    goonz Posts: 3,106
    TheFD wrote:
    goonz wrote:
    TheFD wrote:
    goonz wrote:
    Awesome article, you just want to be a part of it!
    A former teammate of his once told me he’d seen him ride up a cobbled climb, front tire feet off the ground, both hands off the bars. Would you believe it?

    Yes I have seen it on youtube...
    Link?

    Ill look for it tonight, its only a recording off the tv but its clear enough to see the great man at action.
    Is it this from 30 seconds in? Its impressive, but not up a cobbled climb!

    Ok not sure about the cobbled bit but this was on a climb...

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y34PNP5A9Jc
    Scott Speedster S20 Roadie for Speed
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  • ultimedia
    ultimedia Posts: 15
    goonz wrote:
    TheFD wrote:
    goonz wrote:
    TheFD wrote:
    goonz wrote:
    Awesome article, you just want to be a part of it!
    A former teammate of his once told me he’d seen him ride up a cobbled climb, front tire feet off the ground, both hands off the bars. Would you believe it?

    Yes I have seen it on youtube...
    Link?

    Ill look for it tonight, its only a recording off the tv but its clear enough to see the great man at action.
    Is it this from 30 seconds in? Its impressive, but not up a cobbled climb!

    Ok not sure about the cobbled bit but this was on a climb...

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y34PNP5A9Jc

    That's how Sagan went over the finish line today (after winning a Flemish classic) :).
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