TDF 2013 Stage 11 TT ***Spoilers***

RichN95.

TheBigBean wrote:

When do the top 10 start?

3.27 UK time

Ed-tron

To entice FF back... here is a pic of Christ Froome's Pinarello Bolide that he'll be riding today!



(From Sky's twitter)

pitchshifter

Sagan looks like he is riding for points today! That's impressive.

RideOnTime

So Cav got soaked with pee pee.

French pee pee?

RichN95.

Salsiccia1 wrote:

disgruntledgoat wrote:

Quick everyone! We're not living up to Frenchie's standards! We all know he's doing us a favour by posting here so pull your fingers out!

Sorry.

Tony Martin is 105 for 3.

That's a huge gear. Even for Tony.

salsiccia1

RideOnTime wrote:

So Cav got soaked with pee pee.

French pee pee?

Some people would pay good money etc etc

Cleat Eastwood

RideOnTime wrote:

So Cav got soaked with pee pee.

French pee pee?

Oui wee.

above_the_cows

RideOnTime wrote:

So Cav got soaked with pee pee.

French pee pee?

Oui oui.

Edit - Damn! Beaten to it.

RideOnTime

Don't push...
Gallic shrug...
Throws pee pee...

Throws oui, wee

playing catch-up

Has wee been thrown?
Oui
Yes
Wee
Oui
and so on...

TheBigBean

RichN95 wrote:

TheBigBean wrote:

When do the top 10 start?

3.27 UK time

Cheers

above_the_cows

Salsiccia1 wrote:

RideOnTime wrote:

So Cav got soaked with pee pee.

French pee pee?

Some people would pay good money etc etc

Surely the golden shower should be saved for the yellow jersey?

dish_dash

TJ going decently...

goonz

Ed-tron wrote:

To entice FF back... here is a pic of Christ Froome's Pinarello Bolide that he'll be riding today!



(From Sky's twitter)

FF posted that on the 2013 Gear thread.

RideOnTime

dish_dash wrote:

TJ going decently...

bucket awaits...

RideOnTime

goonz wrote:

Ed-tron wrote:

To entice FF back... here is a pic of Christ Froome's Pinarello Bolide that he'll be riding today!



(From Sky's twitter)

FF posted that on the 2013 Gear thread.

Don't mix with the threads, man.
Look at Axminster.

above_the_cows

Ah bless, Jens got distracted by the view of Mont Saint-Michel.

RideOnTime

perhaps I need to do some work now.

alan_a

Ed-tron wrote:

To entice FF back... here is a pic of Christ Froome's Pinarello Bolide that he'll be riding today!



(From Sky's twitter)

Wiggans has given up the O ring but Froome hasn't. Hmmm

disgruntledgoat

RideOnTime wrote:

perhaps I need to do some work now.

I know you're upset right now, but let's not do anything we'll regret.

prawny

Above The Cows wrote:

Doobz wrote:

Anyone see the images after Martin finished his TT.. Some blood round the groin area! I know he had a nasty #getdown the other day but in the groin? :shock:

Maybe he just crushed a load of flies in there. This happens. I'm still trying to get fly blood off my saddle. :shock:

#thebanalityoftimetrials

Just saw a thing on twitter about his TT saddle with skateboard grip tape on/in. I hoppe the two aren't related :shock:

Macaloon

At the risk of falling fall of the recent post-quality edicts handed down by Prof Panache (strangley lacking in grace these days despite being an admirer of sport's noble Corinthian values), may I ask a question about pro cycling?

What's the 'science' behind the conventional wisdom that top climbers should be unable to compete with TT specialists?

Obviously going uphill steep enough for long enough, W/Kg is the dominant factor. On a flat TT, raw power and aerodynamics dominate. What stops the raw power of the climber being close to that of the TT specialists? (With time gaps down to technique). Martin weighs, according to team sites, 6Kg more than Froome. Is it as simple as the extra 6Kg of presumably mainly muscle provide enough power benefit to triumph on the flat, but not enough to overcome the weight tax going uphill?

ddraver

Hooray Blowers is on!

above_the_cows

prawny wrote:

Above The Cows wrote:

Doobz wrote:

Anyone see the images after Martin finished his TT.. Some blood round the groin area! I know he had a nasty #getdown the other day but in the groin? :shock:

Maybe he just crushed a load of flies in there. This happens. I'm still trying to get fly blood off my saddle. :shock:

#thebanalityoftimetrials

Just saw a thing on twitter about his TT saddle with skateboard grip tape on/in. I hoppe the two aren't related :shock:

He's sanded his balls! :shock:

ddraver

Could try one of these - http://shop.sdgcomponents.com/index.php ... storm.html

disgruntledgoat

Porte off in a minute

calvjones

Macaloon wrote:

At the risk of falling fall of the recent post-quality edicts handed down by Prof Panache (strangley lacking in grace these days despite being an admirer of sport's noble Corinthian values), may I ask a question about pro cycling?

What's the 'science' behind the conventional wisdom that top climbers should be unable to compete with TT specialists?

Obviously going uphill steep enough for long enough, W/Kg is the dominant factor. On a flat TT, raw power and aerodynamics dominate. What stops the raw power of the climber being close to that of the TT specialists? (With time gaps down to technique). Martin weighs, according to team sites, 6Kg more than Froome. Is it as simple as the extra 6Kg of presumably mainly muscle provide enough power benefit to triumph on the flat, but not enough to overcome the weight tax going uphill?

The volume to area rule? Chunky TTers have a higher ratio of muscle to draggy surface area (surface area increases by only 60% of volume increases)

Could be bolux like tho.

Doobz

prawny wrote:

Just saw a thing on twitter about his TT saddle with skateboard grip tape on/in. I hoppe the two aren't related :shock:

Yea could be,

Here is an image where you can see.. On his right leg!

prawny

Above The Cows wrote:

prawny wrote:

Above The Cows wrote:

Doobz wrote:

Anyone see the images after Martin finished his TT.. Some blood round the groin area! I know he had a nasty #getdown the other day but in the groin? :shock:

Maybe he just crushed a load of flies in there. This happens. I'm still trying to get fly blood off my saddle. :shock:

#thebanalityoftimetrials

Just saw a thing on twitter about his TT saddle with skateboard grip tape on/in. I hoppe the two aren't related :shock:

He's sanded his balls! :shock:

Mmm baby smooth

above_the_cows

Titchy Richie's necklace doesn't look very aero.

Paulie W

dish_dash wrote:

TJ going decently...

Dropped back quite a bit at second check - not the first rider to do this in the last half hour or so (see also Gilbert). I wonder if the wind is having the opposite effect to what was suggested earlier?