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  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Love the kit from top to toe other than the socks and the tattoos.

    I really like that kit, I may even buy it violating my "no Rapha" policy
    "In many ways, my story was that of a raging, Christ-like figure who hauled himself off the cross, looked up at the Romans with blood in his eyes and said 'My turn, sock cookers'"

    @gietvangent
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Is he going to speed up? Quite a bit shy of 55 km/h at the moment.

    Apparently Indurain is in the track centre.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • fleshtuxedo
    fleshtuxedo Posts: 1,858
    Average speed is coming down a bit
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,700
    So 35 mins in and he's sitting at 54.6ish.

    If he's got a negative split in him then 55 is realistic.
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,264
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Is he going to speed up? Quite a bit shy of 55 km/h at the moment.

    Apparently Indurain is in the track centre.
    Pat McQuaid and Johan Bruyneel are there too. Maybe Sepp Blatter will join them.
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • gaffer_slow
    gaffer_slow Posts: 417
    this is a bit odd. i keep expecting an unexpected attack from Froome.
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,445
    disgruntledgoat wrote:
    bobmcstuff wrote:
    disgruntledgoat wrote:
    bobmcstuff wrote:
    Above The Cows wrote:
    1030 pressure apparently. I have no idea what that means.

    Meanwhile Brains has left Tracey Island and is to be found in the Pringle talking to Sky Sports.
    According to the cycling podcast it is higher than they would like and will make it hard for him to go over 55.


    It is what it is hey?

    The pressure. It is high.

    I probably should have deleted the second part oft that post about Tracey Island.

    I just meant that they can't do anything about it, so no point worrying hey?
    Ah yes I should also have read your post properly.
  • JackPozzi
    JackPozzi Posts: 1,191
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Is he going to speed up? Quite a bit shy of 55 km/h at the moment.

    Apparently Indurain is in the track centre.

    I'd imagine he's going to be pacing this pretty consititently, unlikely he's going to hit 55, conditions just not ideal...
  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    Blimey, they could have asked him a question that wasn't about the 12 minute sections
    "In many ways, my story was that of a raging, Christ-like figure who hauled himself off the cross, looked up at the Romans with blood in his eyes and said 'My turn, sock cookers'"

    @gietvangent
  • deejay
    deejay Posts: 3,138
    Good Gawd, you have indoor "Air Conditioned".
    Now there is a bit of high presure atmosphere where the sun shines.
    and you want Low Pressure and pissing rain outside the building. strewth.
    Anything else. ?
    Organiser, National Championship 50 mile Time Trial 1972
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,466
    Is there a number at which Tony Martin thinks "I'll have a go"
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • JackPozzi
    JackPozzi Posts: 1,191
    TailWindHome wrote:
    Is there a number at which Tony Martin thinks "I'll have a go"

    One hundred million dollars?
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Very impressive how he is able to keep the splits so so close together.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    What in gods name is Seb Coe doing? I've got the sound off. That's a high tempo to be doing wearing jeans. The chaffage!
    Correlation is not causation.
  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    Belgian commentators totally failed to clock Seb Coe there
    "In many ways, my story was that of a raging, Christ-like figure who hauled himself off the cross, looked up at the Romans with blood in his eyes and said 'My turn, sock cookers'"

    @gietvangent
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Haha look at this Seb Coe. What a loser. Follow the money man that guy is.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,264
    I'm liking my chances in the prediction competition. We did agree that the winner would get 100 PTP points, didn't we?
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,335
    No tA Doctor wrote:
    So 35 mins in and he's sitting at 54.6ish.

    If he's got a negative split in him then 55 is realistic.
    very hard
    left the forum March 2023
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,700
    gaffer_slow wrote:
    this is a bit odd. i keep expecting an unexpected attack from Froome.

    :lol:
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  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    45 minutes and he hasn't shifted from that position. Awesome
    "In many ways, my story was that of a raging, Christ-like figure who hauled himself off the cross, looked up at the Romans with blood in his eyes and said 'My turn, sock cookers'"

    @gietvangent
  • philwint
    philwint Posts: 763
    edited June 2015
    this is strangely compelling, I thought I'd have it on while reading.... I've put the book down

    And yes, the kit is class
    Phil

    www.philwinterbourne.co.uk
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    disgruntledgoat wrote:
    45 minutes and he hasn't shifted from that position. Awesome

    He's got a whole tub of chamois cream down there.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • pb21
    pb21 Posts: 2,171
    Slowing...
    Mañana
  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    His wife won't thank him for that analogy
    "In many ways, my story was that of a raging, Christ-like figure who hauled himself off the cross, looked up at the Romans with blood in his eyes and said 'My turn, sock cookers'"

    @gietvangent
  • Brakeless
    Brakeless Posts: 865
    Why are they showing us twitter quotes. If I wanted to read peoples pointless twitter drivel I'd be looking at twitter not my TV.
  • k-dog
    k-dog Posts: 1,652
    deejay wrote:
    Good Gawd, you have indoor "Air Conditioned".
    Now there is a bit of high presure atmosphere where the sun shines.
    and you want Low Pressure and pissing rain outside the building. strewth.
    Anything else. ?

    Supposedly it makes a big difference. When Beamon obliterated the long jump record he'd had a few goes and then there was thunder and lightning and someone persuaded him to go again and that's when he broke the record.
    I'm left handed, if that matters.
  • JackPozzi
    JackPozzi Posts: 1,191
    disgruntledgoat wrote:
    His wife won't thank him for that analogy

    Yep, way to irritate 50% of the population!
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,264
    The Podcast seems to being tying up badly in the last ten minutes. Reading Rick Chasey tweets an act of desperation IMO.
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • tonyf34
    tonyf34 Posts: 194
    dropped 30 metres
  • deejay
    deejay Posts: 3,138
    disgruntledgoat wrote:
    45 minutes and he hasn't shifted from that position. Awesome
    Still averaging 54.6km's so watch the last 6/7 minutes.

    Real Hour Records
    Chris Boardman (GBr) 56.375km Manchester, 06/09/1996*
    Tony Rominger (Sui) 55.291km Bordeaux, 05/11/1994
    Tony Rominger (Sui) 53.832km Bordeaux, 22/10/1994
    Miguel Indurain (Spa) 53.040km Bordeaux, 02/09/1994
    Graeme Obree (GBr) 52.719km Bordeaux, 27/04/1994*
    Chris Boardman (GBr) 52.270km Bordeaux, 23/07/1993
    Francesco Moser (Ita) 51.840km Mexico, 15/01/1994
    Graeme Obree (GBr) 51.596km Hamar, 17/07/1993†
    Organiser, National Championship 50 mile Time Trial 1972

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