Giro 2018, Stage 16: Trento - Rovereto - 34.2 kilometres, *Spoilers*

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  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,788
    Svein Tuft spoke to Eurosport after his run and he says that he had a tailwind for his effort, which he believes will help his teammate Simon Yates if it sticks.
    "There were sections where I wasn’t really pushing but you’re still going 55kph," said Tuft.
    "I think Tom made a really good point, if it is tailwind like I had myself, it’s really hard to go that much faster. I think, as long as it isn’t a block headwind, [Simon is] going to do quite well."
    http://cyclinganddesign.blogspot.fr/
  • darkhairedlord
    darkhairedlord Posts: 7,180
    I see most of the barriers have relatively flat feet sticking out into the road, with the odd tubular hoop to catch out the unwary.
  • milton50
    milton50 Posts: 3,856
    Van Emden on a good ride
  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,788
    Timoid. wrote:
    Dumoulin riding a 56/44 28-11, 175mm cranks.

    I'm guessing Yates will have slightly lighter gearing

    Dowsett with a 58. We'll see how that worked out soon.
    http://cyclinganddesign.blogspot.fr/
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,703
    inseine wrote:
    Timoid. wrote:
    Dumoulin riding a 56/44 28-11, 175mm cranks.

    I'm guessing Yates will have slightly lighter gearing

    Dowsett with a 58. We'll see how that worked out soon.

    Same as Yates, if that's the case.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • milton50
    milton50 Posts: 3,856
    Dowsett with a 40:40.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,703
    Dowsett takes a 24 second chunk out of Pedersen.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,398
    Dowsett into the hot seat, 24 seconds up at the finish.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,790
    dowsett. 20 odd secs to the good.
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • milton50
    milton50 Posts: 3,856
    If the rain comes later Dowsett's time could be hard to beat.
  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,788
    Looks like Jos van Emden could smash the times
    http://cyclinganddesign.blogspot.fr/
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,646
    JvE has good track record in flat 3rd week GTs
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  • craigus89
    craigus89 Posts: 887
    inseine wrote:
    Svein Tuft spoke to Eurosport after his run and he says that he had a tailwind for his effort, which he believes will help his teammate Simon Yates if it sticks.
    "There were sections where I wasn’t really pushing but you’re still going 55kph," said Tuft.
    "I think Tom made a really good point, if it is tailwind like I had myself, it’s really hard to go that much faster. I think, as long as it isn’t a block headwind, [Simon is] going to do quite well."

    Missed that, thanks for posting it. Really interesting.
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,398
    Dowsett reckons he needs the wind to change a bit to hold it.

    Also saying his power wasn't quite there so he focussed on getting aero. JvE looks to be going well.
  • milton50
    milton50 Posts: 3,856
    Oooooh. Tony Martin back? Quicker than Van Emden at 1st check
  • Vino'sGhost
    Vino'sGhost Posts: 4,129
    hmmmm i think tom will do well #power
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,398
    JvE goes fastest by 13 seconds on Dowsett
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,703
    Van Emden 40'-27"
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • Vino'sGhost
    Vino'sGhost Posts: 4,129
    lol lotto 2 up time trial
  • darkhairedlord
    darkhairedlord Posts: 7,180
    a lotto drafting going on there
  • Mad_Malx
    Mad_Malx Posts: 5,160
    Good to see Tone back up there
  • milton50
    milton50 Posts: 3,856
    Going to be close....
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,398
    Why is Ballerini getting so much focus, is he actually any good at TTs or is it just a parochial TV director?

    Martin might have this....
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,703
    Tony Martin 40'-14"
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • milton50
    milton50 Posts: 3,856
    13 seconds better. Big ride.
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,398
    Martin goes into the lead by 13s.

    Now, nobody else to beat Dowsett's time please, I want my E/W bet to pay out :lol:
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,790
    mmm tony well fast there
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • darkhairedlord
    darkhairedlord Posts: 7,180
    bobmcstuff wrote:
    Martin goes into the lead by 13s.

    Now, nobody else to beat Dowsett's time please, I want my E/W bet to pay out :lol:
    you had better get down there with a can of oil on a fast corner entering town....
  • Vino'sGhost
    Vino'sGhost Posts: 4,129
    Cannondale running discs on the timetrial bikes. Cannondale not troubling the top of the results
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,398
    Vino'sGhost wrote:
    Cannondale running discs on the timetrial bikes. Cannondale not troubling the top of the results

    Correlation =/= causation...

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