TDF 2018, Stage 19: Lourdes > Laruns 27/07/2018 - 200,5 km *Spoilers*

ddraver

bobmcstuff wrote:

ddraver wrote:

(i don't like descending in the drops either...)

Yeah but you're not a team leader at the Tour de France.

Still don't get why you wouldn't though, it's faster, more stable and you have better control of the brakes.

Negilgable, disagree...meh

AndrewCowley

cygnet wrote:

AndrewCowley wrote:

Sagan 31 mins down. Should make the time cut, just.

What is the cut-off?

Around 40 mins I think. Would be criminal if he missed out.

lostboysaint

ddraver wrote:

bobmcstuff wrote:

ddraver wrote:

(i don't like descending in the drops either...)

Yeah but you're not a team leader at the Tour de France.

Still don't get why you wouldn't though, it's faster, more stable and you have better control of the brakes.

Negilgable, disagree...meh

Behave, it's not negligible at all. And no-one has mentioned the weight forward and lower on the drops giving you a much better technique and ability to pressure the front tyre to create more grip.

mfin

ddraver wrote:

bobmcstuff wrote:

ddraver wrote:

(i don't like descending in the drops either...)

Yeah but you're not a team leader at the Tour de France.

Still don't get why you wouldn't though, it's faster, more stable and you have better control of the brakes.

Negilgable, disagree...meh

you don't know what you're on about, try descending in the drops, especially when it's full of corners. You can tell it's the best way because everybody does it that you're watching apart from Zac who is the one the cameras are watching while he f***s everything up.

mamil314

Roglic increasing the gap

kingstonian

So Dumoulin is actually a bit slow descending

blazing_saddles

Dumoulin is done.

rick_chasey

Definite Moto advantage here.

adr82

If Roglic gets a 10s bonus + 7s gap he should bump Froome into 4th?

AndrewCowley

Lucky Porte crashed when he did since he would have crashed here anyway.

ddraver

lostboysaint wrote:

ddraver wrote:

bobmcstuff wrote:

ddraver wrote:

(i don't like descending in the drops either...)

Yeah but you're not a team leader at the Tour de France.

Still don't get why you wouldn't though, it's faster, more stable and you have better control of the brakes.

Negilgable, disagree...meh

Behave, it's not negligible at all. And no-one has mentioned the weight forward and lower on the drops giving you a much better technique and ability to pressure the front tyre to create more grip.

No, sorry, that's body position. Hands are irrelevant there

blazing_saddles

So Froome takes it up.

mamil314

Froome leading chase now

No_Ta_Doctor

adr82 wrote:

If Roglic gets a 10s bonus + 7s gap he should bump Froome into 4th?

Froome gets to the front now

bobmcstuff

Good job by Froome here

adr82

How much does it flatten out towards the finish?

lettingthedaysgoby

Keep the updates coming guys, you’re painting a great picture and it’s all I’ve got

rick_chasey

Koers vervalsing!

dish_dash

Froome gotta defend his position on GC...

above_the_cows

You need to be on the drops to do the whole hips back bum slightly off the saddle, floaty balancing thing. I it.

hanshotfirst

AndrewCowley wrote:

Lucky Porte crashed when he did since he would have crashed here anyway.

AndrewCowley

adr82 wrote:

If Roglic gets a 10s bonus + 7s gap he should bump Froome into 4th?

Ah yes the bonifications.

mfin

lettingthedaysgoby wrote:

Keep the updates coming guys, you’re painting a great picture and it’s all I’ve got

The descent is nowhere near as technical at the moment, easing off and coasting down now.

lostboysaint

ddraver wrote:

lostboysaint wrote:

ddraver wrote:

bobmcstuff wrote:

ddraver wrote:

(i don't like descending in the drops either...)

Yeah but you're not a team leader at the Tour de France.

Still don't get why you wouldn't though, it's faster, more stable and you have better control of the brakes.

Negilgable, disagree...meh

Behave, it's not negligible at all. And no-one has mentioned the weight forward and lower on the drops giving you a much better technique and ability to pressure the front tyre to create more grip.

No, sorry, that's body position. Hands are irrelevant there

Good one. Can't wait to see you descend on either an MTB or road bike, or corner a motorbike (trackday?! I seem to remember that you ride motorbikes) and let's see how it goes.

ddraver

GAP CARLTON FOR THE LOVE OF GOD WHATS THE GAP!!!

kingstonian

Can someone please take Zakarin to the Alps for a couple of weeks and teach him how to descend, it is so painful to watch

dish_dash

Come on Roglic...

ddraver

lostboysaint wrote:

ddraver wrote:

lostboysaint wrote:

ddraver wrote:

bobmcstuff wrote:

ddraver wrote:

(i don't like descending in the drops either...)

Yeah but you're not a team leader at the Tour de France.

Still don't get why you wouldn't though, it's faster, more stable and you have better control of the brakes.

Negilgable, disagree...meh

Behave, it's not negligible at all. And no-one has mentioned the weight forward and lower on the drops giving you a much better technique and ability to pressure the front tyre to create more grip.

No, sorry, that's body position. Hands are irrelevant there

Good one. Can't wait to see you descend on either an MTB or road bike, or corner a motorbike (trackday?! I seem to remember that you ride motorbikes) and let's see how it goes.

You have drops on a motorbike??

(Or an MTB?? Mine's actually got a "riser" bar on it for better descending)

above_the_cows

dish_dash wrote:

Froome gotta defend his position on GC...

And his pride. He could have just given up but I think he's too competitive for that. He needs to still be considered Sky's top GT man. He doesn't want a huge deficit to Thomas, so it could always seem as if he hadn't had that silly crash on the first stage he could have won the thing.

lostboysaint

Froome has been awesome on this descent and is now taking it up for both his own 3rd place and to protect G. Top bombing.