TDF 2020 - Stage 8: Cazères-sur-Garonne - Loudenvielle 141 km *Spoilers*
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I'm more than a little dubious of any site that purports to have an estimate of watts/kg based on timing a ride off the telly. Especially one that makes such claims so soon after the end of the stage.rick_chasey said:1 -
Today, it was almost as if Jumbo caught a glimpse of their foot, thought to themselves, "ooh, this will be easy", took aim, and blasted off a couple of toes.0
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It's probably credible, if not especially accurate.DeadCalm said:
I'm more than a little dubious of any site that purports to have an estimate of watts/kg based on timing a ride off the telly. Especially one that makes such claims so soon after the end of the stage.rick_chasey said:
Depends on the race situation doesn't it.0 -
Um, like government Covid stats? I know they are wrong, but I'm going to believe them anyway.bobmcstuff said:
It's probably credible, if not especially accurate.DeadCalm said:
I'm more than a little dubious of any site that purports to have an estimate of watts/kg based on timing a ride off the telly. Especially one that makes such claims so soon after the end of the stage.rick_chasey said:
Depends on the race situation doesn't it.0 -
He makes his power data public on Strava and he did 428 average for 5.9 miles which is like 6.8 w/kg at his weight of around 65 kg. Do we need to watch this guy more closely for doping or is he just a freak? That’s almost unreal lance territory 8 days deep and at altitude.DeadCalm said:
I'm more than a little dubious of any site that purports to have an estimate of watts/kg based on timing a ride off the telly. Especially one that makes such claims so soon after the end of the stage.rick_chasey said:0 -
If he were doping do you really think he would make his data publicly available?hillrunner said:
He makes his power data public on Strava and he did 428 average for 5.9 miles which is like 6.8 w/kg at his weight of around 65 kg. Do we need to watch this guy more closely for doping or is he just a freak? That’s almost unreal lance territory 8 days deep and at altitude.DeadCalm said:
I'm more than a little dubious of any site that purports to have an estimate of watts/kg based on timing a ride off the telly. Especially one that makes such claims so soon after the end of the stage.rick_chasey said:
If you want to talk doping, may I suggest that you visit the Clinic.0 -
I’m not making any accusations — more just in awe. Also had normalized power of 329 or 5.1 w/kg for the full 4 hours and 10 mins.DeadCalm said:
If he were doping do you really think he would make his data publicly available?hillrunner said:
He makes his power data public on Strava and he did 428 average for 5.9 miles which is like 6.8 w/kg at his weight of around 65 kg. Do we need to watch this guy more closely for doping or is he just a freak? That’s almost unreal lance territory 8 days deep and at altitude.DeadCalm said:
I'm more than a little dubious of any site that purports to have an estimate of watts/kg based on timing a ride off the telly. Especially one that makes such claims so soon after the end of the stage.rick_chasey said:
If you want to talk doping, may I suggest that you visit the Clinic.0 -
Indeed. Plus the first 70 kilometres was 'raced' at a snail's pace.RichN95. said:Remember they're still quite fresh. This is only stage 8 and the first hard ridden GC stage. It was also a short stage at only 140km.
Context is everything. They're not racing riders from years past.0 -
Like I said, it depends on the race situation. As above basically. Apparently he publishes his data which makes it even more credible!DeadCalm said:
Um, like government Covid stats? I know they are wrong, but I'm going to believe them anyway.bobmcstuff said:
It's probably credible, if not especially accurate.DeadCalm said:
I'm more than a little dubious of any site that purports to have an estimate of watts/kg based on timing a ride off the telly. Especially one that makes such claims so soon after the end of the stage.rick_chasey said:
Depends on the race situation doesn't it.0 -
Powless did 4.85 weighted average on his Stage 6 breakaway (cyclingtips article I posted earlier - interesting I thought), and he's a noob. And he was in the break again today. Not really surprising that Pogacar is a bit better and fresher.hillrunner said:
I’m not making any accusations — more just in awe. Also had normalized power of 329 or 5.1 w/kg for the full 4 hours and 10 mins.DeadCalm said:
If he were doping do you really think he would make his data publicly available?hillrunner said:
He makes his power data public on Strava and he did 428 average for 5.9 miles which is like 6.8 w/kg at his weight of around 65 kg. Do we need to watch this guy more closely for doping or is he just a freak? That’s almost unreal lance territory 8 days deep and at altitude.DeadCalm said:
I'm more than a little dubious of any site that purports to have an estimate of watts/kg based on timing a ride off the telly. Especially one that makes such claims so soon after the end of the stage.rick_chasey said:
If you want to talk doping, may I suggest that you visit the Clinic.
6.8 is obviously loads for 24 minutes (goes without saying!) but it doesn't seem massively out of whack with other known efforts.0 -
Excellent stage which shakes things up a bit.
Or does it? The effects of today will only truly be known after tomorrow.
Who has burned too much today, who has been held back for tomorrow?The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
Plus he faded. He was more than a minute ahead at one point but only gained 39 seconds despite the others fannying about playing games.bobmcstuff said:
Powless did 4.85 weighted average on his Stage 6 breakaway (cyclingtips article I posted earlier - interesting I thought), and he's a noob. And he was in the break again today. Not really surprising that Pogacar is a bit better and fresher.hillrunner said:
I’m not making any accusations — more just in awe. Also had normalized power of 329 or 5.1 w/kg for the full 4 hours and 10 mins.DeadCalm said:
If he were doping do you really think he would make his data publicly available?hillrunner said:
He makes his power data public on Strava and he did 428 average for 5.9 miles which is like 6.8 w/kg at his weight of around 65 kg. Do we need to watch this guy more closely for doping or is he just a freak? That’s almost unreal lance territory 8 days deep and at altitude.DeadCalm said:
I'm more than a little dubious of any site that purports to have an estimate of watts/kg based on timing a ride off the telly. Especially one that makes such claims so soon after the end of the stage.rick_chasey said:
If you want to talk doping, may I suggest that you visit the Clinic.
6.8 is obviously loads for 24 minutes (goes without saying!) but it doesn't seem massively out of whack with other known efforts.0 -
To emphasise this point, Dumoulin came In over 2 minutes down on the Roglic group, along with Higuita, Valverde, Carthy, Barguill, Elissonde and Grellier of Team Total Direct Energie.DeadCalm said:Today, it was almost as if Jumbo caught a glimpse of their foot, thought to themselves, "ooh, this will be easy", took aim, and blasted off a couple of toes.
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It s a totally fair criticismbobmcstuff said:
He lost that stage on the descents, it's pretty fair criticism.mididoctors said:Well it's cheap talk from the armchair I guess. 🤭
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Christ.DeadCalm said:
If he were doping do you really think he would make his data publicly available?hillrunner said:
He makes his power data public on Strava and he did 428 average for 5.9 miles which is like 6.8 w/kg at his weight of around 65 kg. Do we need to watch this guy more closely for doping or is he just a freak? That’s almost unreal lance territory 8 days deep and at altitude.DeadCalm said:
I'm more than a little dubious of any site that purports to have an estimate of watts/kg based on timing a ride off the telly. Especially one that makes such claims so soon after the end of the stage.rick_chasey said:
If you want to talk doping, may I suggest that you visit the Clinic.0 -
And it isn't a particularly high climbRichN95. said:Remember they're still quite fresh. This is only stage 8 and the first hard ridden GC stage. It was also a short stage at only 140km.
Context is everything. They're not racing riders from years past."Unfortunately these days a lot of people don’t understand the real quality of a bike" Ernesto Colnago0 -
I don't think it was ever really a minute. On ITV Millar timed it manually at 43 seconds around the same time that the graphics said it was a minute.DeadCalm said:
Plus he faded. He was more than a minute ahead at one point but only gained 39 seconds despite the others fannying about playing games.bobmcstuff said:
Powless did 4.85 weighted average on his Stage 6 breakaway (cyclingtips article I posted earlier - interesting I thought), and he's a noob. And he was in the break again today. Not really surprising that Pogacar is a bit better and fresher.hillrunner said:
I’m not making any accusations — more just in awe. Also had normalized power of 329 or 5.1 w/kg for the full 4 hours and 10 mins.DeadCalm said:
If he were doping do you really think he would make his data publicly available?hillrunner said:
He makes his power data public on Strava and he did 428 average for 5.9 miles which is like 6.8 w/kg at his weight of around 65 kg. Do we need to watch this guy more closely for doping or is he just a freak? That’s almost unreal lance territory 8 days deep and at altitude.DeadCalm said:
I'm more than a little dubious of any site that purports to have an estimate of watts/kg based on timing a ride off the telly. Especially one that makes such claims so soon after the end of the stage.rick_chasey said:
If you want to talk doping, may I suggest that you visit the Clinic.
6.8 is obviously loads for 24 minutes (goes without saying!) but it doesn't seem massively out of whack with other known efforts."Unfortunately these days a lot of people don’t understand the real quality of a bike" Ernesto Colnago0 -
I can't work out Bernal at the moment. He seems to be keeping his head down and getting overlooked a bit but is that because his form is iffy or is he just biding his time while the others give each other a hammering? He loses ground to sudden attacks but seems to get back without any major drama (with a bit of help from Iran today).
I think there's a danger that Pogacar and Roglic end up watching each other and reacting to each other to the extent that someone like Quintana or even Uran gets away.0 -
The bolded bit - Yates was the same I thought. But he has even less support.Pross said:I can't work out Bernal at the moment. He seems to be keeping his head down and getting overlooked a bit but is that because his form is iffy or is he just biding his time while the others give each other a hammering? He loses ground to sudden attacks but seems to get back without any major drama (with a bit of help from Iran today).
I think there's a danger that Pogacar and Roglic end up watching each other and reacting to each other to the extent that someone like Quintana or even Uran gets away.0 -
Is Sivakov kinda done for the whole race? He hasn't been seen since stage one, so I thought perhaps he was having a few days in the grupetto to recover, but there's no sign of him as stages tick by. Amador seems similarly affected by the first stage. They're arguably the two main mountain doms.0
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I think Sivakov is injured and just labouring through in hopes it will get better. They are undermanned compared to Jumbo, so probably feel like they can't afford to pull him out of the race. Basically they are praying for a miracle. If it rains again he will be spooning Zakarin in a ditch. Bit harsh, I know. I don't mean it to sound quite that harsh.PTP Champion 2019, 2022 & 20230
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TBF, he is winning the Lanterne Rouge.m.r.m. said:I think Sivakov is injured and just labouring through in hopes it will get better. They are undermanned compared to Jumbo, so probably feel like they can't afford to pull him out of the race. Basically they are praying for a miracle. If it rains again he will be spooning Zakarin in a ditch. Bit harsh, I know. I don't mean it to sound quite that harsh.
The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
I don't think their tactics were that bad. Unless you're Wiggins, to win a win a GT a leader has to ride on his own at some point.DeadCalm said:
To emphasise this point, Dumoulin came In over 2 minutes down on the Roglic group, along with Higuita, Valverde, Carthy, Barguill, Elissonde and Grellier of Team Total Direct Energie.DeadCalm said:Today, it was almost as if Jumbo caught a glimpse of their foot, thought to themselves, "ooh, this will be easy", took aim, and blasted off a couple of toes.
Jumbo now know the strongest riders in the race. They probably already knew that this didn't include Dumoulin.
I also think Pogacar was going to attack under all scenarios are that would blow away all the domestics.
Sometimes I think the biggest damage Sky has done is to persude tour viewers that the only way to win is with a mountain train.
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He was briefly on the front yesterday on the second?? climb. Looked in better shape and I suspect they're nursing him back to be there in the final week. It could come in useful looking at the lack of support everyone else has.phreak said:Is Sivakov kinda done for the whole race? He hasn't been seen since stage one, so I thought perhaps he was having a few days in the grupetto to recover, but there's no sign of him as stages tick by. Amador seems similarly affected by the first stage. They're arguably the two main mountain doms.
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Who thought that at this point the best French rider would be from Cofidis? Great show again by Guillaume Martin0
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It seems to me that there's more than a touch Tibaut Pinot in Tom Dumoulin, with respect to his mental toughness.
Jumbo have said that he wasn't supposed to go the front and do any work. He made the decision himself, and once they noticed, it was too late already. Meanwhile, Dumoulin claims he didn't feel good enough, and wanted to contribute something
To which Frans Maassen respond: "I don't think his shape is bad at all.""Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0
