TDF 2020 - Stage 20: Lure - La Planche des Belles Filles 36.2 km *Spoilers*

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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,717
    Wiggo used clip ons on a road bike to win his Paris Nice on the Eze didn't he?

    Chopped the bottom of the road bars off too for maximum weight marginal gain
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,262
    blazing_saddles said:


    Movistar should get the first ever Haimar Zubeldia team award.

    I was preparing my traditional end of Tour team reports yesterday and made exactly that point.
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  • Matti66
    Matti66 Posts: 190
    No 30 Km flat section though . Position on tt rig is paramount according to Mr Boardman .
  • cq20
    cq20 Posts: 207
    darkhairedlord said:

    RichN95. said:

    No_Ta_Doctor said:

    Think most of the GC will do a bike swap on this.


    Most likely. It's about a 36-38 minute flat section followed by a 15-16 minute climb.
    Should uci put a block on this bike swap halfway nonsense?
    I know I’ll be excommunicated for this but I would like to see no bike changes, other than identical replacements, for the entire event. Not I’m not suggesting no TT bikes but if you choose one then that is what you ride for the 3 weeks.

    Wheel changes, cassette changes are fine by me as that is within the realms of the less well funded. We have seen at least one team in the Giro Rosa riding the TT on road bikes because they couldn’t afford the TT stuff and suffer as a result

    Not that it will happen

  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,692
    Asgreen - in the National champs jersey he's wearing every other day as well.
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,692
    No_Ta_Doctor said:

    Asgreen - in the National champs jersey he's wearing every other day as well.

    Just for the record, the DK TT champs hasn't been run yet this year.
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  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,340
    Eurosport suggesting there's a mandated section of the course for bike changes? If so it's beyond the KOM timing point, for those wondering about Carapaz's tactics.
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,262
    ITV are having fun

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  • cq20
    cq20 Posts: 207
    Lanterne_Rogue said:

    Eurosport suggesting there's a mandated section of the course for bike changes? If so it's beyond the KOM timing point, for those wondering about Carapaz's tactics.

    Eurosport are saying that there is no designated area for bike changes but there is a 5 second limit on the mechanic push

  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,340
    Should have caveated it with Carlton suggesting, shouldn't I?
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,692
    Lanterne_Rogue said:

    Eurosport suggesting there's a mandated section of the course for bike changes? If so it's beyond the KOM timing point, for those wondering about Carapaz's tactics.

    DK TV has talked to Ineos and Carapaz will swap already after 20km, to get in tune with the bike. There's also a small climb at 24km, the course isn't entirely flat before the last 6km
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,717
    edited September 2020
    ^ ^ ^ good CX skills from Lil' Pete...

    Nothing will ever beat that Cancellara bike change from Roubaix though

    (Can't find a vid anymore because it's swamped by stupid people videos
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    Cavanga passes Der Panzerwagon for three minutes.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,340
    Cavagna's having a heck of a ride.

    Meanwhile, on the subject of fast bike changes:

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  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,340
    Cavagna goes fastest by around three minutes. TT bike the whole way, for those keeping score.
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,912
    I like the bike change dilemma
    "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
    mididoctors said:

    I like the bike change dilemma

    The hard men wont change
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,692
    Anyone found anywhere showing the climb times? I can't even find a live timing site that shows the splits. Intermediate times only, and work it out yourself :-(
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,692
    No_Ta_Doctor said:

    Anyone found anywhere showing the climb times? I can't even find a live timing site that shows the splits. Intermediate times only, and work it out yourself :-(

    Thanks @RichN95.
    https://www.procyclingstats.com/race.php?id=247299&p=today&s=time-splits&startc=1&time1c=1&time2c=1&time3c=1&time4c=1&time24c=1&sortby=time24&filter=Apply
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,912
    What's the climb split ? 2 to finish ?
    "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
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,692
    mididoctors said:

    What's the climb split ? 2 to finish ?

    Yep.
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,262
    mididoctors said:

    What's the climb split ? 2 to finish ?


    There's also a point three halfway up the climb
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,912
    RichN95. said:

    mididoctors said:

    What's the climb split ? 2 to finish ?


    There's also a point three halfway up the climb
    That was confusing me . Cheers
    "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
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,912
    No_Ta_Doctor said:

    mididoctors said:

    What's the climb split ? 2 to finish ?

    Yep.
    Thanx
    "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
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    Jungels 1m behind his teammate after 14km....

    Sheesh
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    Suspicion a headwind is picking up
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  • fleshtuxedo
    fleshtuxedo Posts: 1,858
    Pinot off, his home town en fete, but he doesn't look that focused to me.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,262
    Omar Fraile did the new fastest time on the climb. He was 91st at checkpoint 1
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    Little one has managed to get not insignificant sh!t on the carpet.


    Will be back
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,912
    rick_chasey said:

    Little one has managed to get not insignificant sh!t on the carpet.


    Will be back

    Nice share
    "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

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