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G really prone to falls
When was the last time before today?
G really prone to falls
When was the last time before today?
Giro last year - water bottle under the wheel in the neutral roll-out.
I don't know if he crashes more than other riders, but he does seem to get involved in notable ones. Anyone remember the time Warren Barguil smacked him into a telegraph pole?
Not sure when his last crash was but I do remember him having plenty of crashes in races.
Seems I'm not alone in my views
https://road.cc/content/news/geraint-thomas-crashes-uphill-sprint-tour-de-romandie-283003
https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/geraint-thomas-escapes-serious-injury-in-tour-de-suisse-crash/
https://www.cyclist.co.uk/news/8799/geraint-thomas-ends-season-after-giro-ditalia-crash
couple of them have been bad luck, the infamous bottle and the police motorcycle. He's pretty tough though riding with a broken hip.
Well it's one way to avoid wearing the organiser's skin suit for today's TT.
How many miles/km per year do the pro's ride then?
Off the top of my head that’s 3 tours, 2 giros, Flanders, MSR, olympics, suisse couple of smaller races he’s crashed out of. The surprise is anyone is still suprised but yesterday’s was special even for him.
How many miles/km per year do the pro’s ride then?
Depends, but most will do time (Alex Dowsett's channel has shown some training rides where he generally rides to time with a target for a number of efforts within it) at say 20-25 hours per week, rather than a fixed distance.
That works out at probably 2500km / month maybe so i.r.o 25-30,000 per year allowing for off season / a grand tour where they can do 3-3500km in 3 weeks
he managed his first win since 2018 tdf (cementing his position as the Odious team leader for this years showdown)
Depends, but most will do time (Alex Dowsett’s channel has shown some training rides where he generally rides to time with a target for a number of efforts within it) at say 20-25 hours per week, rather than a fixed distance.
STRAVA shows Alex has done just over 9000 km, 303 hours, 113000 m climbing so far this year.
In other news I noticed Geraint shaking out that right hand part way through today's TT.
so that's 2250km/mo, and an average of 75 hours/mo of which part is off season - but where did an Essex lad find 113000m of climbing 😉
Andorra. Where he lives.
Delighted for G's win today.
This season is really shaping up to be something special.
Who's going to win the Giro?
Who’s going to win the Giro?
Thomas has a good chance if he can stay upright - which given the weather in northern Italy at this time of year, isn't a given. It's a decent field of up and coming riders, nearly men or those in the autumn of their career and only a few GT winners able to win again. Not sure where Bernal sits but fitness is a massive unknown. Simon Yates has the team, experience and a good bit of form.
It'll be fascinating to see how Evenepoel goes as he hasn't raced this year at all. Carthy looked a bit short at the Tour of the Alps but building form nicely. Mikel Landa will of course, flatter to deceive. Molema will lose time early on and look better as the race goes on and finish top 10 -just.
The Giro does tend to throw up a surprise so I'm going to stick my neck out and say Mani Buchmann.
Thomas has a good chance if he can stay upright
I'm going to stick my neck out and say that Geraint THomas has approx 0% chance of winning the Giro this year:
https://www.cyclingnews.com/features/analysing-ineos-grenadiers-giro-ditalia-long-list/ 🙂
There's a thread specifically about the Giro here:
https://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/giro-2021/
Doh. Suppose he has to get on 2 wheels first.
Thanks @theotherjonv and @slowoldman for answering my q, the numbers are mind-boggling!
crazy motocycle @ the Algarve !
Froome seems really positive 🙂 i like that... As with my thoughts this year for Cav, i'd just like to see Froome battling again, just once or twice for now to give him that push back in it... but i don't think he needs more positivity 🙂 he's got loads 🙂
bad luck lad! valiant effort
LOL @ dauphine....Brian "I'm not saying Geraint crashes, well yeah I am saying Geraint crashes on occasion"
MvdP has chosen the white shorts (and it's raining 8( )
Is there a good website which lists all the road races on? Hadnt realised there was still some racing left before the TDF!
I've looked before but can only usually find half the picture via the UCI site then a lot of articles written to gain hits which lack on actual content!
boom!
That sprint today, OMFG, how easy!
LOL Yellow (MvdP) in the break !!!! sure the other riders are well chuffed!
Sounds like an impressive win today. I hope he gets to lead his team at the TdF.
yes and no.... managed to close a 30 sec gap to Fuglsang but couldn't then drop him. Then Fuglsang when too early in the final sprint.
Fuglsang is a funny rider. Can't work him out but he's a classy rider - albeit one prone to cock things up. Carapaz looked really good at Catalunya. Whether he can put the necessary time into The 2 Slovenians in the mountains or not will be the key thing given his relative TT weakness.
...at the TdF I mean.
Fuglsang was sprinting from the hoods, sure sign he would lose