And just to confuse, falling rain i ssupect will increase the density of the air, but it will also cool the muscles, so one one hand you slow and the other you go faster. Cooler more dense air has a higher oxygen content, etc.
that's why I said no rain - I thought it may interfere
RealMan - your glass on a mat theory is more about surface tension and creating an airlock than 'glue'. Water will slow you down - surface tension to overcome, resistance of wheel through standing water, increased mass of wet tyre etc etc etc... that's the phsical side... then you've got the biophysical side of riders getting cold, muscles getting cold, and then the pshycological side of riders heads getting cold/unpleasant/demoralised etc...
Looks like Scott have got their act together since the Giro and have actually got some TT bikes the columbia lads want to ride, although Kirchen is still on one of last years giants.
Ugly bike contest, Giant v Specialized.
Special prize to the first overweight stw'er to post a photo of themselves in a TT skinsuit.
Wiggo's next, let see how much he can pull back. He needs a fair bit as i see the Schlecks attacking like crazy on Ventoux.
I know someone said the course was easy, but..., Cancellara averaged 63.5kmph for the last 12km....
HOW elliptical are Wiggins's chainrings? I thought my telly was on the blink.
Cervelo have been running silly shaped chainrings all season. Give it a year or so and we will be again probably.
wiggins fastest a 1st split
by 1 second
That'll be relayed back to the last 5 on the road...
He simply hasn't budged. Great form. A demonstration of TTing?
lance and Kloden were both down on Wiggins. i don't see the Schlecks making any time. That leaves Contador.
That'll be relayed back to the last 5 on the road...
Yeah and I'll bet that they'll suddenly start riding faster - just like they would do in the movies 🙂
Lance passes Frank Schleck....
What's with the hinge instead of a headset on Lance's bike?
Wiggins now 10sec down on Ignatiev's time at the 2nd checkpoint.
to get round the UCI's max 3:1 ratio individual element rule. A 3:1 "fork" + 3:1 headtube = a very aerodynamic 6:1.
obviously I don't have the exact measurements to hand...
Hinge? Any pics?
Lance passes Frank Schleck....
...and he's 9 minutes up on Contador!
rusty trowel - MemberCervelo have been running silly shaped chainrings all season. Give it a year or so and we will be again probably.
Sastre was using the Rotor rings last year. They have a stand at most races in Madrid, well the factory is just down the road. I know a local racer who user them. Quite a few people have been using on MTBs, by all accounts the first model had some problems.
Hats off to Lance, a good show.
Hats off to Bradley a better show.
Vamos Alberto... Va! Va! Va!
Don't matter 'bout Ignatiev's time, as long as he's putting time into Armstrong and the Schleks...
and Contadors on a mission
Contador 18 up on Brad
rusty trowel - MemberSpecial prize to the first overweight stw'er to post a photo of themselves in a TT skinsuit.
I feel sick!!!
Wiggo - 4 secs ahead of Ignatiev!!!
Contador is truly unbelievable, what a rider. I reckon he is the all time best.
I hope Wiggins beats Armstrong to take 2nd.
Armstrong has dropped to 11th!!!!
Contador is truly unbelievable, what a rider. I reckon he is the all time best.
I hope to god the comments by Greg Lemond in Le Monde don't indicate anything.
c**k on road alert!!!
Wiggins fastest at 28km check. He has taken 42secs out of Armstrong at that point.
mrmo
This article?!! Holy cow!!
S unday 19 July, during the climb to Verbier, Alberto Contador has established a speed record: he walked the 8.5 km climb (7.5% average slope) in 20 min 55. Jamais un coureur du Tour n'avait grimpé aussi vite. Not a rider of the Tour had risen so quickly. Comment expliquer une telle performance ? How to explain such a performance? Selon les dernières données publiées par l'ancien entraîneur de Festina et spécialiste reconnu de la performance, Antoine Vayer , dans Libération, le coureur espagnol aurait eu besoin d'une VO2 max (consommation maximale d'oxygène) de 99,5ml / mn / kg pour produire cet effort. According to the latest data published by the former Festina trainer and specialist in performance, Antoine Vayer, in Libération, the Spanish rider would have required a VO2 max (maximal oxygen consumption) of 99.5 ml / min / kg to produce the effort.
A ma connaissance, c'est un chiffre qui n'a jamais été atteint par aucun athlète, dans aucun sport. To my knowledge, this is a figure that has never been achieved by any athlete in any sport. C'est un peu comme si une belle Mercedes sortant d'un salon automobile s'alignait sur un circuit de Formule 1 et remportait la course. It is like a beautiful Mercedes leaving a lounge car was aligned on a Formula 1 circuit and won the race. Il ya quelque chose qui cloche. There is something wrong. Il serait intéressant de savoir ce qu'il ya sous le capot. It would be interesting to know what's under the hood. Un coureur roulant à l'eau claire peut-il atteindre la vitesse d'ascension et la puissance produite à Verbier ? A rider traveling at the clear water can reach the speed of ascent and power output in Verbier? Peut-être. Maybe. Si les études menées par Antoine Vayer sont correctes, Alberto Contador serait alors le premier être humain à atteindre un tel palier de performance. If the studies conducted by Antoine Vayer is correct, then Alberto Contador is the first human being to reach such a level of performance. '
that is the one, the figures, are truely astounding, Contador is on another planet! I hope he is a freak! and there is nothing else going on.
That colour scheme makes Lances bike look like something a trendy city boy might commute on. Is he wearing a messenger bag?
andy schleck just got lost 😆
49'13" for wiggo.
Wiggins slower than Millar? Millar was cruising up the hills yesterday i suppose.
That's a pretty spectacular blow up by Wiggo. Not good news with Ventoux still to come...
Commentators saying a lot of 'he's pulled something special out of the bag in those last k's'
Sorry guys but I'm becoming increasingly sceptical - Contador beats Wiggo by 30 secs - REALLY??!!
Mmmmmmm! Thinks
He'd have to be pretty stupid to put in a performance like that if he was doping, id expect him to slow up towards the end.
Lance 3rd!!!!!
Whats the protocol on dope testing this year?
Are the results not being let out untill the end or are they all miraculoulsly clean this year?
Swiftacular - MemberHe'd have to be pretty stupid to put in a performance like that if he was doping, id expect him to slow up towards the end.
You should Greg Le Mond's piece in Le Monde and then see what you think - pretty damming if correct
Lance 15th?
Edit
On the stage, 3rd overall
I seem to remember reading somewhere that there was general agreement not to let the results out during the race for fear fo it all descending into farce again. No doubt it'll be a bit like F1 where the race finishes then the correct order is announced a week later followed by several subsequent re-orderings...
