Giro 2021. (with spoilers )

[Adam4868]

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Leave it !

 

[Adam4868]

You riding today @rich p

View: https://twitter.com/OutOfCycling/status/1392067420286820357?s=19

 

[Martinsnos]

Jumbo Visma car was about 3m at one stage. According to the commentators there is a very small benefit up y

What was the closest you saw a car? At "typical" follow distance the effect would be negligible, I think.
(they'll get more benefit over the 3 weeks from Motos driving too close in front of them!)

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What was the closest you saw a car? At "typical" follow distance the effect would be negligible, I think.
(they'll get more benefit over the 3 weeks from Motos driving too close in front of them!)

Jumbo Visma car was about 3m at o

What was the closest you saw a car? At "typical" follow distance the effect would be negligible, I think.
(they'll get more benefit over the 3 weeks from Motos driving too close in front of them!)

J

What was the closest you saw a car? At "typical" follow distance the effect would be negligible, I think.
(they'll get more benefit over the 3 weeks from Motos driving too close in front of them!)

Jumbo Visma car was about 3m at one stage (helicopter shot).
According to the commentators, there is a mild effect at 10m and quite a considerable effect at 5m.

 

[matticus]

Jumbo Visma car was about 3m at one stage (helicopter shot).
According to the commentators, there is a mild effect at 10m and quite a considerable effect at 5m.

[You didn't have to quote me 3 times! I'm flattered though ]

3metres - to me - is unacceptable. I don't recall seeing that in a televised race*, it would certainly ring alarm bells. I watched the highlights of this one, and probably not in great detail. Mostly saw riders taking corners at "brave" speeds, and gurning the last 400m to the finish.
I haven't seen the relevant regs, but that feels dodgy just on safety grounds. What possible justification does the DS have? They're all wearing radios - so no need to shout at your rider - and anyway the team car's prime function is mechanical backup.

Last time I read up on this 10metres was too far back to feel a difference, but speeds do go up, and aero studies/simulations get better.

*Worth watching Francesco Moser footage from his Giro win - note the motorbikes!

 

[mjr]

Filthy weather and it tends to bugger up the coverage

I was wondering why all the long slowmo replays of yesterday.

 

[rich p]

Pippo pulling the pelotonalmost singlehandedly like a.......erm. Pulling very very hard. What an engine!

 

[mjr]

Pippo pulling the pelotonalmost singlehandedly like a.......erm. Pulling very very hard. What an engine!

Privilege of pink today is not spending all day eating wheel-sprayed road crud!

50km to go, 7min40 gap. Have they let the break go or are the climbs hard enough to catch them all?

 

[Adam4868]

Surely there not gonna make it again !

 

[Adam4868]

Pippo pulling the pelotonalmost singlehandedly like a.......erm. Pulling very very hard. What an engine!

Not much higher praise than this from Kelly !
Sean Kelly: "Ganna looks cool on the bike". The King has spoken.

 

[Adam4868]

Some painful faces out there 😁

 

[GuyBoden]

Not proper rain, it even looks warm(ish).

 

[Adam4868]

Not proper rain, it even looks warm(ish).

Where are you Guy..Antarctica 😁 Looked brutal !

 

[Grant Fondo]

Tough day in northern Italy! I need to stop complaining about a bit of drizzle

 

[GuyBoden]

Tough day in northern Italy! I need to stop complaining about a bit of drizzle

Nowhere near as bad as my rides in hail stones last week.

Enjoyed the race, things are getting interesting.

 

[Milzy]

Very disappointed at João Almeida. Flagging so early on after a good Giro last year. Quick step don’t like paying high wages so maybe they’ll negotiate him down or let him go.