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Tour de France 2012 (with SPOILERS)
- Thread starter Flying_Monkey
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Flying_Monkey
Recyclist
- Location
- Odawa
So is the break going to stay away? Who's getting the win?
If it does stay away, I wouldn't bet against Albasini on a stage like this. But there are plenty in the break who are capable - lots of puncheurs - and I think we'll see attack after attack in the last 10km.
If it does stay away, I wouldn't bet against Albasini on a stage like this. But there are plenty in the break who are capable - lots of puncheurs - and I think we'll see attack after attack in the last 10km.
smutchin
Cat 6 Racer
- Location
- The Red Enclave
30km, 1min gap. Going to be tight.
Interesting to see Nick Nuyens in the break. I didn't realise he was even in the Tour this year until today. Expect he'll go for a long one.
I had a look at the final climb on Google Streetview the other day. It's not going to have any impact on the peloton.
d.
Interesting to see Nick Nuyens in the break. I didn't realise he was even in the Tour this year until today. Expect he'll go for a long one.
I had a look at the final climb on Google Streetview the other day. It's not going to have any impact on the peloton.
d.
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Flying_Monkey
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He's on the long road back from illness and injury. I like him a lot and I'd like to see him take a stage, but I can't see it with the other riders who are in the break.
and my armchair has wheels
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Flying_Monkey
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Yeah, looks like they can't organise themselves enough to stay away...
more cut an pasting from the official website:
Narrow handlebars for two of the escapees
Of the 14 in the lead of stage 18, there are two who are using handlebars that are signifcantly narrower than has been common for road racers in recent years. Adam Hansen (LTB) enjoys experimenting with equipment and he's been riding with 34cm wide bars for a couple of years now. (The standard is more like 40 or 42cm.)
You can see the difference in style that these narrow bars put him in.
David Millar's are also narrow but perhaps not as extreme as what Hansen's are.
What's the theory there - more of a TT style tuck?
Narrow handlebars for two of the escapees
Of the 14 in the lead of stage 18, there are two who are using handlebars that are signifcantly narrower than has been common for road racers in recent years. Adam Hansen (LTB) enjoys experimenting with equipment and he's been riding with 34cm wide bars for a couple of years now. (The standard is more like 40 or 42cm.)
You can see the difference in style that these narrow bars put him in.
David Millar's are also narrow but perhaps not as extreme as what Hansen's are.
What's the theory there - more of a TT style tuck?
Pardon?
smutchin
Cat 6 Racer
- Location
- The Red Enclave
David Millar clearly fancies it. Go on, Dave!
