Tour de France 2013 *spoilers*

[VamP]

Better now?

It's small salve on the pain of thinking Kwiatkowski might stay with Froome today

 

[iLB]

Anyone else catch the Porte interview on ITV, came across as disrespectful/dismissive of Nairo Quintana to me?

 

[VamP]

Anyone else catch the Porte interview on ITV, came across as disrespectful/dismissive of Nairo Quintana to me?

He described the move by Quintana as ''what was he thinking?'' but pulled short of calling it naïve when prompted. It was a desperate move by Quintana as borne out by the result. I don't think he was being disrespectful.

 

[Winnershsaint]

Indeed.

CN Forums gone down. Has 'The Clinic' self destructed or disappeared up it's own collective armholes?

 

[raindog]

yes, The Clinic Has Crashed

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Well done Froome Dawg!!

Has Kadri even finished yet?? I'd love to know what place he comes in.
However (I did say previously that AG2R is my 'guilty pleasure' team, I'm sure we all have them, even though most probably wont want to admit to it ) Peraud and Bardet came in 13th and 14th, so not all bad, although they were 2.28 and 2.34 down respectively!

 

[jifdave]

well there was lots of talk of dan martin before the tour....

thought schleck did fine today

 

[jifdave]

sky jersey very interesting too..... its very holey for want of a better term.... you could see as froome finished and also porte interview its see through.

 

[rich p]

I know I keep banging on about this but David Lopez, Siutsou and EBH are underperforming iy seems to me. EBH has contested some sprints but he was a lot stronger in support of Wiggins last year. Kimmage may have a point.

 

[Pedrosanchezo]

I know I keep banging on about this but David Lopez, Siutsou and EBH are underperforming iy seems to me. EBH has contested some sprints but he was a lot stronger in support of Wiggins last year. Kimmage may have a point.

That sky are doping but Lopez, EBH and Suitsou are not? There is plenty of talk about it on other forums but i just don't buy it. They have made too firm a point by removing ex dopers from their set up. I seriously hope nothing fishy is going on, it would be quite literally shite.

 

[Basil.B]

Great stage, pity about the result.
Great ride by Quintana.
Was gutted when after the advert break he had been caught.
Hope the Tour doesn't turn boring now Sky are leading.

 

[Crackle]

probably caused by this..... Best times up Ax-3-Domaines
1. Laiseka 2001 22:57
2. Armstrong 22:59 2001
3. Froome 23:14 2013.

Those times don't seem correct. Here's a good article for anyone who speaks power. We need to know what Froome's actual time was but even at 23:14, it looks believable.

http://www.sportsscientists.com/2013/07/ax-3-domaines-history-vams-and.html

 

[Pedrosanchezo]

Those times don't seem correct. Here's a good article for anyone who speaks power. We need to know what Froome's actual time was but even at 23:14, it looks believable.

http://www.sportsscientists.com/2013/07/ax-3-domaines-history-vams-and.html

Yeh i am hearing 23:15 so the time seems right. He does have a rather impressive watts/kg though. He weighs somewhere in the region of 70kg's, more likely 68-69kg's during the Tour. For someone who is 6 foot+ that's pretty light. He must average 6 to 6.5watts/kg up these climbs, when he is at max. To be able to sustain that for 20-30+ minutes is the tricky part. He is clearly in peak fitness and todays result proves that. No reason to suspect anything else imo.

 

[Crackle]

Depends on the wind as well, as anyone who's ever set a PR over a strava segment should honestly tell you!

 

[Pedrosanchezo]

Depends on the wind as well, as anyone who's ever set a PR over a strava segment should honestly tell you!

I don't know what you mean, all my KOM's are into headwinds.