TdF 2023
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Jonas pulled a massive lead on the time trial, even catching up with Pog's car. That would be a real boost, too see the gap! Two stages, including highest climb I think, to go. I doubt that Pog 2nd and Yates 3rd will be asked to close it without disaster
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Remarkable performance from Jonas
Nuts to take so much time out of Pogi and the rest of the field
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staggering is the only way to describe that performance
only way he can lose from here is if he crashes - cause he takes some risks and sits wayy to close to the wheel in front cornering.. I've never seen someone biff a TT bike around the way he did today pretty bloody impressive!
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@WillieTheWaiter said in TdF 2023:
staggering is the only way to describe that performance
only way he can lose from here is if he crashes - cause he takes some risks and sits wayy to close to the wheel in front cornering.. I've never seen someone biff a TT bike around the way he did today pretty bloody impressive!
some of the cornering was incredible
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@WillieTheWaiter said in TdF 2023:
staggering is the only way to describe that performance
only way he can lose from here is if he crashes - cause he takes some risks and sits wayy to close to the wheel in front cornering.. I've never seen someone biff a TT bike around the way he did today pretty bloody impressive!
Today looks pretty brutal, I assume there has to be a chance that Pog can pull out a big one to claw some time back?
It's just over a minute and a half, so it would have to be huge, but if the Pog has good legs...
Anyway, I'll be watching.
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@WillieTheWaiter said in TdF 2023:
staggering is the only way to describe that performance
only way he can lose from here is if he crashes - cause he takes some risks and sits wayy to close to the wheel in front cornering.. I've never seen someone biff a TT bike around the way he did today pretty bloody impressive!
Today looks pretty brutal, I assume there has to be a chance that Pog can pull out a big one to claw some time back?
It's just over a minute and a half, so it would have to be huge, but if the Pog has good legs...
Anyway, I'll be watching.
would require vinnie to completely crack...
the power numbers those guys are putting out are insane.. saw something that they were putting out 7.5 watts per kg for 15 mins.. for comparison guys like Armstrong and Cadel Evans were doing 6.9 for 5 mins which was super human..
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@WillieTheWaiter said in TdF 2023:
@WillieTheWaiter said in TdF 2023:
staggering is the only way to describe that performance
only way he can lose from here is if he crashes - cause he takes some risks and sits wayy to close to the wheel in front cornering.. I've never seen someone biff a TT bike around the way he did today pretty bloody impressive!
Today looks pretty brutal, I assume there has to be a chance that Pog can pull out a big one to claw some time back?
It's just over a minute and a half, so it would have to be huge, but if the Pog has good legs...
Anyway, I'll be watching.
would require vinnie to completely crack...
the power numbers those guys are putting out are insane.. saw something that they were putting out 7.5 watts per kg for 15 mins.. for comparison guys like Armstrong and Cadel Evans were doing 6.9 for 5 mins which was super human..
I might not want to upvote that then...
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@WillieTheWaiter said in TdF 2023:
the power numbers those guys are putting out are insane.. saw something that they were putting out 7.5 watts per kg for 15 mins.. for comparison guys like Armstrong and Cadel Evans were doing 6.9 for 5 mins which was super human..
My, hasn't exercise science come a long way!
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@WillieTheWaiter said in TdF 2023:
@WillieTheWaiter said in TdF 2023:
staggering is the only way to describe that performance
only way he can lose from here is if he crashes - cause he takes some risks and sits wayy to close to the wheel in front cornering.. I've never seen someone biff a TT bike around the way he did today pretty bloody impressive!
Today looks pretty brutal, I assume there has to be a chance that Pog can pull out a big one to claw some time back?
It's just over a minute and a half, so it would have to be huge, but if the Pog has good legs...
Anyway, I'll be watching.
would require vinnie to completely crack...
the power numbers those guys are putting out are insane.. saw something that they were putting out 7.5 watts per kg for 15 mins.. for comparison guys like Armstrong and Cadel Evans were doing 6.9 for 5 mins which was super human..
Wow, that’s wild. I’m no cyclist and I’m pretty heavy, but I’m decently fit for an old bastard- and I reckon I could only punch 3w per kg for 15mins (just for comparison to a weekend almost-warrior )
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Hmmmm
Not too long ago eyebrows would have been raised after the last 2 days
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Omg, Pog dropped and Jonas is going bananas up this hill.
I went to bed just before the last climb and watched the remainder this morning. How does anyone believe Vingegaard isn't doped to the eyeballs?
Do we just no longer care now that American was disgraced and it's back to Europeans winning?
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@antipodean said in TdF 2023:
Omg, Pog dropped and Jonas is going bananas up this hill.
I went to bed just before the last climb and watched the remainder this morning. How does anyone believe Vingegaard isn't doped to the eyeballs?
Do we just no longer care now that American was disgraced and it's back to Europeans winning?
I don’t think I cared then.
Even doped up I cant imagine that level of suffering.
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@antipodean said in TdF 2023:
I went to bed just before the last climb and watched the remainder this morning. How does anyone believe Vingegaard isn't doped to the eyeballs?
Vingegaard didn't ride particularly quickly. He was a full two minutes behind the winner. That Pogacar blew up, because he went too deep the day before, isn't proof that Vingegaard is doping! It is only proof that Pogacar tried too hard, in his desperation to win, and it didn't work.
Vingegaard hasn't been that dominant even. He has won one stage! For the first half of the tour Pogacar out-climbed him. So basically you are going to accuse him of doping because he is the leader.
Pogacar has even won a tour the same way. He won thanks to a fantastic time-trial in the last week, when all his opponents were exhausted. It is, literally, how you win the tour. Always has been.
