E-bikes in EU are officially suppose to be limited to 25km/h, so it's not that it's just e-bike, it's even illegally unlocked ebikeJump on Strava and flag it for e-bike
E-bikes in EU are officially suppose to be limited to 25km/h, so it's not that it's just e-bike, it's even illegally unlocked ebikeJump on Strava and flag it for e-bike
Dunno about Pogi but Cav’s wins are faaar more due to the incredible team Deceuninck has than his own strength.
Cavendish is a legend, no doubt about that but Deceuninck as a team are simply a-ma-zing.
When you have 4 men lead-out and Declerq and Morkov are among them, it is kinda easy…
Give Lance his titles back!Not only is the sprinter field weak this year -- people are overlooking that DQS is the only team that has a half way decent train. And they are far more than have decent -- they are fantastic. Morkov -- Cav's leadout man -- has been riding absolutely beautifully. Nearly any of the top 10 sprinters in the field could have 3 wins this tour if they were behind the DQS train. Honestly -- Cavs physical performance is sorta meh so far. He's been good, not great. That said, his storyline is the one that excites me the most about this Tour.
You want to talk about fishy -- talk about Wout van Aert. I really enjoy watching him, but closing down Cav in a bunch sprint yesterday (he would've won if there were 50m more road) and then going solo 30km out for a win on a double Mont Ventoux today is far more ridiculous a physical performance.
Anywho -- it's all speculation. So I take it with the same approach as @Primoz. No use worrying about who is or isn't. Lance won 7 Tours against a doped peloton. Merckx and his ilk were all doped up too.
Give Lance his titles back!
I’m not a huge lance fan but not like anyone else from that era clearly deserves them.
You have absolutely no idea how many middle aged riders go muy macho/ full gas (on recreational rides!) because it makes them feel accomplished, and then just plop onto the couch.
What is it about cycling that makes this so? I never had warm down issues when running- it seems that warm downs occur naturally. Is it going full tilt and then throwing the bike on the garage or the rack and sitting? Cycling seems unique in this respect -no warm down and an hour later I’m stiff and sore while the same amount of energy ( or more) expended while running has little of that.
What is it about cycling that makes this so? I never had warm down issues when running- it seems that warm downs occur naturally. Is it going full tilt and then throwing the bike on the garage or the rack and sitting? Cycling seems unique in this respect -no warm down and an hour later I’m stiff and sore while the same amount of energy ( or more) expended while running has little of that.
Not from today.
Does anyone have any ideas about what new substance has hit the peloton this year? Pogachar dropping the whole peloton in the mountains casually riding a big ring??? Two.days.in.a.row? Really? 36 year old Cavendish who could not do much last few years suddenly "rediscovering" his form and winning TDF stages left and right from guys 10 years younger than him? Well-known breakaway specialists finding that they push their career-high wattage and suddenly cannot get away from anyone? Experienced GC riders finishing mountain stages in the grupetto??? This is just way too many miracles to my taste. This is reminiscent of the start of the EPO era when LeMond won the Tour one year and next suddenly could not keep up with the peloton...
If that's my child he gets a stern talking to and a time-out..*gigglesnort*
And right on cue....
If that's my child he gets a stern talking to and a time-out..
What was the context of that Cavendish tantrum?