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2769

Caught almost all of it, powerful efforts all round. :+1:

2770

How the hell do I win fantasy first and second in a TT and lose six places? :roll_eyes::roll_eyes::roll_eyes:

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2771

Am I glad I swapped in Abrahamsen last night?

Well, yes - yes I am. Almost glad enough to forgive that over the top spotty ensembleā€¦

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2772

Why have you waited so long???

:stuck_out_tongue_closed_eyes::stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

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2773

King of the 4th Cat climbs
:roll_eyes::rofl:

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2774

I see Pedersen has withdrawn from the race

2775

Doh.

Finish was made to look easy by Girmay!

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2776

RIP Andre Drege
:sleepy:

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2777

Yeah. I didnā€™t :rage:

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2778

Chaos on the gravel

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2779

Educate me TT brethren.

Todays stage.

They using gravel bikes throughout? Or road bikes? Or a weird hybrid?

2780

It wouldnā€™t say much for the sponsors gravel bike if they werenā€™t running them :man_shrugging: . Probably not too much in it in practice but they are mostly on 32mm tyres.

2781

I should get some
Kind of bonus points for picking the rider that donates his bike to Vingegaarde

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2782

Orla dressed as Wilma Flintstone today
:roll_eyes::frowning:

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2783

I would have thought road bikes with wider, more durable tyres, pretty much like Paris-Roubaix :man_shrugging:

Thereā€™s more road than gravel and a pure gravel bike would be slower than a road bike

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2784

Yeah, in an interview with Kung before the stage he said the only difference was 28mm tyres and a fraction lower pressure.

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2785

Surely the main point of that stage was to appeal to Americans and sell gravel bikes?

It made a visual change for the audience but I donā€™t think it was a good stage for the Tour, added jury and mechanics risk for not much, and the race was basically a mess.

2786

But most of them are riding 28mm tyres now.
Lower Crr, more aero with the new rim widths and fork designs, plus more comfort.

Itā€™s only the Div2 teams who seem to be on 25mm.

For some of the TT riders, theyā€™ve a 25/28 combo (which is a lot better than the 21/23 tubulars at 200psi combo of yore!!!)

2787

Tbf stendard was just repeating what Kung said. :+1:

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2788

Absolutely :muscle:

Maybe why KĆ¼ng isnā€™t do so well in the TTs now :woman_shrugging:
Riding a 23/25 tubular combo still :joy::joy::joy:

GCN videos get up close and personal with the bikes and have had the verniers out on some pro tyres. Most of which appear to be 28.4mm (Conti GP super secret tyre)

Some riders were using 32mm yesterday, too :+1:

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