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Pidcock out of MSR, sounds like a bit of lingering concussion following his crash with WvA last week.

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It was a different crash on the last day of T-A I think, not the one with WvA. A shame but good to see the team looking after a rider’s long term health

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1567

I didn’t realise he’d had another crash :open_mouth:.

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That’s got to be the dream way to win MSR - attack over the top of the Poggio and arrive at the finish alone :sunglasses:

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1569

Repeat of Cancellara’s win. Really enjoyed that.

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1570

Didn’t Cancellara win by attacking from a small group after the Pogio descent and staying clear?

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Probably about 1km in it between where Cancellara attacked and Van der Poel today.

That crash at the pedestrian crossing was a nasty one.

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1572

Anyone been watching the Tour of Catalonia?

Soler repeatedly attacking his own team mate to try and get his spot on the podium.

Team bus must be frosty.

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1573

Proper Flandrian weather at Gent Wevelgem today

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1574

:joy:

Different team, same Soler then?!

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1575

Do you think team mates call him ‘Panels’

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1576

I am really struggling to believe that the numbers are genuine, 6.9wkg for 25 mins? Are riders really 10% more powerful than they were 10 years ago?

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1577

No, they’re 10% lighter :+1:t3:
Look at 2013 Vs 2023.

Porte? Couldn’t see any veins or definition in his arms in 2013.
Contador? Looked positively “podgy” in comparison to todays contenders.

Sagan also looked bigger back then, than he does know.
Quintana? Rodriguez?

Plus, 2013 power meter Vs 2023 power meter :woman_shrugging:t4:
Bikes are perhaps more efficient? (I am unsure how! When the fundamentals remain the same!)

EDIT : waxed chains innit :+1:t3: that ÂŁ200 UFO coating they do. Has to be. No other answer.

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1578

You’re right, the fat fucks.

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1579

:rofl:

It’s 10% bike tech, 10% improved emphasis on recovery, 5% nutrition on/off bike and body comp and 75% whatever regimen of illegal or TUE drugs is currently en vogue. Call me cynical but is it really likely to have changed? If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then…

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1580

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donald-duck-dog-costume1750×2500 315 KB

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1581

He’s about 66kg there. And he’s my height.

But I didn’t mention Froome on purpose :joy::face_with_peeking_eye:

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1582

Maybe they just have better mattresses?

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1583

If a power meter is 10% better, that means you get 10% more power from it right?

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1584

Exactly right. #BlackBoxThinking #MarginalGains

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