The Pro Road Cycling Thread

[chesterbells]

Liege-Bastogne-Liege today

Some ride. So chuffed to see Remco win a big one.

What an era we have ahead of us with Remco, MvP, van Aert, Alaphillipe, Pidcock, Ganna - so many incredibly talented riders. That’s without even factoring in Pog and Rog.

 

[bluethrunthru]

Strolled down town to watch this yesterday - some good racing - highlights just started on ITV4

 

[Bob Hope]

Great win for Simon Yates in TT in the Giro today.

 

[Mozzer]

Cav wins today's stage in the Giro. Just short of 46 mph in the final sprint!

 

[give it to gordon]

What a race what a finish

 

[discopop]

What a race what a finish

The three lads started fucking about way too early pro cyclists are fucking mad at times.

 

[blueinsa]

The three lads started fucking about way too early pro cyclists are fucking mad at times.

Said the exact same thing. They had that stage sewn up between them and should have gone early but no, fuck about, let several more riders in and then in the final bend Carapaz literally gives the winner about 20 yards on him before starting the sprint.

Crazy tactics from pro riders.

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

Cav wins today's stage in the Giro. Just short of 46 mph in the final sprint!

I can barely do 40mph pedaling furiously in a tailwind downhill on my flat bar hybrid. I am running a top gear of 44/12 on 26" wheels though. ;-)

Feels rapid on wide tyres with my pannier bag flapping away.

 

[Mozzer]

I can barely do 40mph pedaling furiously in a tailwind downhill on my flat bar hybrid. I am running a top gear of 44/12 on 26" wheels though. ;-)

Feels rapid on wide tyres with my pannier bag flapping away.

Ha ha, never thought about that before. Living just inside the Peak District my Strava stats never show my max speed anywhere near 46 mph even on the big descents round here.

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

Ha ha, never thought about that before. Living just inside the Peak District my Strava stats never show my max speed anywhere near 46 mph even on the big descents round here.

I've managed 43mph on my commute home, but that was last summer when I had no mudguards or pannier fitted and I was running low resistance tyres at high pressure. Nearly shook my filling out. I really had to spin hard at the top of the hill and then tuck in as I ran out of gears.

I'm really having to work hard now to get anywhere near that. If I'm honest I'm not sure if a bigger front/smaller rear cog will make much difference. It would just mean I'm not spinning as fast when I top out.