Tour De Romandie

STEVESPRO 79 wrote:ray

STEVESPRO 79 wrote:

ray silvester wrote:

[quote=drheaton]Not sure altitude plays as large a part as you may think, read this:

http://inrng.com/2013/04/colombia-cycling-altitude/%5B/quote%5D

Good article

Interesting read with some witty comments…..Rigoberto Uran…team Sky’s `mane` man…. :)

But if it’s to do with attitude rather than altitude then why are their great riders(Colombia) all climbers?

drheaton wrote:Not sure
[quote=drheaton]Not sure altitude plays as large a part as you may think, read this:

http://inrng.com/2013/04/colombia-cycling-altitude/%5B/quote%5D

Good article

ray silvester

ray silvester wrote:

TERatcliffe26 wrote:

ray silvester wrote:

2)Anyone know the cut off point for youth eligibility? Is Talansky eleigible?

For a reason I cannot find, Talansky is not eligible for the young riders Jersey despite still being under 25 😕
I was only able to confirm this once the startlist for the prologue was produced, so apologies if this affected your selecting riders.

I think some tours have lower age limits for qualification hence the question….no hard feelings for what you believed was the correct answer 😉

A good TT for Pinot bodes well for his future as a GC guy and his battles with Tejay could be the future of the sport?

No worries, Its the cut off that confuses me, Nizzolo was 24 in Jan and is classed as a young rider, Talanksy was 24 in Nov and is not classed as a young rider, so maybe it has something to do with age on Jan 1st of the calender year?

Pinot surprised me as did a few others, including Clement considering it was so hilly. Could well be interesting, id throw Talansky, Betancur and Quintana in the mix too

Totally agree with Stevemarks
Totally agree with Stevemarks comments….This was a tough prologue to call but in all honesty I think its utter bolloc*s when riders enter a race and then dont give 100%…..Spilak and Peraud could not have gone harder on that stage, given current form, I dont think so…….

Not sure altitude plays as
Not sure altitude plays as large a part as you may think, read this:

Colombia: Altitude vs. Attitude

If you had been following
If you had been following Froome’s career for the past 5 or 6 six years from his Barloworld days you would have seen a steady improvement in both his climbing and his TTs. His performances are in line with his age. he couldn’t stay with the podium winners in last years Vuelta day after day in the mountains, that’s where I would be asking questions.

drheaton wrote:stevemarks

drheaton wrote:

stevemarks wrote:

I was just wondering how Froome gets to TT better than Talansky and Porte and Martin given past results? Is it just me or does it seem a little odd? Just thinking out loud, and I know I probably shouldn’t doubt so much, but to be honest I am a bit worried by performances like that…..

Um, Froome took second in a couple of long TTs at last years TdF (beating Porte, Van Garderen, Evans, Chavanel and only losing out to Wiggins) and took bronze at the olympics (when he wasn’t far behind Martin on a flat course less suited to him). It’s not as if he’s never done well in a TT before.

Likewise, this is a hilly TT where climbing was more important than pure power (why Martin was down in 16th). This isn’t a surprise.

I accept all that; I am aware that Froome is a good TT guy, and I am not surprised that he did well, just a little surprised that he did so well. When Quintana did well in a TT recently questions were asked widely, and I was shocked by that reaction as I thought it was not a surprise. Maybe it’s just sour grapes that I didn’t pick him, I dont know, but I have had a gut reaction about some of his performances before and maybe I am biased against him, maybe it’s something I should get over, but it’s still eating away at me a bit and I was wondering if anyone else felt the same way.

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