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Stage 2 not as selective as I expected. I’m guessing there was a headwind on the final climb.It was a calculated risk dropping Kristoff for this one and it didn’t pay off. I doubt he will do anything tomorrow but Stage 4 looks good for more Kristoff points.
Hopefully Van Avermaet, Colbrelli, etc. can do something tomorrow.
Feeling sore as I dropped Kristoff for Colbrelli otherwise my standard team would have consecutive full podiums.
The bonus of getting last man in both teams doesn’t really reduce the pain much
I have done a 1000 miles on
I have done a 1000 miles on the Hunt 4 Seasons since buying a new bike last year. No problems with the wheels. They look well made and run nicely with the GPS4000 28s that I am running. Doubt you will be disappointed.
Edit – Just had a thought, mine are discs.
A few articles on
A few articles on Zwiftinsider are worth a read. It is where I got some tips when I started in December.
If you are OK with a steel
If you are OK with a steel frame, what about a Fairlight Strael? Reviews on this site, plus references in the recent bike of the year stuff.
I have grey Strael 2 with Hope upgrades, mechanical Ultegra not Di2. Hunt wheels are tubeless ready and once I wear out the clinchers it came with I am considering going tubeless.
I find the bike comfortable for long distance runs. I have a more ‘race’ bike for club chaingangs and APRs and it does lose something against my Supersix for big efforts chasing back on etc, but clubruns like today it was excellent.
Proper mudgaurd mounts, so genuinely 4 season – even in Scotland.
Eurosport just has the short
Eurosport just has the short highlights package. There was no live coverae on Eurosport last year either. I have put it down to the clash with the Australian tennis which is going out live on both channels during the night and into the morning with re-runs of the matches in the evening for those that sleep and work.
So, after riding stage 4 of the TdZ today, it seems they have disabled some features during group rides (rankings, chat), presumably to lessen server load.Worth trying again and seeing if you have better luck? Seemed pretty stable to me.
Noticed the ranking had gone. Kind of missed it last night.
When are newspaper web designers going to sort out the shite, impossible to read pages?I wouldn’t worry, there is not a good reason to read the Daily Record.
Campag Zondas often come up
Campag Zondas often come up in threads like these. I am using a set at the moment. Fulcrum 3s are much the same if you can get a better price.
I have split winter duties now to a real commuting hack that I wouldn’t spend that much on wheels and a winter club ride bike which has something a bit nicer.
Depending on your diligence cleaning and the style of your commute, you can go through rims a bit quick to want to spend alot on it.
I think people get very excited about having the best trainer but when you think about it you will probably only use it a few times a week during the UK rainy / winter season so why overspend? eg do you really need a true 15% incline or is 7% fine and Zwift works out the difference so just get the basic smart trainers egPS just make sure you buy a good fan as it gets hot after a while without a headwind
Some fair points, you can get most of what you want from a trainer without Zwift. In terms of the original question though.
Elite Muin
- Integrated one way smart technology communicates with training apps via ANT+ & Bluetooth
I don’t see one-way smart as a good Zwift trainer.
The Tacx Flux is two-way.
I don’t think the Muin is an
I don’t think the Muin is an opton for Zwift. You need a trainer with resistance that can be controlled by Zwift to get the proper experience. For Elite that is the Direto or Drivo on direct drive trainers.
I collected a Drivo from Halfords or Friday. The older model, but at 50% off and £600 (£540 with BC discount) I though it was a great option at that price point.
It is showing out of stock this morning. They may be all gone, but last Monday they were showing no stock, but by Tuesday they were available again so you might get lucky.
Fundamentally transport pricing is wrong across the board. Private car should not be the cheapest method for me to get from home to Waterloo at 9am, yet it is for the once or twice a month journeys I have to make. Bonkers.The tipping point will have to be when more of us decide that we don’t need a car. The cost of a car is disproportionally fixed rather than variable. Whether you drive alot or a little there is a fixed element of depreciation, insurance, VED, finance costs, MOT etc. Once you have paid this the economics on a journey to drive become only fuel and the extra depreciation / wear and tear and parking , thus driving is cheap for an individual journey.
I live in a household that runs two cars with three adults. Neither car has a high mileage per annum, but I still have not got to the point where a single car feels desireable for the families lifestyle. I will still leave my cars at home when I head into the city this coming Sunday with my wife, but that is the convenience the train will bring rather than economics of the journey.
What amazed me was the number of 17 year olds of my son’s peer group that got a car when they turned 17. We don’t live in a particularly affluent neighbourhood, but it was still a surprise to people that I wouldn’t even contemplate another car for the houshold.
I need to ask myself what the tipping point is for myself, considering I commuted by bike to work today, my wife walked to work and my son is away at University. Tomorrow both cars will be used at the same time though.
Thanks Tricky. It is interesting seeing the same guys hovering at the top year after year; we mustn’t have a life.4th in purist was my best ever; I’ll work on that next year. And congrats to Bob (Tingo) who held off a late challenge.
Considering my last 4 years (in premium) overall season league results were 1st (2015), 3rd (2016), 1st (2017) and 1st (2018), I thought I should write a book, “how to win at road.cc”, or maybe I should just retire and give you other guys a chance.
I have enjoyed being part of the admin team. The extra attention you pay to the details of the race, translates to more informed choices and better transfer strategies. Thanks once again to Condor Andy (huge workload) and Dave.
Hope to see you in Adelaide in January. Stay safe.
Cheers
Tony Kappler
Well done Tony. For the last couple of seasons I have checked your team after each stage as I know you are the benchmark. You win because you get the tough calls right more often than others.
I have thoroughly enjoyed this year and will be back for the TDU. Thanks to those that put the work in to make it possible for all.
Tom Dumoulin NED – 37
Tom Dumoulin NED – 37
Rohan Dennis AUS – 35
Joey Rosskopf USA – 12Vasil Kiryienka BLR – 22
Pavel Sivakov RUS – 6
Jonathan Castroviejo ESP – 26
Yoann Paillot FRA – 6
Tobias Ludvigsson SWE – 6Really odd that the world chanpionship isn’t listed as UCI world tour race…what the hell is that all about. Anybody care to enlighten me. I’m damned sure it’s a bigger race than the Cadel Evans great ocean road race.UCI World Tour is Trade Team races only. I suspect that is the logic.
I used my GP4000s all through last winter. Can’t say I noticed any difference in either puncture protection or grip over 4Seasons I’ve used previously- they were absolutely fine.Me too. Grip is probably better. Maybe more wear and it is a slightly more expensive option, but I will continue with them again this winter.
I also ride in Scotland.
