Video: Chris Froome crashes on wet descent during stage 19

Jimnm wrote:

Combination of wet roads/white lines and tubs probably inflated too hard for the conditions plus being in a hurry  

I wonder if clinchers would have been better in the wet. 

This have nothing to do with mounting system weather its clincher or tubular or tubeless or whatever . . .

When its slip, everything goes upside down in sec

Tires pressure play big role here as well, too hard and you lose grip exchanged for speed

Altimis wrote:

This have nothing to do with mounting system weather its clincher or tubular or tubeless or whatever . . .

 

When its slip, everything goes upside down in sec

 

Tires pressure play big role here as well, too hard and you lose grip exchanged for speed

I wondered whether the teams anticipated wet roads and altered pressures to suit? I would have, I'd always take the possibility (not inevitable) of a very slight increase in rolling resistance over running too high a pressure every time. Lots of people wrongly equate harder tyres = faster, even though it has been repeatedly shown not to be the case.

Jens said on ITV that Froome and Nibali were off the front of the group - they had attacked the group on a wet descent. Not the most sensible tactic if safety is your main goal, as Froome had stated before the stage.

Duncann wrote:

Looks like it was on the white line - slippery paint...? 

yes, I'm always wary of white lines when it's wet...

Paul_C wrote:

Duncann wrote:

Looks like it was on the white line - slippery paint...? 

 

yes, I'm always wary of white lines when it's wet...

Luca Paolini was much better on white lines, regardless of the weather.