fulla wrote:
messien wrote:
Jackets wrote:
Murray and Blum are monster bikers to have in that chase pack.
Murray is not a monster biker, but I keep seeing on Slowtwitch claims to the contrary. Can you name 3 races where he's demonstrated that? He a pretty decent biker sure, certainly above average, but he's definitely not a 'monster biker'.
He is often leading the pack he's in in attempts to bridge gaps. And quite often it works.
I'd 2nd the fact that Murray is a beast on the bike both technically and power wise. He drives the chase pack in most races, especially if he's had an okay swim. London 2012, WTS Yokohama 2014, Chicago 2015.
To see what he would be like in a lead pack, watch Superleague Jersey again.
I don't think Samorin was a true reflection of his abilities on a bike. I also think he's more suited to shorter distance stuff as his training is much more low volume high intensity (under 25 hours p/w).
With regards to Mola, he has tried to drive every chase pack he was part of in 2017. This almost always led to a sub par run, as unfortuntely he is just too light (62kg). The absolute power just isn't there. Even the Brownlees have a good 6-7kg on him. WTS Kitzbuehel 2013 was a 'fairer' race for him with that climb where he showed that in terms of w/kg he's a match for anyone bar AB.