ChDoyle wrote:
With Alistairs level of Iron distance development he had 'no business' being with the front group on the bike. He most probably over cooked it. It would be interesting to see his average power in Kona compared to Cork where he had no one to 'follow' and no one really pushing him. It was just him doing enough to run well after the bike. But he is an uber competitor and would not back down on the challenge of staying with TO and Frodeno.
I didn't see the first portion of the bike, but I read AB flogged it up Palani road trying to put some distance between him and Lange and co, then rode for however long with a semi-flat, then flogged himself catching back up to Frodo and TOD. That's why I tuned in. I could see the exertion on his face early on in the bike, so I guess those 3 things largely contributed to his "average" performance. He still did fine. I think if he'd relaxed early on in the bike, not got a flat he would have gone better, but perhaps no better than 10th. There was a stark contrast between Frodo and AB on the bike, Frodo looked like he was on a coffee ride, AB looked like he was doing a sprint.