That is quite appropriate.

I know Roglic will go well because he isn't wearing the helmet of doom from his TdF TT.

Also, WTF are there a half dozen Vuelta threads that were created? Isn't one thread adequate to centralize discussion?

True. Could be difficult on the mental side.

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There are those here (who shall remain unnamed) who feel compelled to have a post/day ratio that vastly exceeds his/her corresponding w/kg, for the fear of having his/her slowtwitch SuperPoster creds revoked. Said posters also sometimes feel compelled to respond to his/her own messages, as the rest of us simply cannot keep up with such elevated and exulted company.

I liked the line in that piece that would blow most of ST's mind--about 'all day pace/6-7hours' @4w/kg...really just an attempt to make it 'understandable' but yeah i'm still with you--I can't even!

Thank you for so nicely answering this!!!! You might have left out that also feels compelled to put spoilers in thread titles and then when asked not to by others attacks them/defends to the end of time his 'right' to post spoilers.

Ahhh got ya. That would be more hilarious if this topic wasn't so annoying.

Carthy is putting in a cracking TT.

I think there are still some among us who think: 6.2 w/kg isn't too big of a deal, I'm at 4 w/kg, the pro is only ~50% stronger

The duration is what really drives it home though: the pro can literally hold it 600% -700% as long

Completely agree! The 6.2 w/kg and 4 w/kg numbers are mind blowing BUT the duration they hold those numbers is just beyond next level.

Great TT for him. Roglic looked much more composed coming up to the line vs in TDF (tough for Barta)

And the repeated ability to hit those kind of numbers.

Yep, damn that was close for Barta. Can't get worse than losing by a solitary second. I hope that ride is good enough to secure him a new contract.

Yeah would have been so awesome if Barta had got that.

Also...
What I find interesting about today's TT vs the Tour is that I think that most of us expected Roglic to make gains on the flat parts and maybe hang on for the climb, while in fact Carthy was ahead on the flats and Roglic actually made most if the gains on the climb.

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Huge ride by Carthy. And Roglic makes additional amends for Tour.

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It was a neat TT and required some real attention to detail for the guys going for it. Was pretty crappy to see Barta miss the win by such a thin margin.

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Those are great numbers for a climber, but the guy is going to need some next-level space alien numbers to overcome his hideous TT position (photo in the Cyclingnews article). Dan Bingham has got his work cut out for him if Jumbo ever wants to turn Kuss into anything more than a mountains domestique.

Yeah his position is rubbish. Hopefully he addresses this in the offseason.

You mean if he wants to be a GC contender in balanced GT. Otherwise there are lots of races he can target for himself.

Oh boy, even Bennett has a better position (though maybe photographer caught Kuss looking up?)

Kuss:



Bennett

We call that move that Kuss is pulling the periscope.

Though I think Kuss gave zero F's about that TT. De la Cruz passed him on the climb and Kuss clearly didn't care.

That said, he's a pro, and there's a case to be made he should work on TT form even when not pedaling hard because it's part of the skill set. Even if his personal TT never matters, he'll almost certainly be part of important TTTs in the future.

The 13th stage was a joke today. Changing bikes during a race should be forbidden.

Why not just ride a TT bike before the climbs on every stage?

Call me a purist.

It's a day off for the Kuss, brah. Don't harsh his mellow.

You know, the organizer could have made the finishing climb reasonable, something that averages 8%. Instead, they trot out a hill that averages ~14%...

As for your other question, b/c TT bike isn’t meant to be ridden in a peloton. Furthermore, what about multi-climb stages?

I think its kinda dumb how they make the tt end with a climb like that. Day in, day out, every other stage has these crazy climbs, let the guys who are better at time trialing actually have their day, especially since they usually also have a penalty on the climbs. I feel like grand tours should be about riders with multiple skillsets, not just climbing