Did you see yesterdays stage? I think Floyd can climb and turn corners just fine.

Judging by how he put time on the field on the descents yesterday, which had a lot of very narrow and short switchbacks to accelerate out of, I don't think he'd be compromised too badly by the TT course.

No, unfortunately, I don't have access to cable so best I can do is follow it from work via velonews and cycling news. I know Floyd can climb, but getting out of the saddle to hammer over a small roller to keep momentum or accelerate out of a corner is very different than applying sustaining power on a long climb. My understanding, and perhaps I have this wrong, is that Floyd's hip hinders his ability to get out of the saddle and hammer for short but extreme bursts.

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[reply]My understanding, and perhaps I have this wrong, is that Floyd's hip hinders his ability to get out of the saddle and hammer for short but extreme bursts.
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That makes two of us wrong then, because I thought I had also read that.

   

I have been watching this tour and these "hip" threads with special interest an figured it was time to join the conversation.

Seeing him ride like he has for the last 3 weeks and reading his interviews, to me it is obvious that he is in pain ALL THE TIME, but he some how is able to continue with little drop in performance. (that's just crazy) The sufferfest he had on Wednesday followed by the power he showed the next day are a testimony to his mental toughness as wel as physical resilience. If he was able to ride as aggressively Thursday as he did, I can't see him having trouble riding the TT Saturday. All that said, I don't know if he will be able to make up the time; it's been such a unpredictable Tour so far, who know what will happeen. And I haven't even looked at today.



Disclaimer: I never had the screws that Landis has, nor could I ever ride like him, but I do have about as much Titanium in my hips as a LiteSpeed Blade.

RIGHT HIP 07/21/04



LEFT HIP 02/21/05

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A technical course is very good for Floyd. He is one of the best bike handlers in the peloton, and (obviously) an excellent climber. Unusually, he is able to transfer these skills quite successfully to the TT bike. He is the big favorite to win Saturday's stage.



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he put 30 sec. back into Sastre on the decent

Floyd comes from an mtb background so I'm sure he loves the technical stuff