Cycling
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So, the 100th 'La Grande Boucle' starts tomorrow.
Are there any fellow IH cycling obsessives who will, like me, be glued to the action for the next three weeks? Can anything/anyone derail the Sky train?
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Parcours looks good this year, G. Love Wiggo though I do, last year's route was made for a TT'er like him. It did make the mountain stages a bit less watchable, though Sky's approach of keeping the pace high on the climbs is impressive to watch - properly whittles the peloton down.
Particularly looking forward to the Ventoux stage.
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I'll be following too.
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Not sure how I'll go this year, but have watched 4 of the last 6 years in 'real-time'. That's 10pm until around 2am. Really messes with working. There's usually a 'crew' in most places I work who devolve into grunts for the month long period. Will most likely do it tho. Love watching it. I don't think it'll be Sky for the entire trip, the peloton wouldn't accept it, not in the spirit of the race. That said, they've been STRONG all year!
Cycling related; got soaked cycling to/from work 5 days in a row for the first time. Some great riding, but higher stress and pain in the ass of having to get changed even more/further…
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Absolutely awesome from Froome today.
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100th edition of the Tour is rapidly turning into a classic - even the last two supposedly transitional stages have had crosswind-induced mayhem and fantastic breakaway action.
Tomorrow's MTF on Ventoux should be a classic - fancy Froome to lay down a marker…
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There was no chance I could duck off early knowing how the race was going to unfold the last 2 nights. Some of the best racing I've seen in years. Would have loved to seen Orica get the win last night (fecking aussie pride :/), 1/2 a wheel. An incredible finish.
Cav getting the win on Stage 13 was amazing. I had a feeling Sagan would get him due to the high pace used throughout the 100KM+ sprint.
I'm not sure about Sky's form, they took it easy yesterday, but have they got enough back in the legs for it tonight?
A really really great tour. I just keep whispering to myself, god I hope they're not doping. Annoying that the thought is there, but that's where it's at.
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Anyone watch the tour this year? Probably one of the most exciting years in quite some time. Outside of stage 20 being a bit of a let down there was some really great racing in what felt like a more wide open GC than past years.
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With the knee issues I've been working through, I started riding my bike again. Today was the 3rd time in ten years
all 3 have been in the last 2 weeks. So its been a while.Although so far only on the trainer, im excited to maybe get back on the roads too.
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If you can stomach the trainer, you're going to really fall back in love with the bike when you hit the roads.
COVID helped nudge me over to Zwift and it's been a nice addition to indoor training. With the racing season cancelled for awhile Zwift races have been about the next best thing.
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I've ridden rollers in winter for 40+ years but now concede to a trainer (the LeMond works well, others are better than they used to be, which isn't saying much). If you don't think of the Peloton as a bicycle, because it's not, it prepares you to ride because it can sufficiently kick your ass.
There are bicycle makers much like Iron Heart, if you are interested in boutique steel. In America that would be the likes of Richard Sachs or Mr Nagasawa who makes keiran bikes. The most IH of all the road bike makers are Toei and Osamu Fukuda. I have bikes from all of these Japanese builders–-I've been at it with Japanese handmade for many years now. Check out this video of Fukuda:
https://gizmodo.com/its-a-treat-to-watch-this-legendary-bike-builder-at-wor-1677539311
