xpenny
05-31-09, 10:15 AM
He would have closed the 20'' gap with a TT bike.
Professional Cycling - Di Luca should have riden a TT bike
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Laggard
05-31-09, 10:18 AM
You don't know that. With the difficulty of the course it may have slowed him down.
Bacciagalupe
05-31-09, 02:23 PM
I don't think Di Luca would've won, period. Heck, Menchov crashed and still beat Di Luca by 21 seconds on the course.
aidy
05-31-09, 02:39 PM
a TT bike wouldn't have helped him, he's not a TT guy so he might as well just take the corners faster than possible with a TT setup
jaxgtr
05-31-09, 03:48 PM
Menchov would have won the stage if not for the crash. A TT for Di Luca would not have made a difference.
jordangerous
05-31-09, 08:46 PM
di luca didn't ride today. It was his twin, ryan seacrest! tt bike or not he would have not closed the 20" gap.
USAZorro
05-31-09, 10:47 PM
A TT bike and a 50 watt motor - maybe.
GV27
06-02-09, 03:26 PM
Dedicated TT bikes shave a few seconds on the right courses. Menchov probably lost at least 20 seconds when he went down - maybe more. And still beat him by 20 seconds. So Menchov would've beat him by 40 and already had 20 in hand. Even if it had been a perfectly straight and smooth course, the bike isn't going to make 40 seconds of difference on a 15k TT let alone 60. The manufacturers would have you think so but it's just not the case.
Think of when LeMond beat Fignon. Everybody said that the bars and helmet were the difference. But LeMond took like 40 seconds and won by eight. Maybe aero bars and helmets would've saved Le Professor 8 seconds and the Tour, but he still would've lost the TT by a big margin. If LeMond had gone into it 40 seconds ahead, it wouldn't have been particularly close at all.
Think of when LeMond beat Fignon. Everybody said that the bars and helmet were the difference. But LeMond took like 40 seconds and won by eight. Maybe aero bars and helmets would've saved Le Professor 8 seconds and the Tour, but he still would've lost the TT by a big margin. If LeMond had gone into it 40 seconds ahead, it wouldn't have been particularly close at all.
Johnny Colnago
06-06-09, 03:43 AM
And if the queen of england had balls she'd be the king!
mchacon01
06-06-09, 04:45 AM
His twin? Ryan Seacrest???? No way...