Professional Cycling For the Fans - Maybe not use a time-trial bike for the TTT?

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georgiaboy
07-07-09, 07:42 AM
With the course having lots of corners, tight stretches would a time trial bike be a disadvantage?

Maybe opt for some sort of "hybrid" time trial bike with better handling?

mabd
07-07-09, 08:21 AM
I am blaming these TT bikes for all the crashes-- they would have been much better off with more maneuverable bikes!
erader
07-07-09, 09:35 AM
I am blaming these TT bikes for all the crashes-- they would have been much better off with more maneuverable bikes!

who are "they"? you mean the losing teams?

i didn't see anyone from the teams that matter hitting the deck.

ed rader

dstrong
07-07-09, 12:07 PM
bBox doesn't matter?!?!?!?!?!? Oh...you're right...they don't.
kimconyc
07-07-09, 12:09 PM
Rabobank. You might think otherwise, but they do (did?) have 2 potential GC contenders.
Howzit
07-07-09, 12:16 PM
Liquigas had a few riders on Hybrids.
And guess who did the surprise ride of the day?
DMF
07-07-09, 12:23 PM
No surprise to me. If you saw any of the Giro you knew Liquigas is strong.
erader
07-07-09, 02:06 PM
Rabobank. You might think otherwise, but they do (did?) have 2 potential GC contenders.

who besides menchov...allegedly?

didn't menchov try to lose the giro by crashing on the last TT also?

his team should have left him in the gutter .........:lol:.

ed rader
erader
07-07-09, 02:09 PM
Liquigas had a few riders on Hybrids.
And guess who did the surprise ride of the day?

at the 2009 ATOC prologue and ITT at solvang a majority of the liquigas team were on road bikes with clip-ons. that's just how they roll ... i'll bet their domestiques don't even have TT bikes :thumb:.

ed rader
kimconyc
07-07-09, 02:13 PM
who besides menchov...allegedly?

didn't menchov try to lose the giro by crashing on the last TT also?

his team should have left him in the gutter .........:lol:.

ed rader

Gesink.
kimconyc
07-07-09, 02:14 PM
at the 2009 ATOC prologue and ITT at solvang a majority of the liquigas team were on road bikes with clip-ons. that's just how they roll ... i'll bet their domestiques don't even have TT bikes :thumb:.

ed rader

That's probably to show their level of respect for that race.
erader
07-07-09, 02:17 PM
Gesink.

like lance and bruyneel have said there are eight guys that can win the tour. four are on astana and gesink ain't one of the other four. menchov maybe ....

ed rader
erader
07-07-09, 02:22 PM
That's probably to show their level of respect for that race.

naw, their domestiques aren't issued TT bikes i'll bet.

here's a couple of pics from the ITT from 2007............

domestique....

http://erader.zenfolio.com/img/v6/p925603058-4.jpg


http://erader.zenfolio.com/p549090627/h2e6813b1#h2e6813b1


GC...

http://erader.zenfolio.com/img/v6/p521095224-5.jpg

ed rader
kimconyc
07-07-09, 02:22 PM
who are "they"? you mean the losing teams?

i didn't see anyone from the teams that matter hitting the deck.

ed rader

Please try to think about it next time...
USAZorro
07-07-09, 03:19 PM
like lance and bruyneel have said there are eight guys that can win the tour. four are on astana and gesink ain't one of the other four. menchov maybe ....

ed rader

Evans, Sastre, A Schleck, ???

Today, best placed GC contender not on Astana is Christian Van de Velde (sorry, I'm not going to count Millar). As of now, I like Kreuziger's chances for the podium over Menchov, Evans and Sastre.