Final TT question
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Final TT question
How come during the TDF, that during the final TT stage that when like lance does better than Jan that it just automatically gives him the win, why cant e.g. jan get the time back in the final stage?
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He could put time on him if he wanted - or was able to. There's no way though that Postal would allow Jan or anyone who threatens Lance's GC place to get away.
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But I meqan in general, like 2003 he had 60 sec, i think that jan could have gotten it back? Or is it that the postal team is like a wall and if you try they wil take you out immediatley? is it a rule or something that jsut happens?
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Originally Posted by hi565
But I mean in general, like 2003 he had 60 sec, i think that Jan could have gotten it back? Or is it that the postal team is like a wall and if you try they will take you out immediately? is it a rule or something that just happens?
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Originally Posted by hi565
But I meqan in general, like 2003 he had 60 sec, i think that jan could have gotten it back? Or is it that the postal team is like a wall and if you try they wil take you out immediatley? is it a rule or something that jsut happens?
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I get it, Now i am pretty constricted to only the last couple tdfs, are they mostly like this? or has it ever gone down to the last stage?
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In '89 the final stage was a TT. LeMond trailed Fignon by 50 seconds. Greg made up that time and won by 8 seconds.
It was arguably the greatest TT in TDF history.
It was arguably the greatest TT in TDF history.
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Watching video of Fignon more or less fall of the bike at the finish line and collapse, knowing he went his hardest and still was not good enough gives me goosebumps.
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Originally Posted by Gustaf
Watching video of Fignon more or less fall of the bike at the finish line and collapse, knowing he went his hardest and still was not good enough gives me goosebumps.
Look at Laurent with not even a helmut to cut down wind resistance, and his pony tail flappin in the breeze. Who was it that stated that cutting off his pony tail would have resulted in enough decrease in resistance to make up Greg's eight seconds?
I still remember watching the prologue in 1990 with just about everyone in the peleton using TT bars after Greg's amazing ride the year before.
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Isn't Lemond's '89 ride still the fastest ITT in history?
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Originally Posted by caloso
Isn't Lemond's '89 ride still the fastest ITT in history?
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Originally Posted by Gustaf
Watching video of Fignon more or less fall of the bike at the finish line and collapse, knowing he went his hardest and still was not good enough gives me goosebumps.
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When Fignon came onto the Champs' he was actually 2 seconds ahead on GC, he lost 10 seconds on the final straight.
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It was the best.
Thanks for that link. I've seen the highlights, but I had never read that article in SI. Makes me want to go get that DVD.
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Fignon was never the most likeable rider in the peloton. I almost felt bad for him at that moment though.
Despite that loss, he was a great rider. 2 TDF, 1 Giro, 2 Milan San Remos and Flèche Wallone.
Not a bad career.
Despite that loss, he was a great rider. 2 TDF, 1 Giro, 2 Milan San Remos and Flèche Wallone.
Not a bad career.