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03-13-07 | 05:29 PM

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waterrockets

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Originally Posted by EdZ

Sprint from the drops.

I finally remembered where to find the classic images of why this is important. Ivan Dominguez would have won two stages (maybe 4) in the 2004 Tour de Georgia if he was in the drops. He even got outsprinted by Lance with a flat tire!! (EDIT: not flat -- just looks like it from the throw) Here are four images from four different stages, illustrating how to lose sprints on the hoods:

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Last edited by waterrockets; 03-13-07 at 05:52 PM.

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