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Tour de France 2020 | Stage 20 ITT (Lure - La Planche des Belles Filles, 36.2km)

  • 19-09-2020 6:44am
    #1
    Inquitus
    Registered Users Posts: 13,729 ✭✭✭✭


    ITT, don't expect much to change at the top, Mountains classification could get a shuffle.

    tour-de-france-2020-stage-20-profile-n2-edebcaa25e.jpg

    Props to our Sam

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    First off at midday Irish, in GC Order.


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  • #2
    CrowdedHouse
    Registered Users Posts: 6,800 ✭✭✭CrowdedHouse


    Limit is 25% of winners time, can't dawdle along on this either.

    Seven Worlds will Collide



  • #3
    CantGetNoSleep
    Registered Users Posts: 7,205 ✭✭✭CantGetNoSleep


    A good read in bike radar on the bike change question - doesn't seem to make sense from a purely power / time perspective but not sure how people will feel doing a 6km climb on a TT bike.

    https://www.bikeradar.com/features/tour-de-france-2020-time-trial-tech/?utm_source=Adestra&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=BRR&utm_campaign=Bike%20Radar%20PROD_428044_BikeRadar_Newsletters_12702002


  • #4
    The Buster
    Registered Users Posts: 218 ✭✭The Buster


    A lot of mechanics with sleepless nights last night worrying about making a mess of the bike swap!!


  • #5
    Morrisseeee
    Registered Users Posts: 5,146 ✭✭✭Morrisseeee


    CrowdedHouse wrote: »
    Limit is 25% of winners time, can't dawdle along on this either.


    What kind of average will Sam focus on doing, ie. to keep effort to a minimum & also guessing the winner's time ?!
    My guesstimate is if winner is @ 40kph, then Sam needs to do 30kph & then even that out over flat & climbs.

    Just want to add, absolutely delighted for Sam, he's a gent, I met him at the Tour de Burren last year.


  • #6
    devonp
    Registered Users Posts: 799 ✭✭✭devonp


    what time do the top 10 GC guys start ?


    any chance of Porte overtaking Lopez on the GC ?


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  • #7
    Inquitus
    Registered Users Posts: 13,729 ✭✭✭✭Inquitus


    devonp wrote: »
    what time do the top 10 GC guys start ?


    any chance of Porte overtaking Lopez on the GC ?

    Starts @ 13:00 CET, last man to start is Roglic @ 17:15 CET.


  • #8
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭[Deleted User]


    Sam's off on his way.


  • #9
    Eamonnator
    Registered Users Posts: 6,561 ✭✭✭Eamonnator


    My prediction for today:
    1) Roglic.
    2) Porte
    3) WvA or Pogacar.


  • #10
    Keeks
    Registered Users Posts: 2,199 ✭✭✭Keeks


    Eamonnator wrote: »
    My prediction for today:
    1) Roglic.
    2) Porte
    3) WvA or Pogacar.

    Dumoulin could in with a shout here.....did he not do a good uphill time trial in the Giro before?


  • #11
    dastardly00
    Registered Users Posts: 13,300 ✭✭✭✭dastardly00


    Caleb Ewan looks ridiculous on his bike... The frame is so small but his thighs are enormous!


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  • #12
    Richard Hillman
    Registered Users Posts: 12,033 ✭✭✭✭Richard Hillman


    Carapaz will be going for a nice Saturday ride until he hits the mountain, changes bike and absolutely bombs it up the mountain.

    They were predicting earlier on Eurosport that the time of the winner should be about 55mins. So 1hr9mins should be enough


  • #13
    dastardly00
    Registered Users Posts: 13,300 ✭✭✭✭dastardly00


    Roman Kreuziger was on screen a few moments ago. That's literally the first time in this Tour that I've seen him or heard his name.


  • #14
    dastardly00
    Registered Users Posts: 13,300 ✭✭✭✭dastardly00


    Richard Hillman wrote: »
    Carapaz will be going for a nice Saturday ride until he hits the mountain, changes bike and absolutely bombs it up the mountain.

    They were predicting earlier on Eurosport that the time of the winner should be about 55mins. So 1hr9mins should be enough

    It'll be interesting to see how much faster he is up the climb compared to Roglic, Pogacar et al.
    I presume he will be anyway


  • #15
    David6330
    Registered Users Posts: 141 ✭✭David6330


    I see some guys stick to the regular bike while others op for the TT bike.
    That hill at the end of the course is a killer....


  • #16
    neris
    Registered Users Posts: 20,032 ✭✭✭✭neris


    Eurosport player app acting the bollix for anyone else??


  • #17
    dastardly00
    Registered Users Posts: 13,300 ✭✭✭✭dastardly00


    neris wrote: »
    Eurosport player app acting the bollix for anyone else??

    The app is working okay on my Android TV


  • #18
    dastardly00
    Registered Users Posts: 13,300 ✭✭✭✭dastardly00


    David6330 wrote: »
    I see some guys stick to the regular bike while others op for the TT bike.
    That hill at the end of the course is a killer....

    Yeah it's interesting. Cavagna is putting in a super time but he's on the climb now and he's stuck with the TT bike


  • #19
    CrowdedHouse
    Registered Users Posts: 6,800 ✭✭✭CrowdedHouse


    Mine is fine today, wouldn't cast the previous couple of days.

    Seven Worlds will Collide



  • #20
    dastardly00
    Registered Users Posts: 13,300 ✭✭✭✭dastardly00


    Big crowds on the climb. Most people wearing masks. But still a lot of numpties not wearing masks... And they are generally the people who go close to the riders :(


  • #21
    Coneygree
    Registered Users Posts: 821 ✭✭✭Coneygree


    Job done Sam!


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  • #22
    neris
    Registered Users Posts: 20,032 ✭✭✭✭neris


    I withdraw my comments from earlier in the week about Tony Martin giving the world's TT a good bash


  • #23
    mr spuckler
    Registered Users Posts: 3,107 ✭✭✭mr spuckler


    This is very impressive so far from Cavagna after yesterday's efforts.


  • #24
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭[Deleted User]


    neris wrote: »
    Eurosport player app acting the bollix for anyone else??

    I had server errors yesterday and earlier this morning it was freezing and buffering but seems ok now.


  • #25
    Randy Archer
    Registered Users Posts: 859 ✭✭✭Randy Archer


    Previous world champ at under 23s , I think he won all around him that season at his level , circa 2006ish. Decent junior too . Won a fair bit when he first went pro .

    Cool name too


  • #26
    Randy Archer
    Registered Users Posts: 859 ✭✭✭Randy Archer


    neris wrote: »
    I withdraw my comments from earlier in the week about Tony Martin giving the world's TT a good bash

    It’s been a long time since he did anything on the TT , national champs aside .

    Remarkable, a few years ago he scared all when it came to TTS , least at the Worlds

    He’s not that old , I know he’s been around for well over 10 years (won the RAS !! ) and i know that he’s had injuries and multiple team changes (most ,bar Katusa were top teams) but how and why the hell has he fallen so far down the pack in terms of TT ? I fully acknowledge that he is used by his team as the engine and is out front of the peloton a lot and thus tired , but even then , how does it explain the lack of TT results ?

    Spartacus remained very competitive in TT to late in his career (ignore the final TT at the end of the tour) and he always had an action packed spring calendar


  • #27
    Cartman78
    Registered Users Posts: 9,585 ✭✭✭Cartman78


    Cosnefoy really struggling on the TT bike going up the hill


  • #28
    Mefistofelino
    Registered Users Posts: 1,744 ✭✭✭Mefistofelino


    The Cofidis skin suit looks the wearer has peed themselves.


  • #29
    Mefistofelino
    Registered Users Posts: 1,744 ✭✭✭Mefistofelino


    Randy Archer wrote: »
    It’s been a long time since he did anything on the TT , national champs aside .

    Remarkable, a few years ago he scared all when it came to TTS , least at the Worlds

    He’s not that old , I know he’s been around for well over 10 years (won the RAS !! ) and i know that he’s had injuries and multiple team changes (most ,bar Katusa were top teams) but how and why the hell has he fallen so far down the pack in terms of TT ? I fully acknowledge that he is used by his team as the engine and is out front of the peloton a lot and thus tired , but even then , how does it explain the lack of TT results ?

    Spartacus remained very competitive in TT to late in his career (ignore the final TT at the end of the tour) and he always had an action packed spring calendar
    To be fair, Spartacus never sanded his arse off with saddle grip tape, unlike Tony
    526822.jpg


  • #30
    Dodge
    Registered Users Posts: 10,145 ✭✭✭✭Dodge


    Coneygree wrote: »
    Job done Sam!

    The winner would have to go 52:44 for Sam to miss the cut

    And they won’t...


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  • #31
    Randy Archer
    Registered Users Posts: 859 ✭✭✭Randy Archer


    Mefistofelino wrote: »
    To be fair, Spartacus never sanded his arse off with saddle grip tape, unlike Tony
    526822.jpg

    I had to double check that sticker . Lol . Virginia...oh right

    Tony’s big on being in a big gear all of the time too

    That picture, really Tony and he really put a hole in his bibs by grip tape on the saddle ? Christ , he was too strong for his own good


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