slower giro means...?

[Climb01742]

from today's cyclingnews:

"The average speed of the stage (#16) was 33.940 km/h. In total, it makes an average of 37.075 km/h for the Giro thus far, which is far from the 41 plus of the Tour de France although the terrain is different."

the optimist in me hopes it means a cleaner giro. what's very heartening is... the racing has been great, very exciting, unpredictable, dramatic, very open... just plain good.

maybe it will help the powers that be realize that clean(er) can be good(er). ;) personally i've enjoyed this giro more, far more, than many "faster" tours.

yours truly, pollyanna

[soulspinner]

I think the biggest indicator was the day they were nearly halfway through a stage and had a 16.4 mph average going. A rest day on the bike. Maybe its getting a lot harder to mask the drugs that contribute to recovery?

[William]

Soft-pedaling (relatively speaking of course).



William http://degiorgi.math.hr/forum/images/smiles/bananajoy.gif

[stevep]

I think the biggest indicator was the day they were nearly halfway through a stage and had a 16.4 mph average going. A rest day on the bike. Maybe its getting a lot harder to mask the drugs that contribute to recovery?

duuude,
i shoulda entered this year.
s
my jimmy legs go 16 mph in my sleep.
mighta won the stage even.

[William]

duuude,
i shoulda entered this year.
s
my jimmy legs go 16 mph in my sleep.
mighta won the stage even.

For the right price....

http://imagecache2.allposters.com/IMAGES/77/039_20026.jpg



William ;)

[stevep]

For the right price....

http://imagecache2.allposters.com/IMAGES/77/039_20026.jpg



William ;)

w,
youre the tall one right?
s
makes me the other guy?

[BumbleBeeDave]

That was before you started juicing on the human growth hormone, right? :eek:

BBD

[William]

That was before you started juicing on the human growth hormone, right? :eek:

BBD

What was it that gave me away BBDave??? :confused: I'll bet it was that time we went cruizing for Babes huh?


William ;)

[flydhest]

The racing has been very different this year, which ought to cast a bit of doubt on whether the speed differential is "clean" versus not "clean." This fact is especially true when comparing to the Tour, even allowing for the terrain difference. For the Tour, especially during the LA era, but even last year, teams were often driving the peloton. This year, the efforts have been more individualistic. Even with doping the same, the difference in the team make up and tactics could lead to substantially different times, I would imagine.

[Avispa]

http://imagecache2.allposters.com/IMAGES/77/039_20026.jpg
Bro... What size you say your bike was???? Yes, the Serotta...

maybe it will help the powers that be realize that clean(er) can be good(er). ;) personally i've enjoyed this giro more, far more, than many "faster" tours.

Hey, Climb apparently Indurain does not think (http://forums.thepaceline.net/showpost.php?p=350564&postcount=135) so....

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