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Post by pushtopass on Nov 2, 2020 11:35:26 GMT -8
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Post by RRZX14 on Nov 2, 2020 12:38:22 GMT -8
Leclerc was 2nd in Austria. |
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Post by pushtopass on Nov 2, 2020 12:52:58 GMT -8
Leclerc was 2nd in Austria. It's a tie, then! Highest up the list any piece of Vettel's Ferrari has been for sure. |
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Post by RRZX14 on Nov 2, 2020 13:01:38 GMT -8
Leclerc was 2nd in Austria. It's a tie, then! Highest up the list any piece of Vettel's Ferrari has been for sure. True!  |
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Post by Codfish on Nov 3, 2020 10:29:36 GMT -8
Wow, this is getting boring.
Getting... ?
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Post by olderguysrule on Nov 3, 2020 11:37:47 GMT -8
I watch very little of the sunday fiasco. There's still bike racing going on. The 3 week tour of Spain. The Vuelta. On sunday they pedaled thru the mountains of Alonso's home area. And climbed the Angliru. a 12 k climb with parts at 24 percent. That's 24 feet vertical for 100 feed on the road. And the winner wasn't a forgone conclusion since last January. :-) Today they had a time trial. The last 3 or 4K uphill at grades of 28 percent. Hell, I couldn't walk up a hill that steep. :-) I don't know what I'm gonna watch when the race in Turkey is on the tube. Bike racing is pretty much done. :-) The last weekends stages running thru the Asturias were absolutely stunning for the visuals.
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Post by Codfish on Nov 3, 2020 11:57:47 GMT -8
I watch very little of the sunday fiasco. There's still bike racing going on. The 3 week tour of Spain. The Vuelta. On sunday they pedaled thru the mountains of Alonso's home area. And climbed the Angliru. a 12 k climb with parts at 24 percent. That's 24 feet vertical for 100 feed on the road. And the winner wasn't a forgone conclusion since last January. :-) Today they had a time trial. The last 3 or 4K uphill at grades of 28 percent. Hell, I couldn't walk up a hill that steep. :-) I don't know what I'm gonna watch when the race in Turkey is on the tube. Bike racing is pretty much done. :-) The last weekends stages running thru the Asturias were absolutely stunning for the visuals. What those cyclists can do seriously boggles my mind... I have trouble with a 1% grade... |
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Post by Carlo_Carrera on Nov 3, 2020 13:12:52 GMT -8
I watch very little of the sunday fiasco. There's still bike racing going on. The 3 week tour of Spain. The Vuelta. On sunday they pedaled thru the mountains of Alonso's home area. And climbed the Angliru. a 12 k climb with parts at 24 percent. That's 24 feet vertical for 100 feed on the road. And the winner wasn't a forgone conclusion since last January. :-) Today they had a time trial. The last 3 or 4K uphill at grades of 28 percent. Hell, I couldn't walk up a hill that steep. :-) I don't know what I'm gonna watch when the race in Turkey is on the tube. Bike racing is pretty much done. :-) The last weekends stages running thru the Asturias were absolutely stunning for the visuals. What those cyclists can do seriously boggles my mind... I have trouble with a 1% grade... They are all doping. |
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Post by mikey on Nov 3, 2020 13:47:49 GMT -8
What those cyclists can do seriously boggles my mind... I have trouble with a 1% grade... They are all doping. Well maybe but alot of it for the front guys is that they weigh 120 pounds soaking weight and don't have 5 ounces of fat anywhere on their bodies. For the speed burner guys it's also about muscles but they are weighing alot closer to 200 pounds and they are literally bringing up the rear of the peleton if they can even hang on to it. What surprises me when I watch is the guys who can stay on the front of the Peleton, the main group, for 20 30 even 40 minutes at a time without needing a break and those guys can be going along at 30 to 50 mph like it's a Sunday drive...amazing the stamina those guys have. |
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Post by olderguysrule on Nov 3, 2020 15:18:17 GMT -8
What those cyclists can do seriously boggles my mind... I have trouble with a 1% grade... They are all doping. 15 years back that was the case. not so much now. The record for the Angliru was set in 99. Doping for sure. Sundays winner was between 1 & 2 minutes slower. Roglic got dropped. And Carapaz finished off the podium but he made 10 seconds on Roglic and got the red jersey. Some of the clips are prolly on youtube. Check it out. :-) |
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Post by Carlo_Carrera on Nov 3, 2020 15:59:47 GMT -8
Well maybe but alot of it for the front guys is that they weigh 120 pounds soaking weight and don't have 5 ounces of fat anywhere on their bodies. For the speed burner guys it's also about muscles but they are weighing alot closer to 200 pounds and they are literally bringing up the rear of the peleton if they can even hang on to it. What surprises me when I watch is the guys who can stay on the front of the Peleton, the main group, for 20 30 even 40 minutes at a time without needing a break and those guys can be going along at 30 to 50 mph like it's a Sunday drive...amazing the stamina those guys have. They are all doping. |
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Post by Carlo_Carrera on Nov 3, 2020 16:00:49 GMT -8
15 years back that was the case. not so much now. The record for the Angliru was set in 99. Doping for sure. Sundays winner was between 1 & 2 minutes slower. Roglic got dropped. And Carapaz finished off the podium but he made 10 seconds on Roglic and got the red jersey. Some of the clips are prolly on youtube. Check it out. :-) I have it on good authority. They are all doping. All of them. All the time. |
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Post by mikey on Nov 3, 2020 16:27:06 GMT -8
15 years back that was the case. not so much now. The record for the Angliru was set in 99. Doping for sure. Sundays winner was between 1 & 2 minutes slower. Roglic got dropped. And Carapaz finished off the podium but he made 10 seconds on Roglic and got the red jersey. Some of the clips are prolly on youtube. Check it out. :-) I have it on good authority. They are all doping. All of them. All the time. I hope not, that brings back the spectre of the past with all the problems and suspensions and the public not being able to trust any result from any race. I know there's ALOT of money going on and that's encourages cheating etc but I HOPE the testing is catching most of the cheaters AND keeping up with the new ways of cheating!! Do they test F1 drivers for drugs periodically? |
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Post by boomer on Nov 3, 2020 17:35:40 GMT -8
IMHO, There is No Way a 'Clean' athlete can ride these mountain stages without collapsing from exhaustion!  Doping has been the way from the very beginning!  |
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Post by mmi16 on Nov 3, 2020 19:37:22 GMT -8
IMHO, There is No Way a 'Clean' athlete can ride these mountain stages without collapsing from exhaustion! Doping has been the way from the very beginning! Have to agree - subjecting the human body, no matter how well trained, to the challenges of the month long 'tours' meets the definition of cruel and unusual punishment. |
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Korean cable TV is lousy. no more NASCAR nor NHRA
Jul 12, 2024 22:05:14 GMT -8
Korean cable TV is lousy. no more NASCAR nor NHRA
Jul 12, 2024 22:05:14 GMT -8