TDF 2010 Prologue - Rotterdam - Rotterdam 8.9 km, Sat. Jul 3
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cancellara is (always) the obvious choice and for a good reason. i'll go with the god of thunder though.
hushovd has been quiet so far...
hushovd has been quiet so far...
06-24-10, 11:04 AM
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Frikkin sparticus.
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My money is on Cancellara (always a safe bet).
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Cancellara will just power through this like a diesel truck for the win...or maybe more like an electric car.
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8.9 Km is about 85 football fields (including the end zones), or 99 if you don't count end zones.
I think the distance suits Wiggins, plus Cancellara might not be quite back to top form just yet.
I think the distance suits Wiggins, plus Cancellara might not be quite back to top form just yet.
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I think the distance is too short for sparticus, i been noticing that as longer the distance the better he goes. This is a 12 to 15 minutes race, even LA can win this one! Is going to be tough to guess in my opinion.
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While Wiggins was a pursuit rider, I think concentrating on GC fitness would decrease his flat-land under 10k race ability. The man to beat is Cancellara, a power house time trialing specialist.
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No way can LA win this based on performance we hace seen from him during his comeback.
While Wiggins was a pursuit rider, I think concentrating on GC fitness would decrease his flat-land under 10k race ability. The man to beat is Cancellara, a power house time trialing specialist.
While Wiggins was a pursuit rider, I think concentrating on GC fitness would decrease his flat-land under 10k race ability. The man to beat is Cancellara, a power house time trialing specialist.
He sounded very confident that he'd improved as a climber since last year (and at 6'3" and 71kg, I'm not surprised.) I think his pursuiting speed may be down a bit, and Cancellara, as always, is the man to beat today.
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Prologue 3D Course Videos
Hi Everyone,
We're doing course videos and 3D flyovers of all the tour stages -- https://beta.mapmyride.com/events/85596/ (click the 3D button top-right of the map)
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We're doing course videos and 3D flyovers of all the tour stages -- https://beta.mapmyride.com/events/85596/ (click the 3D button top-right of the map)
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I think the more technically difficult a course is, sharp corners etc, the better for Cancellara also; his bike handling is superb and he always seems to take the optimal line on the road. This prologue looks very easy though.
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Great finish.
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Tony's time will be here soon.
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