Originally Posted by
Hermes
Did you see TdF rider who went from 5th to 9th losing time on a descent and run in to the finish? He had his jersey open for the climb and did not zip it up for the descent. It was flapping the entire time and he had trouble chasing on to a rider who PASSED him on the descent. He deserves a downgrade to a Cat 5. What a disaster.
I did not see that. Wowsers.
I still think it's amazing that there are such strong pros that can't do basic things well, like corner or whatnot.
I have to admit that when I lost about 40 lbs I had problems on descents suddenly. Not only did I have to pedal down them, I had to pedal hard. Before I just tucked and coasted, I descended like a brick. I guess it helps to be carrying a full propane tank worth of weight when bombing down a descent.
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