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Jul 28, 2014 at 03:23 PM

Perfect for cross...

Jul 28, 2014 at 03:32 PM

http://oregonmanifest.com/vote

Very cool competition, it surprises me when these guys don't understand the evolution of bicycle engineering and why you just don't do certain things — like taking triangles out of a frame is just plain stupid. In this day and age we should be designing frames that last 200 years.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H65GYfd2e84

Jul 28, 2014 at 04:15 PM

Right, but maybe that's more of a material thing than it is a sketchbook one. Like self repairing carbon a la self-healing cement.

twoyacks

Jul 28, 2014 at 04:33 PM

We made it official

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David Yang

Jul 28, 2014 at 04:36 PM

Konditori stop!

Jeffrey White

Jul 28, 2014 at 10:42 PM

On-bike footage of the winning final 1k at La Course:

Jul 29, 2014 at 03:16 PM

Jersey crits, bro

Jul 29, 2014 at 03:29 PM

Really, for realz?

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Jul 29, 2014 at 04:39 PM

Jules said:

Really, for realz?

I heard somewhere, that no matter the distance, they do the same TT warm-up. None of the conventional, the shorter the race, the longer the warm-up, thinking.

mugwump

Jul 29, 2014 at 05:20 PM

Jules said:

Really, for realz?

It was a long TT, 54km. The winner did it in 1:06. The slowest 1:18.

As it's an effort beyond an hour, anyone going for a good time is probably going to ride at 98% of threshold or somewhere near that. so htey don't need that much burn. They need to roll off the ramp, survive the turns and settle into a rhythm that's a few percent below killer.

We also don't know if the team puts in a road ride ahead of time or not, if they reconoiter the course early or put in an hour before hitting the trainer.

It also could be that they weren't collectively aftar an award. Sky didn't have anyone who had a reason to go for it, unless it was some kind of personal pleasure.

And if you look at the results, you'll see that only one rider on the team did put in a big effort. Their first rider was Danny Pate 3:01 down, good for 11th place. Pate, a former world champion at the U-23 TT perhaps saw this as a stage he was targeting. Their next rider was Geraint Thomas was in 34th 5:01 down.

Jul 29, 2014 at 06:45 PM

Looks like it's standard Sky:

Jul 29, 2014 at 10:27 PM

My coach suggested it might also be due to the fact they'd been racing for 20 days straight...

Jul 29, 2014 at 11:58 PM

I should have phrased my comment more emphatically. I saw an interview with a Sky team staffer. He said they always do the same warm-up regardless of TT length.

Jul 30, 2014 at 12:27 AM

Yeah. Definitely seems to fly in the face of just about everything

Jul 30, 2014 at 01:55 AM

Ape mode (aka going bananas)

Jul 30, 2014 at 02:28 AM

So the Clif bar dude with the beard and long hair is a BEAST. Watched him race a bunch at ToAD. Beast don't give a shit about position, he'll get where he wants to be when he wants to be and not a second earlier.

(although he did struggle on the supremely challenging Schlitz Park course.)

Aug 01, 2014 at 04:08 PM

As if you dudes need another reason to get excited about Granogue, here's a highlight video to remind yourself why you're training:

http://www.cyclingdirt.org/video/510422-Granogue-Elite-Men-Highlights-2011#.U9u5skj0qI0

twoyacks

Aug 01, 2014 at 07:50 PM

Pretty sure that's Keith at 3:39 taking pics

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Aug 01, 2014 at 08:30 PM

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Aug 02, 2014 at 12:45 AM

I'm pretty stoked; we'll be returning with another six month old boy...
#tradition

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Aug 02, 2014 at 01:00 AM

Jules, how about another KCC double CX podium? We've both got front row starts...only ourselves (and our coaches) to blame if we can't do it. Peter and Sarah won't be joining me this weekend, so I'm hoping you can loan me your boy for the family man podium shot.

https://player.vimeo.com/video/2043810

Aug 02, 2014 at 03:43 AM

I can loan you all three if you get on the step!

eloy

Aug 02, 2014 at 09:02 AM

Granogue 2008:

dstokes

Aug 02, 2014 at 09:50 PM

Ai Wei Wei (photo credit to the wifey)

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Jeff Owens

Aug 04, 2014 at 04:09 PM

This is important:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Jlr_y7LZoo#t=12

Aug 04, 2014 at 06:49 PM

Commonwealth Games roadrace iceskating roadrace

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Dz2FaCyj1w
Crazy course!

Mark Taylor

Aug 04, 2014 at 06:57 PM

Yes course very slick , wheel change far from it

Aug 04, 2014 at 09:42 PM

Savory raced that and got dropped half a lap in.