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Coldest bike..

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  • 10-06-2012 4:00pm
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    mloc123
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    1kaFBj.AuSt.36.jpeg

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    Pics from Boise 70.3, it seems quite few pro men wore their wetsuits on the bike.


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    Unregistered.
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    mloc123 wrote: »
    1kaFBj.AuSt.36.jpeg

    Aud3i.AuSt.36.jpeg

    Pics from Boise 70.3, it seems quite few pro men wore their wetsuits on the bike.

    Maybe they forgot to take them off?


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    big mce
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    Looks as cold as the hail stones we got at the HIM that Tri an mhi ran last year.


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    RacoonQueen
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    And putting wetsuit back on...

    BoiseIronMan_06.09.12_006-653x421.jpg


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    mloc123
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    Soft Americans eh..


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    Abhainn
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    bike reduced to 15 miles and swim , run were unchanged

    see it was a dead heat for the mens winner


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    tunney
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    Abhainn wrote: »
    bike reduced to 15 miles and swim , run were unchanged

    see it was a dead heat for the mens winner

    But I thought people said that the race was cold???????


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    kingQuez
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    Wonder if cycling in a wetsuit is something the pros do in training ;)


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    CardBordWindow
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    The REAL pros take off the wetsuit as they are cycling!


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    Tilly818
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    i dont get it but then again i'm not a big bicycle person anyone want to explain why they think this is so "cool"


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    mloc123
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    Tilly818 wrote: »
    i dont get it but then again i'm not a big bicycle person anyone want to explain why they think this is so "cool"

    Not cool, cold. Although I reckon Athy was colder last Sunday and we managed in tri suits..


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    911sc
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    Tilly818 wrote: »
    i dont get it but then again i'm not a big bicycle person anyone want to explain why they think this is so "cool"

    How often do you see a cyclist wearing a wetsuit ?:)


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    tunney
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    Tilly818 wrote: »
    i dont get it but then again i'm not a big bicycle person anyone want to explain why they think this is so "cool"

    Its not that its cool. But that it was cold. It was so cold on the bike that the Pros opted to leave their wetsuits on rather than risk hypothermia.


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    ocnoc
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    Thats mad!

    How cold was it? Large wind chill?


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    mloc123
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    ocnoc wrote: »
    Thats mad!

    How cold was it? Large wind chill?

    Reports say 50f which is about 10 degrees Celsius... not that cold really. I did read there was snow on some parts of the 90km bike route tho


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    d4r3n
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    mloc123 wrote: »
    Reports say 50f which is about 10 degrees Celsius... not that cold really. I did read there was snow on some parts of the 90km bike route tho

    I thought the bike ended up being shortened to like 25 km or so?

    If they can't race in 10 degrees in a trisuit they need to seriously HTFU


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    mloc123
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    d4r3n wrote: »
    I thought the bike ended up being shortened to like 25 km or so?

    If they can't race in 10 degrees in a trisuit they need to seriously HTFU

    It was, the snow was on the intended 90km route I think.


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    bryangiggsy
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    mloc123 wrote: »
    Reports say 50f which is about 10 degrees Celsius... not that cold really. I did read there was snow on some parts of the 90km bike route tho

    10 degrees!!! Yanks need to HTFU!


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    Rawhead
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    bryangiggsy wrote: »
    10 degrees!!! Yanks need to HTFU!

    Real soft cocks those Yanks...........


    http://www.limericktriathlon.com/files/sports_illustrated_79ironman.pdf


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