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Rio - Olympic Road Cycling Individual Time Trials - Wednesday August 10th

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    #92
    D9Male
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    MPFGLB wrote: »
    Agreee totally ...Thre are lots of competitors today who dont have a chance of a medal but a competeing otherwise very small field

    and he is better than alot out there .....He is national champion and beat Mullen by over a minute so not that bad. Came 13th in Worlds in 2013

    Also climbs nor descents are the problem for him...its technique that usually is his problem

    Yeah, he just isn't a time triallist. In fact, the hillier the course the better for him, as then it becomes more about climbing / descending and less about time trialling.

    Even though there are a couple of climbs on this course, it is actually more of a time triallists' course. Only about 6km of climbing, similar amount of descending and over 40km of flat roads.


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    #93
    terrydel
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    dastardly00 wrote: »
    https://twitter.com/SadhbhOS/status/763371855533248512

    Fecking hipsters, is there anything they haven't infiltrated?!


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    #94
    ThisRegard
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    terrydel wrote: »
    Fecking hipsters, is there anything they haven't infiltrated?!

    Shure they were spawned from the cycling community, they're the original hipsters.


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    #95
    D9Male
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    Andy Magic wrote: »
    Whats the length of this TT? I've googled but keep getting 2012 results..

    54.5km. I think it is way more than 15km longer than the longest ITT in a grand tour this year.


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    #96
    dastardly00
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    Andy Magic wrote: »
    Whats the length of this TT? I've googled but keep getting 2012 results..

    Just look at the opening post of this thread....
    (54.6 km)


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    #97
    MPFGLB
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    The length really favours Kiry but he is a question mark re form


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    #98
    DominoDub
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    Are Radios allowed in the TT some of them look to have radio packs ..or maybe just MP3 players


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    #99
    MPFGLB
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    The scenery in Rio is amasing ....inlets, beaches on either side, mountains ,


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    #100
    D9Male
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    Yeah, Kyrienka and Phinney are in my mind due to the length and relatively flat nature of the course.


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    #101
    MPFGLB
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    Allaphillipe ...he seesm like such a great all round rider ...climbs, TTs & sprints

    But then again I remember how Kwaitkowski was just 2 years ago ...cycling is so unpredictable


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    #102
    MPFGLB
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    Thomas will go weel (if he stays upright) as in good form and a very good TTer


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    #103
    pelevin
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    Was it in the Giro this year that Roglic was superb in TTs?


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    #104
    MPFGLB
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    pelevin wrote: »
    Was it in the Giro this year that Roglic was superb in TTs?


    yes....can really go well


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    #105
    MPFGLB
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    BBC can only mention a rider if in relation to Chris Froome

    eg. Here is rider A ...he once had lunch with Chris Froome


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    #106
    dastardly00
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    pelevin wrote: »
    Was it in the Giro this year that Roglic was superb in TTs?

    Yeah he won Stage 9 in the Giro.
    40.5 km in length and he beat Cancellara and Dumoulin.

    http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Giro_Italia_2016_Stage_9_ITT_Chianti


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    #107
    D9Male
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    Geraint has smashed the first part of the course.


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    #108
    pelevin
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    Tony Martin must have lost several seconds to Froome just on that first corner he took it so cautious.


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    #109
    irishrover99
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    RTE go to the Golf? Why?


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    #110
    Lumen
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    RTE commentators seem to be lacking in rapport. :pac:


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    #111
    isitraining
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    DominoDub wrote: »
    Are Radios allowed in the TT some of them look to have radio packs ..or maybe just MP3 players

    Yep, radios allowed for the TT.


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    #112
    mloc123
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    Lumen wrote: »
    RTE commentators seem to be lacking in rapport. :pac:

    Better than listening to BBC fawning over team GB :rolleyes:


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    #113
    neris
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    irishrover99 wrote: »
    RTE go to the Golf? Why?


    Coz no irish interest in the TT at all.


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    #114
    Eamonnator
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    mloc123 wrote: »
    Better than listening to BBC fawning over team GB :rolleyes:

    I think you'll find a clue in the first B.


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    #115
    irishrover99
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    neris wrote: »
    irishrover99 wrote: »
    RTE go to the Golf? Why?


    Coz no irish interest in the TT at all
    But why show until the top riders start. Very strange but totally predictable from RTE


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    #116
    Lumen
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    mloc123 wrote: »
    Better than listening to BBC fawning over team GB :rolleyes:
    Yeah but that's a bit moot since I can't watch BBC in the office!


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    #117
    SantryRed
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    mloc123 wrote: »
    Better than listening to BBC fawning over team GB :rolleyes:

    Yeah because if we had a gold medal prospect in this race RTE wouldn't be just as bad! The outrage of BBC is ridiculous. And they're barely mentioning Froome as it is anyways!


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    #118
    DominoDub
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    Would love to see "Spartacus" get this one..what way to finish it would be


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    #119
    Weepsie
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    Lumen wrote: »
    Yeah but that's a bit moot since I can't watch BBC in the office!

    None of the BBC channels are showing it either that I can see


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    #120
    DominoDub
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    BBC iPlayer in HD via Tunnel Bear VPN for me :cool:


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    #121
    MPFGLB
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    Its on the BBC red button ...and Iplayer


    Shoudl be on RTE player live as well under the RIO section


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