Posts by sopas

Why there are not movies about cycling at all? There are tons of movies about baseball, football, basketball, soccer, hockey, and many other sports but what about cycling? The only movie I know about cycling is Amarican Flyers with...

Quote: Originally Posted by swampy1970 I really don't think there's any "what if's" to be had. When you win the prologue, both time trials and dismantle the field in no uncertain terms on the first big mountain stage,...

Quote: Originally Posted by Hitchy I don't think it would have made much difference....but while we're exploring 'premises', lets add a 4th. Imagine if tests for EPO & HGH had been developed back then. Woulda changed the...

Lagos de Covadonga: LAGOS DE COVADONGA - Altimetrías de Puertos de Montaña Angliru: ANGLIRU - Altimetrías de Puertos de Montaña

Quote: Originally Posted by vspa isn't it Chris Boardman ? he is not so tall No, no Boardman. Do a search for Ondrej Sosenka.

Cancellara could improve in the mountains if he dropped weight, BUT he would never climb like Contador, Pantani, etc. His style would me more like Ullrich or Indurain, using all his strenght without getting out of the saddle. The 2010...

Quote: Originally Posted by vspa i think Cancellara is a bit too tall / big. That played against Indurain for example, remember is not in a straight line, during the turns inertia plays a role against the bigger guys The...

Quote: Originally Posted by limerickman The greats all had a crack at the hour : Merckx, Indurain, Rominger, most notably. Dont forget Coppi and Anquetil before them. Hinault however never tried, right?

A shame niether L.Armstrong or Ullrich ever attemted to break the hour record. They were great time trialist. What about Cancellara, could he do it?

Thanks for the videos. It is nice to see, at 3:36 on the first one Indurain giving the trophy to Ullrich. Regarding Angliru- it is probably the toughest climb in the World. Do a search on google and see the profile, slopes at...