Giro : Stage 11 Pontedera - Pontedera, ITT : 50 kms

[mitosis]

Aw, I wouldn't hold any grudges, and from what I've seen of mitosis he'd counter with a quick effective verbal jab to my ribcage and we'd shake hands over the skirmish.

The underlying point, of course, is valid. Armstrong's pedaling style was not an innovation. It was, however, celebrated by the media during his heyday, so I thought it was a little uppish to respond to the characterization as "sloppy".

My apologies to anyone on this forum who has taken serious offense at my comments. They were only intended to cause moderate upset.

 

[limerickman]

This is an interesting article from Cyclingnews, calculating the gap (in metres) between JU and the main contenders in this years Giro, as calculated on the basis of the ITT Stage11.
Ullrich was nearly 4kms ahead of Simoni, for example, over the course based on their respective finish times

Following the conclusion of yesterday's time trial in Pontedera, Giro organisers RCS Sport published some interesting figures on just how far in front stage winner Jan Ullrich was from the rest. We know his 58 minutes and 48 seconds equated to an average speed of 51.02 kilometres an hour, but relatively speaking, how far behind were his rivals?

Position Metres behind

1 Ullrich 0
2 Basso 396.822
3 Pinotti 864.506
4 Gonchar 977.883
5 Savoldelli 1,119.606
11 Danielson 2,169.694
14 Bruseghin 2,508.483
17 Gutierrez Catalunya 2,579.344
21 Rogers 2,834.444
26 Garate 3,287.956
30 Rujano G. 3,613.917
33 Simoni 3,698.950
48 Pellizotti 4,251.667
55 Di Luca 4,435.906
60 Bettini 4,520.939
71 Cunego 4,733.522
84 Sella 5,712.861

 

[jhuskey]

My apologies to anyone on this forum who has taken serious offense at my comments. They were only intended to cause moderate upset.

Yes ,my apologies to anyone also who has taken moderate offense,as I intended obscence offense and nasty,putirdy hog-weasel offense offense.
I will try harder in the future.

 

[Ullefan]

Yes ,my apologies to anyone also who has taken moderate offense,as I intended obscence offense and nasty,putirdy hog-weasel offense offense.
I will try harder in the future.

Do you know if Jan's riding a newer TT bike model for the tour or is he keeping the same one? From photos, it seems as if he's kept the same bike since at least last year. Also of note, his position hasn't changed. I don't think at this stage in his career he'll want to change his position, and why should he? It's only ever been beaten by one man. From a comparison, I can't see much, if any change in TT position. The first pic is from 2004 tour, the second from Last year at the tour of Germany and the third is from the 2006 Giro. It seems he didn't choose to ride with 3 or 4 spoke front wheel, maybe he was indeed just testing the legs.

 

[jhuskey]

Do you know if Jan's riding a newer TT bike model for the tour or is he keeping the same one? From photos, it seems as if he's kept the same bike since at least last year. Also of note, his position hasn't changed. I don't think at this stage in his career he'll want to change his position, and why should he? It's only ever been beaten by one man. From a comparison, I can't see much, if any change in TT position. The first pic is from 2004 tour, the second from Last year at the tour of Germany and the third is from the 2006 Giro. It seems he didn't choose to ride with 3 or 4 spoke front wheel, maybe he was indeed just testing the legs.

I have no reason to believe he has changed any technique. In all seriousness he needs the Giro to get to his target form for July.
Jan rides a lower cadence ,bigger gear style than most and it works for him because he can produce such a large amount of power at a lower rpm.
Forget about the past years and lets see what he can do this July.

 

[whiteboytrash]

Interesting stat from Cyclingnews:

Just how far in front was Ullrich?
Following the conclusion of yesterday's time trial in Pontedera, Giro organisers RCS Sport published some interesting figures on just how far in front stage winner Jan Ullrich was from the rest. We know his 58 minutes and 48 seconds equated to an average speed of 51.02 kilometres an hour, but relatively speaking, how far behind were his rivals?

Position Metres behind 1 Ullrich 02 Basso 396.8223 Pinotti 864.5064 Gonchar 977.8835 Savoldelli 1,119.60611 Danielson 2,169.69414 Bruseghin 2,508.48317 Gutierrez Catalunya 2,579.34421 Rogers 2,834.44426 Garate 3,287.95630 Rujano G. 3,613.91733 Simoni 3,698.95048 Pellizotti 4,251.66755 Di Luca 4,435.90660 Bettini 4,520.93971 Cunego 4,733.52284 Sella 5,712.861

 

[bobke]

Interesting stat from Cyclingnews:

Just how far in front was Ullrich?
Following the conclusion of yesterday's time trial in Pontedera, Giro organisers RCS Sport published some interesting figures on just how far in front stage winner Jan Ullrich was from the rest. We know his 58 minutes and 48 seconds equated to an average speed of 51.02 kilometres an hour, but relatively speaking, how far behind were his rivals?

Position Metres behind 1 Ullrich 02 Basso 396.8223 Pinotti 864.5064 Gonchar 977.8835 Savoldelli 1,119.60611 Danielson 2,169.69414 Bruseghin 2,508.48317 Gutierrez Catalunya 2,579.34421 Rogers 2,834.44426 Garate 3,287.95630 Rujano G. 3,613.91733 Simoni 3,698.95048 Pellizotti 4,251.66755 Di Luca 4,435.90660 Bettini 4,520.93971 Cunego 4,733.52284 Sella 5,712.861

Point being??

 

[limerickman]

Point being??

Point being that the time difference is presented in a more tangible format ie distance.

 

[James Bruce Gil]

Point being that the time difference is presented in a more tangible format ie distance.

Limerick,

Regardless, of whether you quote time or distance, you'd have to conclude he gave them all a bath!!

KInd regards,