Hello all,
I was just watching some cycling videos in youtube and found this of Indurain. It is amazing. The video starts with still 12 kilometers to go. Zulle is up in front riding alone with 4' 56'' advantage over a peloton of about 15 riders commanded by Indurain whose Banesto teamates have already disappeared!
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhEKRjhLuds&feature=related"]YouTube - Tour 95 Subida a La Plagne[/ame]
At that moment Zülle is virtual Yellow yersey, so Indurain decides to go. Riis, Rominger, Pantani, Gotti, Virenque, Dufaux, etc can't follow.
5 minutes later Zülle's advantage is reduced to 4' 03''.
It's amazing. I have calculated Indurain's cadence and is about 85 RPM, at times even 90 RPM. ... and he didn't even get out of the saddle once!!
Here are the final times at the finish:
1. Zulle
2. Indurain at 2' 2''
3. Tonkov at 4' 11''
4. Pantani at 4' 37''
5. Gotti at 4' 37''
6. Virenque 6' 5''
7. Rominger 6' 5''
8. Lanfranchi 6' 5''
9. Chiapucci 6' 5''
10. Cubino 6' 26''
Riis didn't even make the top 10 that day.
Pantani arrived 2' 35'' after Indurain!!! This was the same Pantani that a few days later won in Alpe D'huex and beat the record of the climb!! Amazing!!!
A weight of 80 kilograms and climbing like that!! My God. Indurain has to be the strongest rider ever. Like someone wrote on youtube: "screw tactical attacks, just put down 600+ watts until everyone explodes".
Just to put a comparison. Cancellara weights about the same as Indurain and in the ITTs they may be very close, however Cancellara can not climb.
I was just watching some cycling videos in youtube and found this of Indurain. It is amazing. The video starts with still 12 kilometers to go. Zulle is up in front riding alone with 4' 56'' advantage over a peloton of about 15 riders commanded by Indurain whose Banesto teamates have already disappeared!
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhEKRjhLuds&feature=related"]YouTube - Tour 95 Subida a La Plagne[/ame]
At that moment Zülle is virtual Yellow yersey, so Indurain decides to go. Riis, Rominger, Pantani, Gotti, Virenque, Dufaux, etc can't follow.
5 minutes later Zülle's advantage is reduced to 4' 03''.
It's amazing. I have calculated Indurain's cadence and is about 85 RPM, at times even 90 RPM. ... and he didn't even get out of the saddle once!!
Here are the final times at the finish:
1. Zulle
2. Indurain at 2' 2''
3. Tonkov at 4' 11''
4. Pantani at 4' 37''
5. Gotti at 4' 37''
6. Virenque 6' 5''
7. Rominger 6' 5''
8. Lanfranchi 6' 5''
9. Chiapucci 6' 5''
10. Cubino 6' 26''
Riis didn't even make the top 10 that day.
Pantani arrived 2' 35'' after Indurain!!! This was the same Pantani that a few days later won in Alpe D'huex and beat the record of the climb!! Amazing!!!
A weight of 80 kilograms and climbing like that!! My God. Indurain has to be the strongest rider ever. Like someone wrote on youtube: "screw tactical attacks, just put down 600+ watts until everyone explodes".
Just to put a comparison. Cancellara weights about the same as Indurain and in the ITTs they may be very close, however Cancellara can not climb.