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>>Jay Hill wrote:
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>>>scott patton wrote:
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>>>>>P.S. I wonder what gear he'll use primarily.
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>>>>Probably about the same size as everybody else. There are reasons they do things that way....
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>>>Except Jan's always been a bigger gear, slower rpm rider, hasn't he? Will riding the track
>>>increase his rpm and sprint on the road next year?
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>>Observant folks noted that Ullrich was riding with a much higher cadence in the 2002 Tour,
>>expectation is that he'll continue to up the RPM's in his training for 2004.
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> More observant folks noted that he has always been spun faster when he is in top form. Take a look
> at him in the '96 and '97 Tours in the mountain stages. I think he only really gets bogged down
> when under pressure and he is ready to blow up. Perhaps now he also spins in those conditions but
> it is not as if he was never able to do it. He was also rumored to spin quite a bit more during
> his base miles in order to give his dodgy knee some rest.
I forget who said it, but he was doing about 10 more RPM in TT rides than he has done in the past.