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| FreitasPCM |
Posted on 17-09-2012 19:34
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Martin will crush everyone, unless any other rider is inspired next Wednesday.
Edited by FreitasPCM on 17-09-2012 19:35
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| Dizzle |
Posted on 17-09-2012 20:05
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FreitasPCM wrote:
Martin will crush everyone, unless any other rider is inspired next Wednesday.
Contador will take it 
Edited by Dizzle on 17-09-2012 20:05
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| itsmichael |
Posted on 17-09-2012 20:09
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Dizzle wrote:
FreitasPCM wrote:
Martin will crush everyone, unless any other rider is inspired next Wednesday.
Contador will take it
Kessiakoff
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| jsh312mufc |
Posted on 17-09-2012 20:20
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FreitasPCM wrote:
Martin will crush everyone, unless any other rider is inspired next Wednesday.
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| lokytrew |
Posted on 17-09-2012 20:26
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Cancellara is over on long TT's. I don't think Contador is too good, but a Martin in topshape is unbeatable. However, with the hilly course, don't underestimate Kessiakoff.
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| Pellizotti2 |
Posted on 17-09-2012 20:30
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itsmichael wrote:
Dizzle wrote:
FreitasPCM wrote:
Martin will crush everyone, unless any other rider is inspired next Wednesday.
Contador will take it
Kessiakoff
I like you. 
Seriously though, I find it hard to see anyone else than Martin winning. Contador could challenge if he has a top day, but I doubt even that would be enough.
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| issoisso |
Posted on 17-09-2012 20:38
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YvesStevens wrote:
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Did Cattaneo crash or something? He had the TT as his big goal and ended 5 minutes down...
If he's that far off in his specialty he has no chance in the road race
Yes he crashed and I thought he also had problems with his bike afterwards(Flat tire I thought)
Ah, thanks. That explains it
Let's see what he does in the road race. He's hardly the strongest climber or sprinter, but he usually does well by riding smart and attacking at the right time (that's how he won the GiroBio), so this type of riding with so few riders per team should suit him.
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| kumazan |
Posted on 17-09-2012 20:40
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Yep, if Martin is in decent form he should be unstoppable with no Wiggins and Cancellara.
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| CLURPR |
Posted on 17-09-2012 20:47
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Unless Martin punctures/crashes/withdraws there is no hope in hell of anybody beating him. The only person who may have been capable of beating him at the Worlds was Wiggins, and maybe Cancellara. |
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| FreitasPCM |
Posted on 17-09-2012 20:52
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After a quick glimpse of the startlist, I'd say the medal contenders, along with Martin, are Contador, Chavanel, Van Garderen and Kessiakoff. Also Tuft, Meyer, Fuglsang, Brajkovic might have something to say aswell. |
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| issoisso |
Posted on 17-09-2012 22:42
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Martin? Or Contador? Martin? Or Contador?
60/40 Martin. But either has a good chance. Chavanel for 3rd
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 17-09-2012 23:06
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Rather disappointing day for the Danes. Oh well, Breschel as world champion then |
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| ruben |
Posted on 17-09-2012 23:14
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Pff Breschel....
Dislike the guy now. Rabo paid for 2 years of rehabilitation from injury for him. Then he's finally fit and decides to leave.
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| issoisso |
Posted on 17-09-2012 23:25
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ruben wrote:
Pff Breschel....
Dislike the guy now. Rabo paid for 2 years of rehabilitation from injury for him. Then he's finally fit and decides to leave.
Wanker
"Hey Matti you know that favorite race you base your entire pre-season training around? Yeah you're not racing that just because we say so. WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU'RE LEAVING??"
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 17-09-2012 23:43
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Large outside bet on Kessiakoff who keeps surprising me every time he rides...
Martin wont win, hes got that season where nothing goes right.
Contador i hope doesnt win as i dont think he is best, hes just had all season to build up to now.
Van Garderen is my other outsider, but i dont think he took too much out of himself in the TTT, and will be too cautious for too long
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| Aquarius |
Posted on 18-09-2012 06:20
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issoisso wrote:
Martin? Or Contador? Martin? Or Contador?
60/40 Martin. But either has a good chance. Chavanel for 3rd
According to him he's lacking the distance in his legs (for the R.R.), that says how confident in his abilities he must be.
I can't see him on the podium, although the field lacks so much consistency that it might still happen. |
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| greatmikey |
Posted on 18-09-2012 09:18
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great britain wont win the time trial now with only one person in it theres no froome or wiggins  |
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| johnnyjur |
Posted on 18-09-2012 09:45
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Aquarius wrote:
VO2 max can be translated into how much you can ride in a 3 to 6 minutes effort. But that doesn't say how much you can ride on a 20 or 40 minutes effort, nor what you can do on 3 to 6 minutes after a 200 km ride, or on a daily base.
We just had a lecture about this, and we learned the opposite. ( It has to be said that we learned about XC Skiing, and dunno if it's a difference with cycling)
But in XC Skiing the VO2 Max does not have to be high in the sprint distance. Some of the best sprinters have a VO2 Max of about 70 ml/kg/min, and it's the anaerobic capacity which is very important. In distances about 20-40 min, like a time trial, it has been proved that the VO2 Max is the most important factor.
As it's been said about Svendsen, he has to exploit his high oxygen intake and produce high number of Watts in race, which is also said to be really good.
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| Kirchen_75 |
Posted on 18-09-2012 10:18
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Tony Martin is my obvious favourite for this of course
2nd and 3rd spots?
Out of this group:
TJ van Garderen
Chavanel
Westra
Kessiakoff
Contador
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 18-09-2012 10:39
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johnnyjur wrote:
Aquarius wrote:
VO2 max can be translated into how much you can ride in a 3 to 6 minutes effort. But that doesn't say how much you can ride on a 20 or 40 minutes effort, nor what you can do on 3 to 6 minutes after a 200 km ride, or on a daily base.
We just had a lecture about this, and we learned the opposite. ( It has to be said that we learned about XC Skiing, and dunno if it's a difference with cycling)
But in XC Skiing the VO2 Max does not have to be high in the sprint distance. Some of the best sprinters have a VO2 Max of about 70 ml/kg/min, and it's the anaerobic capacity which is very important. In distances about 20-40 min, like a time trial, it has been proved that the VO2 Max is the most important factor.
As it's been said about Svendsen, he has to exploit his high oxygen intake and produce high number of Watts in race, which is also said to be really good.
I've always read that VO2 max was to do with how well you convert oxygen. And that this meant better endurance than sprint, as most sprinting is done anaerobically.
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