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serious gaylord
Sep 16, 2007

what.
Landas gone.

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Raged
Jul 21, 2003

A revolution of beats
:rip: Aru

oliwan
Jul 20, 2005

by Nyc_Tattoo
Go TLJ!!!!!!

Smirr
Jun 28, 2012

I fear the descent's gonna be insane.

Skarsnik
Oct 21, 2008

I...AM...RUUUDE!




loving hell that's terrifying

serious gaylord
Sep 16, 2007

what.
It'll all get back together before the line. Should have put more effort in on the climb to distance him.

serious gaylord
Sep 16, 2007

what.

Skarsnik posted:

loving hell that's terrifying

It's the best descent i've ever ridden but I did it maybe 20km/h slower

Raged
Jul 21, 2003

A revolution of beats
Jesus those cliffs

Skarsnik
Oct 21, 2008

I...AM...RUUUDE!




serious gaylord posted:

It's the best descent i've ever ridden but I did it maybe 20km/h slower

Good job theres a thin wire strung up to kill them before the tumble

goatface
Dec 5, 2007

I had a video of that when I was about 6.

I remember it being shit.


Grimey Drawer
Mercy fence.

Skarsnik
Oct 21, 2008

I...AM...RUUUDE!




I've briefly touched 70km/h before and it was officially too loving fast for a sane person

Andy Dufresne
Aug 4, 2010

The only good race pace is suicide pace, and today looks like a good day to die
I could watch the Alps cinematography all day long

serious gaylord
Sep 16, 2007

what.

Skarsnik posted:

I've briefly touched 70km/h before and it was officially too loving fast for a sane person

Bardet will upload this to strava and I bet he'll be at 100

namaste friends
Sep 18, 2004

by Smythe
Wow not wearing glasses

oliwan
Jul 20, 2005

by Nyc_Tattoo
Another Dutch success today. Phwoar.

accipter
Sep 12, 2003

serious gaylord posted:

It's the best descent i've ever ridden but I did it maybe 20km/h slower

It is really fantastic and so long. We descended all of the way down to La Grave.

Raged
Jul 21, 2003

A revolution of beats
That was a great stage.

Smirr
Jun 28, 2012

Landa grimaced during the leadout :monocle:

serious gaylord
Sep 16, 2007

what.
Uran is 2nd!

ukle
Nov 28, 2005

Raged posted:

That was a great stage.

It was.

First stage this year where I have stopped working to fully watch it rather than have it playing on the TV on the background.

kimbo305
Jun 9, 2007

actually, yeah, I am a little mad
How good will Uran look at the TT?

Fanatic
Mar 9, 2006

:eyepop:
Matthews in green :australia:

TobinHatesYou
Aug 14, 2007

wacky cycling inflatable
tube man

Skarsnik posted:

I've briefly touched 70km/h before and it was officially too loving fast for a sane person

Uh. 70km/h is a pretty unremarkable speed on a descent. You should be able to hit that with a few hundred meters of -4% and minimal effort, and unless there's something wrong with your bike it shouldn't feel scary.

80km/h is where things start getting a bit scary, You're officially baller (or heavy, or have really straight steep descents) if you hit 90km/h with any regularity.

TobinHatesYou fucked around with this message at 19:24 on Jul 19, 2017

Skarsnik
Oct 21, 2008

I...AM...RUUUDE!




kidsafe posted:

Uh. 70km/h is a pretty unremarkable speed on a descent. You should be able to hit that with a few hundred meters of -4% and minimal effort, and unless there's something wrong with your bike it shouldn't feel scary.

80km/h is where things start getting a bit scary, You're officially baller (or heavy, or have really straight steep descents) if you hit 90km/h with any regularity.

If you say so, sorry I'm not up to your standard of descending :shrug:

oliwan
Jul 20, 2005

by Nyc_Tattoo

kidsafe posted:

Uh. 70km/h is a pretty unremarkable speed on a descent. You should be able to hit that with a few hundred meters of -4% and minimal effort, and unless there's something wrong with your bike it shouldn't feel scary.

80km/h is where things start getting a bit scary, You're officially baller (or heavy, or have really straight steep descents) if you hit 90km/h with any regularity.

I'm sure you're a blast at parties

TobinHatesYou
Aug 14, 2007

wacky cycling inflatable
tube man

oliwan posted:

I'm sure you're a blast at parties

Realities need to be checked from time to time.

Skarsnik
Oct 21, 2008

I...AM...RUUUDE!




I shall be sure not to comment on the hallowed art of amateur road riding without checking with you first going forward

accipter
Sep 12, 2003

Skarsnik posted:

If you say so, sorry I'm not up to your standard of descending :shrug:

I am with you on this one. I definitely prefer to take my time descending.

willemw
Sep 30, 2006
very much so
I'm pretty sure Barguil will go on the attack on the Champs-Elyssées on sunday.

Descent-talk: 91 km/h. Not fun at all.

TobinHatesYou
Aug 14, 2007

wacky cycling inflatable
tube man

willemw posted:


Descent-talk: 91 km/h. Not fun at all.

Definitely, each 10km/h requires a significant bit more effort and cojones than the last. It's nearly impossible for me to get much past 80km/h on the local descents at 61kg that my 80kg friend routinely touches 90km/h on.

oliwan
Jul 20, 2005

by Nyc_Tattoo

kidsafe posted:

Definitely, each 10km/h requires a significant bit more effort and cojones than the last. It's nearly impossible for me to get much past 80km/h on the local descents at 61kg that my 80kg friend routinely touches 90km/h on.

thanks for sharing op

African AIDS cum
Feb 29, 2012


Welcome back, welcome back, welcome baaaack
I went 100 mph downhill on my bike and the police actually pulled me over and gave me high fives and took pictures with me and told me how badass I was, etc. and one of them was a lady and we had sex.

oliwan
Jul 20, 2005

by Nyc_Tattoo

African AIDS cum posted:

I went 100 mph downhill on my bike and the police actually pulled me over and gave me high fives and took pictures with me and told me how badass I was, etc. and one of them was a lady and we had sex.

holly poo poo :captainpop: that's awesome op

Smirr
Jun 28, 2012

Congrats on the sex

Lenin Riefenstahl
Sep 18, 2003

That's enough! Out of here, you tubs of beer!
stay kidsafe on those roads everyone 🙏

paddyboat
Feb 20, 2013

Maxi, Maxi Rodriguez
Run down the wing for me
I like direction this thread is going





























downhill

Good Dog
Oct 16, 2008

Who threw this cat at me?
Clapping Larry

kidsafe posted:

Uh. 70km/h is a pretty unremarkable speed on a descent. You should be able to hit that with a few hundred meters of -4% and minimal effort, and unless there's something wrong with your bike it shouldn't feel scary.

80km/h is where things start getting a bit scary, You're officially baller (or heavy, or have really straight steep descents) if you hit 90km/h with any regularity.

Posted with 1 hand while his broken collarbone heals, from going too fast down a hill.

oh no computer
May 27, 2003

i've never gone faster than about 55kmph :gay:

serious gaylord
Sep 16, 2007

what.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DImaUaJ2ow

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Dirtanium
Aug 3, 2007
https://www.strava.com/activities/1091842224
Strava has Bardet clocked in at 106.2 km/hr, putting all of our numbers to shame.

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