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What's the name for this kind of training? What are they trying to achieve here?
From the vid recording on Lanterne Rouge it looks as if he is going full tilt on a very low gear, and then there are the cotton balls up his nose.

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Presumably that's from his pre-race warm-up yesterday?

He's preparing his body for the 30 minute effort to come, so get the blood flowing, open up the airwaves, warm up the muscles, etc. The cotton wall will have something like Olbas oil on it, something to stimulate the respiratory system.

EF must have Metallica on their race radios today.

Bloated and clinging to past glories?

EF the new Movistar…?

Given that they've just sat up, definitely.

they always were, its the american-ism that made us (not me) blind to this fact

and vaughters worshipping

As Andy says. It’s helpful to also get the fast twitch muscles working even for a TT. The British Cycling standard 20 minute warm up includes these.

They've made Movistar look like tactical genius' now.

What a complete waste of effort. Meanwhile, the guy they were at the front of the race with is 3:20 clear of the peloton.

Girmay winning the Green jersey would be very cool.

Pedersen said of his team: “these fuckers will have to win some stages now”.

Does anyone else find this chat of gaining 20kg hard to believe…??

Nope, it's well documented. There was a good interview with him on The Cycling Podcast earlier this week. He thought he had to be light when he was an u23, and was down to 60 kgs but his body couldn't sustain it. He then started working with a nutritionist and put on 20 kgs, and, because his low weight had impacted his body so much, grew 6 cms.

Nice video from the team here:

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2671924566313704

For all of itvs sins, very much enjoy the little TuneDeFrance segments that seem to randomly do.

plenty of forum members have done it

Hmmmm. ‘Nutritionist’ you say?

Thanks. Crazy. The timeline is pretty unclear to me tho?

I lol'd.

Listen to the interview. He's very open about it.

Arnaud De Lie and Saka look near identical when they smile

Put on 20kg and get the polka dot jersey. There's hope for all of us.

"It looks like the Frogs are following each other" - God bless you Sean Kelly

Giro weather at the Tour.

Terrible news from the Tour of Austria, Norwegian rider Andre Drege was killed in an accident on one of the descents.

Horrible news.

But well in Biniam - tough finish that.