2013 Pro-cycling season thread

Cancellara and Martin coming...

If he uses the phrase 'leader in the club house' again...

Canc sprinting for the line..

Canc -> 1:06:24

Wiggo in Silver unless Martin fails.

Martin arriving.. 1:05:36!

"If you're wondering Tony is pushing a 58x11"

Like a boss! What's your source?

smashed it. up and down the river etc

Like a boss! What's your source?

Every cycling publication this week. They're all moist for his 58..

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cycling/24261861

The only important bit of the day obviously.

Still had enough breath to roar at the camera as well

Just crazy from Martin, Wiggins can console himself that he's list to the finest ITTer of a generation if not all time. Awesome ride from ze German

Martin. that guy's ability to totally kill himself on a bike is unbelievable. Top man.

Dowsett in very poor form at this stage of the season

ftfy

I agree, if not DQ'd for them he should be on the style front, Phinney's position reminded me of this

http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://thegloss.com/files/2010/06/unicornman.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.thegloss.com/2010/06/18/fashion/why-you-should-work-at-patricia-field-instead-of-american-apparel/&h=550&w=367&sz=101&tbnid=4EawYWTE9q_DTM:&tbnh=97&tbnw=65&zoom=1&usg=__H7uUIf5hjHT-FelrkTtyGkhZmiY=&docid=IZzDHPrsJxo-dM&sa=X&ei=EvBCUuKeI8a_0QXmzoHwDA&ved=0CDMQ9QEwAQ

Martin, Wiggo, Canc??

@cyclist_dave "Tony Martin would have been sixth in the team time trial."

Martin, Wiggo, Canc??

This.

@ScottDUK "Martin's avg. speed of 52.9 km/h is a new record in at the WCh ITT, breaking his own record of 51.8 km/h from 2011. That is huge."

^ Kin hell.

Hutch reckons Martin was putting out 10 watts more than Wiggins.

The theory with the 58 ring is apparently that it gives better chainline and smaller mechanical losses from the drivetrain. 58 x 12 being more efficient than 53 x 11. Roche was also riding a 58.

Tony Martin on his own only rode 0,5 km/h slower than entire OPQS team in TTT

!!!!!!!!

that is insane

The theory with the 58 ring is apparently that it gives better chainline and smaller mechanical losses from the drivetrain. 58 x 12 being more efficient than 53 x 11. Roche was also riding a 58.

This. For a course like that you want a big front ring, so you can sit in the middle of the block, not near teh bottom. Efficiency.

Martin is just something else, such a fierce opponent in the TT.