LANDA BTFO
dat glider
This looks like a very nice stage.
Keep me posted.
How would a proper recumbent with a lot of shaved off weight do?
It can probably get to the weight limit
Now we /nibble/
Who /rooting for Dumoulin/ here?
>>67650475
we /nibble/?
>>67650444
It's not flat
>>67650642
Err, that's why I said it looked fun?
Oh shit, my bad, I forgot I was on /sp/ and I have to ironic at all times!
>>67650586
we /nibble/
>>67650664
Sorry i thought everyone on 4chin were sarcastic
>>67650673
ok lets /nibble/
Landa has bad sausage btw.
>Pic related
>>67650473
Faster on the flat, shit on climbs.
>>67650820
Looks like he /marginal gains/ed another shit excuse for team sky dropping out of the Giro. It's like cluedo(/clue). I'm guessing next year it will be Geraint Thomas in the mechanics truck with an uncomfortable mattress.
love the girl in white jersey t bh
>>67650867
red one for me fäm
Seems like Landa got the ol' "stomach bug"
>>67650867
White or blue, both are qts.
Why did Landa withdraw?
>>67650910
Resting days are like Russian roulettes in cycling.
>be ski jumper
>fail (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNRYgKyZBAI)
>start cycling for recovery
>goes on amateur mountain stage with borrowed bike in year 2012
>wins
>Adria signs him
>next year wins 2.1 and 2.2 races
>gets in pro-tour -lotto team
>never ride time trial longer than 12km
>yesterday won, with a bit of luck with weather, yet he ride reserve bike with seat not adjusted to him- later on race he lost meter/computer
That guy is for me insane. He started with sport cycling 5 years ago , with bad equipment, and he is now winning stages on giro d’ italia, although he said he is a climber.
who /Preidler/ here?
>>67650910
Bad BBQ. See >>67650820
>>67650894
uff
gonna buy gf something like that
>>67650950
That was exactly was i thinking too. I'm not sure if cannondale or team sky
>>67650943
hue
It annoys me that cycling doesn't have more of a following. How is tennis or rugby more popular?
>>67651015
I think cycling is more popular that most people suggest. But most fans are outside cycling.
Well atleast here cycling is on rise.
>>67651015
You can sit down and watch the whole events of these things live... If you want to watch the whole race, TV is the best way to do it with cycling...
Also, people attach value to things which they pay for (see the rise of the mamil with the rise of expensive carbon etc.) and people can get excited about getting tickets for other sports... they get a kick out of the exclusiveness of limited tickets creating more of a buzz
>>67651015
I think cycling has the right amount of audience. Big enough to organize grand tours and not too big to become cancer like the most followed sports.
>>67650932
Cycling, like other types of sport of this type of muscular effort is not very dependent on how long ago you started. It's all natural talent. It's sport where the creative part is almost non existent.
The only thing you can actually improve that's depended on how long you're at the sport are things like positioning in the bunch, descending, handling etc. Things that are pretty easy to be competent at.
For example, a very good rower will always be a very good cyclist. There are quite a few of these examples.
For example, look at the story of Joaquim Agostinho, that started pro cycling at 25 after years where he just used his bike every day just to go to work (that's how they found him, the professional team training near where he lived could not keep up with him and his 20kg steel bike), he went to win his first Volta 2 years latter.
>>67651074
This. See hooligans. How could the audience be so close to the riders if people acted like football "fans".
>>67651015
cycling is probably the second/third sport by popoularity here
donde esta Pozzevivo?
>>67651087
>look at the story of Joaquim Agostinho
Amaizing right!
Its just insane, atleast for me. Will and tolerance of pain of those people is superb.
>>67651106
implying italians arent already bad enough
>>67651142
What is second, if not cycling
Volleyball?
>>67651165
>not being able to handle the banter
>>67651087
>The only thing you can actually improve that's depended on how long you're at the sport are things like positioning in the bunch, descending, handling etc.
I tend to disagree with you there. Eddy Boss had a high vo2max in his youth, higher than Greg lemond, yet he has turned out to be a flop. Genetics are important, but training and nutrition pay a larger role than you assume. Also, good 'ol Edgar can turn any old rider from Barloworld into a 2 time Tour winner.
>>67651165
It could be a lot worse though. This is unique to cycling.
>>67650932
ski jumping and cycling require the same body tyope: skeleton
so he had that going for him form the start
>>67651173
i'd say basketball, but it's actually a regional thing
in some regions it's rugby, in others waterpolo, volleyball or boxing
the "nation wide" sports are of course football, cycling and motorsports
>>67651201
Pretty much.
Weak shoulders and strong legs.
However ski jumping focus on explosivity of legs but cycling more on general power of legs.
allez 2 minute squad
>>67651176
> high vo2max
High vo2max does not tell the whole story, anon.
For example, the ability to recover from a big effort is almost as important.
Of course that without training you'll get nowhere, but all I'm saying is that some people will never ever get anywhere no matter how much they train compared to some with 2 months training.
Hasta la vista
>>67651250
Olé
>>67651225
Nordic skiers have the highest vo2max of all sports. Do you know of any skiers who turned to cycling? I'd imagine they'd be quite good.
the big climb begins for Preidel, lads
cat 1
>>67651268
I guess they have a disadvantage due to the climate (6+ months Winter for cycling), also they're tall while cyclists are usually smaller.
>>67651222
Is basketball popular in north? Rugby in north east?
Too bad football is most popular here followed with basketball or skijumping.
Other sports are pretty much regional thing or a sport with particual audiance.
fug
>>67650475
>>67650475
>>67650475
NOW WE /NIBBLE/
>>67651368
RIP in peace
At least >we are still top in the ride yourself to death across America
>>67651268
>>67651288
Nordic club, biathlones and cyclist club here many times train together.
If i recall corectlly Jakov Fak did few cyclimg competitons
I cant recall other cases.
I think few rowers did cycling too.
>>67651391
Ripip Robič.
He was superb on that race
>>67651308
yeah the Cantù-Milano-Varese triangle (which are three cities within 50 kms from each other) has like 50% of all time trophies
Bologna has a long tradition as well but is now struggling (both Virtus and Fortitudo in A2), but Reggio Emilia is still flying the flag for the region
rugby is popoular in Veneto/Friuli but almost nowhere else
>it's another Astana raoes everyone episode
zzzZZZZzzz
Cunego and Pirazzi spaghetting hard
>Valverde
Why is that shit still riding when Ullrich, Schuhmacher, Kessler, Sinkewitz etc. had to end their career?
>>67651268
>>67651288
An alpine and cross country skier, Oscar Svendsen, took up cycling when he was a teenager. He won the Junior world champs TT at 18 years of age, and promptly retired right after. Turns out he never really liked cycling.
>>67651448
Isn't Zebre from Emiglia-Romagna?
can Pozzo pls have a surprise win?
this very nice descent reminds me of Savoldelli winning the Giro purely on his ability to basically fly when descending
based Falco
>>67651510
What a tard t bh. That kid had WT contracts lined up and he decided to spaghetti hard. Gonna regret it eventually. Just look at how well many of our other talents have done lately, and he was better than all of them.
>>67651510
Svendsen holds the record of VO2max (maximum amount of oxygen uptake) with 97.5 milliliter per kilogram per minute
>nah m8 i dont like this
Seems like an epic prankster
What is he doing now?
Amador for the maglia rosa
Brambilla actually pulling for Jungels
top kek
>>67651612
I think he's working for Jungles.
>>67651585
He went on to study psychology from what I read. Not even joking.
>>67651646
/his/ bantz at is best
Brambilla pulling an hero
>movistar tactic
>he's a big guy
>>67651669
Never been to that board, but whatever you say, Primoz.
Is Gianluca Brambilla relative of F1's Vittorio Bambilla?
ripip Brambilla
gg
allez Bob
Brambilla è morto
Rip Brambilla
Astana are fucking retarded.
>>67651734
Not as much as Movistar
>movistar
>>67651753
Movistar played it great.
>>67651734
>>67651753
no one is ever as retarded as etixx
GG
>>67651778
more than team sky?
>>67651778
Lotto
>>67651789
for usual yea, but not as retarded as serving your riders spoiled meat for dinner
>>67651789
team sky play it well tactically, but their aim is shit and thats why everyone hates them
>>67651795
This
>>67651770
>Visconti didn't wait Amador
Absolutely pathetic
Amador btfo
Jungels maglia rosa im guessing
>>67651778
>(You)
BASED BOB
pozzo looked dead as fuck
this will be a boring 2 rider giro
Jungles for maglia rosa
>>67651803
Astana had Scarponi and Birdsong left. Birdsong could have attacked to put pressure on Movistar, Amador prevented this.
Visconti could have won the stage, no point. In the end he did go back.
>movistar
>>67651819
i was mainly aimig at their continued failure in the classics season.
>Visconti could have won the stage
>implying
>>67651844
>Visconti could've stayed with Amador on the descent
>Implying
Kruijswijk randomly in 3rd
>>67651870
Based Yumbo
Stage results.
pretty fucking based from Brambilla, it's not often that you see the Maglia Rosa working as a support for a teammate
also gratz to Ciccone, first Giro and first stage won
>>67651899
fuglsang > nibali once again
>>67651899
>amador was one single second ahead
>movistar
>>67651912
he's saving his legs
What does the pink shirt mean?
>>67652017
I know that but I won't answer you because I'm afraid your just memeing here.
>>67652017
Classificação geral do Giro
lads
who will be here tonight for the mem tour of commiefornia tonight?
>>67652045
>seeing Tour de California website
What an awful website
>>67652045
I will
Cunego is 35 and still looks exactly how he did in his 20s
>>67652045
If there's a thread I'll join.
![js8pcv8[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/H4u2NWL.jpg "js8pcv8[1].jpg")
>>67652045
you have my bike!
>>67652264
I want mechanical dopers to leave /sp/.
>Dumoulin +13'00"
JUST
>>67652319
wut?
>>67652345
He forgot to use Alpecin™ Caffeine Hair Shampoo this morning.
>>67652361
Nice try Berlusconi, but I know from a very worthy source that bicycles don't move without having pedals unless that have an engine.
>>67652388
nice b8 m8
>>67652264
inflate those tires amico
