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Old August 27th 15, 04:00 AM posted to rec.bicycles.racing
SLTom992
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Default Grand Tour Competition

On Wednesday, August 26, 2015 at 4:12:58 AM UTC-7, Davey Crockett wrote:
SLTom992 a écrit profondement:


| You will note that the average speeds of the Gran Tours have not
| changed over the last 20 years. From the time of 8 speed
| brake/shifters there has been a technological stalemate.

,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/39/Overall_Speed_Tour_de_France.gif


You can also look at the records up Alpe d'Huez. But Nairo Quintana has the 14th fastest set this year and he started his rush late. At the top he was still going strong. So I don't accept a chart that only gives a supposed average speed when as I noted - there were a dozen teams with leads and team strength that could have won but due to all of these top flight riders the game has changed.

Can you explain why Fignon was using drugs against LeMond and LeMond won regardless?

In 2001 and 2003 Armstrong used the same training and the same drugs and was two MINUTES faster in 2001. Shouldn't he have gotten faster with more experience with drugs?

You aren't making a case you are merely expressing your opinion.
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