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Tour Tech -- Tour of Flanders
On Sunday, I watched the Tour Flanders on Versus. The rider that
dominated and eventually won the race was Stijn Devolder riding for team Quick Step. He was riding a Specialized bike and it appeared to the Tarmac model. I would have thought he would have been riding the Roubaix considering that the riding was over cobble stone roads. Can anyone tell me what, if any, differences there are in the typical components of the bikes built for the Tour of Flanders compared to bikes built for road racing on smoother surfaces (such as TdF etc.)? Are the weight limits the same for these one day classic races as in TdF? What is the weight of a team bike built for one of these on day races over cobbles? -- Thanks! |
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Tour Tech -- Tour of Flanders
On Apr 7, 10:39 am, HKEK wrote:
On Sunday, I watched the Tour Flanders on Versus. The rider that dominated and eventually won the race was Stijn Devolder riding for team Quick Step. He was riding a Specialized bike and it appeared to the Tarmac model. I would have thought he would have been riding the Roubaix considering that the riding was over cobble stone roads. Can anyone tell me what, if any, differences there are in the typical components of the bikes built for the Tour of Flanders compared to bikes built for road racing on smoother surfaces (such as TdF etc.)? Are the weight limits the same for these one day classic races as in TdF? What is the weight of a team bike built for one of these on day races over cobbles? -- Thanks! The cobble sections at Flanders aren't nearly as long and potentially muddy as the ones at Roubaix, so most teams ride their usual road rigs. Possible exceptions are slightly bigger tires and lower rim sections. Weight limits are the same for all road races, but some of the Roubiax specials might be two pounds or more over. I think durability might also be a special concern at Roubaix because the team cars need to take fairly long detours around the cobbled sections. |
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Tour Tech -- Tour of Flanders
read here was a discussion on the possible sighting/photo of 36 spoke
wheels: unresolved? |
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Tour Tech -- Tour of Flanders
On Apr 7, 11:53 am, datakoll wrote:
read here was a discussion on the possible sighting/photo of 36 spoke wheels: unresolved? Maybe. There were plenty of 32's http://www.cyclingnews.com/photos/20...cott_rims2.jpg |
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