Okay, the Giro is over, ...

Andre wrote:
On Jun 6, 2:08 pm, Colin Campbell wrote:
wrote:
On Jun 5, 10:00 pm, Colin Campbell wrote:
and I haven't read about any findings of doping yet.
I guess the drug labs used in the Giro aren't as capable of producing
positives as that one in Paris.
That's probably the case....
Or, maybe only clean riders ride in the Giro, due to the "piano" stages
that let them rest for hours on end.
Can you rest while riding 24 mph for 80 miles before the real racing
starts?
From what the commentators were saying about Stage 21, the riders
averaged around 28 kph (17 mph) for the first 60% or so of the "parade"
into Milano. There were other days when they completely blew the
slowest expected finishing time. The "As Live" reruns on Cycling.TV
lasted over three hours on some stages. 24 mph is what the winner
averaged for the entire race.





The average speed for the race was under 38 kph. That is a speed I can
almost comprehend, although I could never hope to reach it myself.
I dropped all of the "real" climbers on a recent ride while averaging
12 mph or less than 20 kph. 38 kph is an average speed of 23.5 mph
which would look good in a lot of crits, let alone 2000 miles of
racing.
Speeds in the TdF have been MUCH higher. I wonder if that will be true
this year?
Remember that this year's Giro set an average speed record. What does
that tell you about the people claiming that you have to dope to make
these super high speeds?
I wasn't aware that this year's race was a record for speed. I'll have
to bone up on those stats, I guess.

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There weren't that many strong cyclists in the Giro. Most of the elite
are waiting for the Tour.

Andre

I agree with you there. Who ever heard of "Leaky Gas" being the
strongmen of a major tour? Jens Voigt could have changed things for
Andy Schleck if he'd been there.

Still, it was entertaining....

"Colin Campbell" wrote in message
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wrote:
On Jun 5, 10:00 pm, Colin Campbell wrote:
and I haven't read about any findings of doping yet.

I guess the drug labs used in the Giro aren't as capable of producing
positives as that one in Paris.

That's probably the case....

Or, maybe only clean riders ride in the Giro, due to the "piano" stages
that let them rest for hours on end.

Can you rest while riding 24 mph for 80 miles before the real racing
starts?

From what the commentators were saying about Stage 21, the riders averaged
around 28 kph (17 mph) for the first 60% or so of the "parade" into
Milano.

Well, while it's true that the Giro is a heck of a lot more laid back than
the Tour, remember that someone sitting in a small room filled with cigar
smoke and drinking beer can say a whole lot of things that he could never
personally do himself.

That may be a "parade" compared to what they are capable of doing, let's
remember that their parade is twice the speed that most wannabees can do.

Remember that this year's Giro set an average speed record. What does
that tell you about the people claiming that you have to dope to make
these super high speeds?

I wasn't aware that this year's race was a record for speed. I'll have to
bone up on those stats, I guess.

This was posted in fun.

And I'm just conversing about it with you. Nothing more than that. No hidden
agendas or anything.

Though half the posters here will now claim that I'm pro-drugs-in-sport.

And I'm just conversing about it with you. Nothing more than that. No
hidden
agendas or anything.

Though half the posters here will now claim that I'm pro-drugs-in-sport.


Frankly Tom, we do not give a $hit about what you say.

Colin Campbell wrote:
and I haven't read about any findings of doping yet.

I guess the drug labs used in the Giro aren't as capable of producing
positives as that one in Paris.

Or, maybe only clean riders ride in the Giro, due to the "piano" stages
that let them rest for hours on end.

The average speed for the race was under 38 kph. That is a speed I can
almost comprehend, although I could never hope to reach it myself.

Speeds in the TdF have been MUCH higher. I wonder if that will be true
this year?

the giro is always like that... i was watching on video and thought gee,
26 k, i could keep up with those guys! They only seemed to turn on the
gas at the last 60k. It's always a slower race and more relaxed...the
fans actually get to SEE them! Maybe becuase it's the first grand tour
of the season, so why kill yourself, especially when you have to hit
climbs like the Mortirolo or the Zoncolan in the 3rd week? Go full
throttle and you'll never make it, let alone make it to the tour.