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Dez33
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by Dez33

nathanong87 wrote:
ultimobici wrote:
natefontaine wrote:I'd say riding at 370w (5.25w/kg) average for 22min after riding for ~2.5hrs at 315w (4.5 w/kg) average a tough day out. Let's say he's about 70kg. I would guess his Variability Index is quite large. IM guys do what? 3.5w/kg with a VI of 1.01

If he's 70kg he needs to get on a diet to lose some weight. KH is likely several KG less than 70.


interwebs claims he's about 71kg , he doesn't look entirely that small. In both height and build.


Link?

Wiki has him at 61kg but that's out of date. I would estimate 64-65kg from standing beside him.

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tk2306
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by tk2306

Anyone else notice boonen in new shoes? Don't look like specialized.

http://cdn.media.cyclingnews.com/2016/0 ... px_670.jpg

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by Nefarious86

Boa dials. Custom white stripe on a black 6?
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Ghastly
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by Ghastly

I think they are Rocket 7's, GVA also weares them...

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by pastronef

Specialized Shoes

in 2015-2016: they lost Cav and Boonen and got Sagan and Kittel. I think that's a nice deal :thumbup:

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cav's bike looks like 51cm
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by BdaGhisallo

Ghastly wrote:I think they are Rocket 7's, GVA also weares them...

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The more I see of the 2016 Etixx kit, the less I see to like about it. They have had some great kit designs over the years but this one doesn't belong in that group.

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by petepeterson

A lot of it is the yellow logo which erodes the clarity of concept pushes it towards looking like Belgian/Italian pro conti team.

Disappointed seeing Boonen on the black shoes. Hope those are just winter boots and he's waiting on some white ones....

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by petepeterson

It's cool to see Kittel get it back. I was definitely a doubter. Got me thinking about Betancurwatch. Guy has not raced since August was supposed to ride San Luis....

tmr5555
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by tmr5555

petepeterson wrote:It's cool to see Kittel get it back....

He's a funny dude, last year on his first race back from "hiatus" he won a stage in the Tour of Poland too.
The way he climbed the hata dam in the Dubai tour, wowzer!
Maybe though It's too early in season to be in such good shape? Another 5 months before La Grand Boucle starts...

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by LeDuke

petepeterson wrote:It's cool to see Kittel get it back. I was definitely a doubter. Got me thinking about Betancurwatch. Guy has not raced since August was supposed to ride San Luis....


I think that particular goose is cooked.

I wonder when, or if, he'll start racing this year.

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tymon_tm
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by tymon_tm

spartan wrote:recall a couple years ago where team astana won several classics with mediocre riders.

putin's russia a culture of doping.

great report
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/stepanov-doping-the-national-1.3402916


not that I"m surprised in any way but it makes you wonder whats going on in prominent disciplines like football... funny thing is Moscow hosts 2018 World Cup finals :?
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by boysa

tmr5555 wrote:Maybe though It's too early in season to be in such good shape? Another 5 months before La Grand Boucle starts...


Not for a sprinter, and especially not for one who has no real ambitions for the classics.
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by ave

He beat others who also would like to win Tour stages... He is better than them now, and he'll be probably better than them in July too.

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