2016 'PRO' cycling discussion.

[nathanong87]

Kruijswijk put his numbers online as well. 385W average.

[elSid]

Must admit, I like it (pink pastel Bianchi). Having trouble articulating why, but it works for me. Maybe in a so-ugly-it-becomes-intriguing way. To each his own.

[TurboKoo]

[Kjetil]

^I react to the Celeste/Rosa Oltre the same way I reacted to the Pantani Celeste/yellow frame way back then. Oh horrors. Luckily this one is not team colors.

That said I think Celeste and Rosa goes well together. It's the pattern I have problems with.

[kingkongsfinger]

Or weight saving with the black color for the TT, just like Kruijswijk with the black bike.

While we are at paint jobs, must be the worst Bianchi ever:

I would concur. Pretty ugly.

The chairs and carpet don't help and also are a shambles.

[bruno2000]

Sad thing about IAM cycling. They didn't really get the results, and neither did they master the communication/PR side of things to engage with fans. Too bad really... Maybe their license being up for grabs can encourage one of the long rumoured cycling team projects to get a boost.

On another note... Rigoberto Uran riding a new color scheme of the Supersix Evo. Maybe the 2017 Team colors? In that case... me likes a lot!

Image from Beardys Caravan.

A new type of Cosmic Ultimate?
The normal one has 12K carbon finish.
This looks more like the weave on the new all carbon ksyriun wheels?

[wop]

Funny to see that almost everyone is talking about bike color scheme's and shoes here ^^

[prebsy]

Kruijswijk put his numbers online as well. 385W average.

385w/66kg = 5.83 w/kg for what was essentially a 30min power test and to finish fractions of a second out of first, Dare I say that sounds low

[Kjetil]

^Some of us concentrate on the really important stuff, wop.

[nathanong87]

385w/66kg = 5.83 w/kg for what was essentially a 30min power test and to finish fractions of a second out of first, Dare I say that sounds low

I dont have any idea honestly either, but going off strava, where his weight might be wrong, has his power curve at 6.02w/kg for the 28:40 segment which 386w/6.02 = 64kg (141lbs). Impressive to me as it was a 30 minute power test at 6.02 but after a 'hard' day where he did a second place ride two ~30-35minute intervals at 350-355w dropping other rivals.

either weights of riders are off, power meters are off, cda is playing bigger factor, or any combination of all that stuff

[LeDuke]

Wow.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/british ... ked-email/

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[ultyguy]

LeDuke- yeah, total gestapo tactics, really horrid

More Giant-Alpecin idiocy....waiting to see if Degenkolb will be ok before offering him a contract. Who ever is in charge there is about to lose 2 of the best young prospects in 2 years due to horrid management and timing. Should be fired.
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/trek-se ... -hesitate/

[nathanong87]

[Tomstr]

Kruijswijk putting another 42 seconds into Chaves.

Solid effort, he's 3 mins ahead of Chaves who has 23 seconds on Valverde.

[pastronef]

LeDuke- yeah, total gestapo tactics, really horrid

More Giant-Alpecin idiocy....waiting to see if Degenkolb will be ok before offering him a contract. Who ever is in charge there is about to lose 2 of the best young prospects in 2 years due to horrid management and timing. Should be fired.
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/trek-se ... -hesitate/

I think they will build the team around Dumoulin. If Kruijswijk can win the Giro, then Dumoulin can go for the Tour in the next years (after what he showed at the Vuelta 2015)

I would like to read a long interview with Spekenbrink