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| E_Hagen |
Posted on 30-12-2008 16:20
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In mass sprints, the good 'puncheurs' with sprint skills in the high 60ies og low 70ies are often involved, even when there are 80+ sprinters there. Why?
Edited by E_Hagen on 30-12-2008 16:20
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| Wiggo |
Posted on 30-12-2008 16:20
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Because a sprint skill counts for every sprint. |
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| issoisso |
Posted on 30-12-2008 16:35
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alexis wrote:
In mass sprints, the good 'puncheurs' with sprint skills in the high 60ies og low 70ies are often involved, even when there are 80+ sprinters there. Why?
They're less tired from the efforts previously in the stage. Sadly cyanide made this effect too big. In real life, if a sprinter isn't completely dead, he usually has all or almost all his speed even after hard efforts. |
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| charlieland |
Posted on 03-01-2009 22:38
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And thats beacause sprinters in real life have a good resistance, and can recover faster - in the race - and gain some power for finishing. |
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| issoisso |
Posted on 04-01-2009 08:34
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charlieland wrote:
And thats beacause sprinters in real life have a good resistance, and can recover faster - in the race - and gain some power for finishing.
I'm not sure that's the case. Look at Valverde in Liége. He was deader than dead. He was sliding off the back on the last climb. 100m more of climbing and he'd be fully dropped. But a short while later the sprint was on and he was beating them all easily. |
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| t-baum |
Posted on 04-01-2009 08:55
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issoisso wrote:
charlieland wrote:
And thats beacause sprinters in real life have a good resistance, and can recover faster - in the race - and gain some power for finishing.
I'm not sure that's the case. Look at Valverde in Liége. He was deader than dead. He was sliding off the back on the last climb. 100m more of climbing and he'd be fully dropped. But a short while later the sprint was on and he was beating them all easily.
*Cough* he was bluffing *Cough*
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| issoisso |
Posted on 04-01-2009 08:58
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t-baum wrote:
issoisso wrote:
charlieland wrote:
And thats beacause sprinters in real life have a good resistance, and can recover faster - in the race - and gain some power for finishing.
I'm not sure that's the case. Look at Valverde in Liége. He was deader than dead. He was sliding off the back on the last climb. 100m more of climbing and he'd be fully dropped. But a short while later the sprint was on and he was beating them all easily.
*Cough* he was bluffing *Cough*
When you bluff, you sit at the back and look tired. You don't let a gap appear like he did  |
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| Il Gladiatore |
Posted on 07-04-2009 18:40
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issoisso wrote:
t-baum wrote:
issoisso wrote:
charlieland wrote:
And thats beacause sprinters in real life have a good resistance, and can recover faster - in the race - and gain some power for finishing.
I'm not sure that's the case. Look at Valverde in Liége. He was deader than dead. He was sliding off the back on the last climb. 100m more of climbing and he'd be fully dropped. But a short while later the sprint was on and he was beating them all easily.
*Cough* he was bluffing *Cough*
When you bluff, you sit at the back and look tired. You don't let a gap appear like he did
You don't? Try it in a race, it works |
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| ponka00 |
Posted on 07-04-2009 18:43
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Not like that... At that stage of the race no one would have let a gap open at all, you can loose everything by doing that 
Edited by ponka00 on 07-04-2009 18:44
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