The exception here is Cannondale, who established a separate suspension division for their Lefty and made a valiant, long-term commitment. Bikes are your bread and butter, not suspension - if you're a bike brand, you always have a fall-back position. At that moment, the fork is usually out of date anyway, so it's easier and more economical to drop the program entirely rather than to start over. They work with a reputable manufacturer and eventually, one appears and it's probably good, but then the team goes back to work on bikes.įorks arrive and get sold and that continues until a problem arises.
Five engineers whose main duties are designing and trouble-shooting bikes are tasked with coming up with a suspension fork. Northern France and Dunkirk Four Day territory next up – and hopefully, a tad more AGGRESION, Monsieurs.The reason bike brands failed is that they don't make their stuff and their overarching concern is selling bikes. There won’t be as many fans at the roadside in France till the Alps That said, the reception the race has received in Denmark has probably exceeded the ASO organisers expectation with huge crowds and enthusiasm.
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I gave Cort a bit of ‘stick’ yesterday for antics when he took the polka dot jersey but thank goodness for him today his breakaway to Hoover up king of the mountains points was about all that happened until the hammer went down with 20K to go.Īs Eurosport commentator and former sprint demon Robbie McEwan observed, it’s strange that more riders didn’t go up the road and grab TV time? But perhaps it’s because the ‘real’ Tour de France hasn’t started yet – that comes on Tuesday. PEZ Mentor and soothsayer, Vik concurs, so ‘sorry’ but someone has to tell it like it is. Stage win for Dylan Groenewegen and Gerry Ryan’s BikeExchange-JaycoīUT, it’s official, Dave has classified Stage Three a, ‘Paint Drier HC’ etape. And good to see Aussie business man Gerry Ryan getting some value for money from his huge investment in that team he’s been putting his money where his mouth is for years. Why can’t the English media just accept it’s down to the team staff to select who they think will do the best job for the team – and Quick-Step management’s decision is now totally vindicated?Ī great sprint and nice to see Groenewegen back ‘up there,’ taking his fifth Tour de France stage. After the sound bite was played Birnie said that he wasn’t sure he believed Asgreen. The Dane explained that within the team it wasn’t an issue and it was more of a media construct than a real issue. Lionel Birnie of the ‘Cycling Podcast’ – which just isn’t the same without the late Richard Moore, albeit it’s always good to hear from Mitch Docker – is at the Tour and he asked Kasper Asgreen about the, ‘Cav thing’ after Stage Two.
And a final word on the Cav Tour non-selection farrago. The ‘chaos’ on the bridge never materialised and for a Tour opening road stage it was much less nervous and dangerous than many we’ve seen over the years. Ask yourself ‘would Sean Kelly have done that?’Īnd what about Cort’s ‘tache? I’ve said it before, the only man EVER to get away with facial hair in the peloton was Italy’s former Ronde, Roubaix and Primavera second place finisher, Fabio Baldato – period.
The break was allowed to go with little fuss and we were then treated to the B&B Hotels duo making a real horse’s backside of things and I wasn’t impressed with Magnus Cort’s victory salute antics when he took that third K o M point – uncool. And it’s time for me eat humble pie – again – on one of my hobby horses, ‘Grand Tours starting outside their homeland.’ As with the Giro in Hungary, Denmark has done the race proud with huge crowds and an excellent, ‘Vibe.’Īnd whilst the stage finale was a cracker, the bulk of the stage is what my colleague, Dave would classify as a, ‘paint drier.’ There is a category for boring stages beyond this ‘paint drier HC’ but Stage Two escaped that stigma – just.
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