Mayo's secret weapon

gym gravity said:

None of the pretenders had the meat.
[photos]

...to big ring Ventoux?

Ewoud Dronkert said:

gym gravity said:

None of the pretenders had the meat.
[photos]

..to big ring Ventoux?

Clearly.

Perhaps. It appears that Mayo, while on the big ring, is also in a fairly
large rear cog. He may have about the same effective gear as a rider on the
small ring in a smaller cog given the ten speed clusters in use today.

"gym gravity" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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None of the pretenders had the meat.

Mayo:

<http://www.cyclingnews.com/photos/2004/jun04/dauphine/index.php?id=stage4/c
ycling-fra-dauphine-may-21>

Quoted message said:

Gutierez:

<http://www.cyclingnews.com/photos/2004/jun04/dauphine/index.php?id=stage4/c
ycling-fra-dauphine-gut-16>

Quoted message said:

Hamilton:

<http://www.cyclingnews.com/photos/2004/jun04/dauphine/index.php?id=stage4/c
ycling-fra-dauphine-ham-17>

Quoted message said:

Sevilla:

<http://www.cyclingnews.com/photos/2004/jun04/dauphine/index.php?id=stage4/c
ycling-fra-dauphine-sev-19>

Quoted message said:

Armstrong:

<http://www.cyclingnews.com/photos/2004/jun04/dauphine/index.php?id=stage4/c
ycling-fra-dauphine-arm-20>

Quoted message said:

Perhaps. It appears that Mayo, while on the big ring, is also in a fairly
large rear cog. He may have about the same effective gear as a rider on the
small ring in a smaller cog given the ten speed clusters in use today.

Looks funny though, Mayo sitting in big ring and the rest standing in small ring.

"B. Lafferty" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Perhaps. It appears that Mayo, while on the big ring, is also in a fairly
large rear cog. He may have about the same effective gear as a rider on the
small ring in a smaller cog given the ten speed clusters in use today.

"gym gravity" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

None of the pretenders had the meat.

Mayo:

<http://www.cyclingnews.com/photos/2004/jun04/dauphine/index.php?id=stage4/c
ycling-fra-dauphine-may-21>

Quoted message said:

Gutierez:

<http://www.cyclingnews.com/photos/2004/jun04/dauphine/index.php?id=stage4/c
ycling-fra-dauphine-gut-16>

Quoted message said:

Hamilton:

<http://www.cyclingnews.com/photos/2004/jun04/dauphine/index.php?id=stage4/c
ycling-fra-dauphine-ham-17>

Quoted message said:

Sevilla:

<http://www.cyclingnews.com/photos/2004/jun04/dauphine/index.php?id=stage4/c
ycling-fra-dauphine-sev-19>

Quoted message said:

Armstrong:

<http://www.cyclingnews.com/photos/2004/jun04/dauphine/index.php?id=stage4/c
ycling-fra-dauphine-arm-20>

Ronald said:

Quoted message said:

Perhaps. It appears that Mayo, while on the big ring, is also in a fairly
large rear cog. He may have about the same effective gear as a rider on the
small ring in a smaller cog given the ten speed clusters in use today.

Looks funny though, Mayo sitting in big ring and the rest standing in small ring.

Not unusual, since we all know by now that Lance favors a higher
cadence. Fly-weights often turn the big gear because they can.

gym gravity <[email hidden]>...

Quoted message said:

None of the pretenders had the meat.

All Mayo and no meat...
Or hold the Mayo just meat!?

LOL....

-KP

Quoted message said:

Mayo:
<http://www.cyclingnews.com/photos/2004/jun04/dauphine/index.php?id=stage4/cycling-fra-dauphine-may-21>
Gutierez:
<http://www.cyclingnews.com/photos/2004/jun04/dauphine/index.php?id=stage4/cycling-fra-dauphine-gut-16>
Hamilton:
<http://www.cyclingnews.com/photos/2004/jun04/dauphine/index.php?id=stage4/cycling-fra-dauphine-ham-17>
Sevilla:
<http://www.cyclingnews.com/photos/2004/jun04/dauphine/index.php?id=stage4/cycling-fra-dauphine-sev-19>
Armstrong:
<http://www.cyclingnews.com/photos/2004/jun04/dauphine/index.php?id=stage4/cycling-fra-dauphine-arm-20>

Not so fast about the big ring stuff:
http://grahamwatson.com/gw/imagedocs.nsf/photos/04dauphineSt4-010000
Gary

K. J. Papai said:

gym gravity <[email hidden]>...

Quoted message said:

None of the pretenders had the meat.

All Mayo and no meat...
Or hold the Mayo just meat!?

LOL....

-KP

Quoted message said:

Mayo:
<http://www.cyclingnews.com/photos/2004/jun04/dauphine/index.php?id=stage4/cycling-fra-dauphine-may-21>
Gutierez:
<http://www.cyclingnews.com/photos/2004/jun04/dauphine/index.php?id=stage4/cycling-fra-dauphine-gut-16>
Hamilton:
<http://www.cyclingnews.com/photos/2004/jun04/dauphine/index.php?id=stage4/cycling-fra-dauphine-ham-17>
Sevilla:
<http://www.cyclingnews.com/photos/2004/jun04/dauphine/index.php?id=stage4/cycling-fra-dauphine-sev-19>
Armstrong:
<http://www.cyclingnews.com/photos/2004/jun04/dauphine/index.php?id=stage4/cycling-fra-dauphine-arm-20>

Gary said:

Not so fast about the big ring stuff:
http://grahamwatson.com/gw/imagedocs.nsf/photos/04dauphineSt4-010000
Gary

According to Vaughters, he advised Mayo to take it easy on the early
part, go hard on the last part. Looks like Mayo may have just been
spinning at the 9 Km mark (as GW notes.)

This is generally my approach to climbs, get spinning a few Km before
the worst to get the heartrate up then go 100% over the last bit of the
climb. Don't recall where I picked up that idea, but it sure works
better for me than trying to hammer all the way up. I'm no billygoat.

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Not so fast about the big ring stuff:
http://grahamwatson.com/gw/imagedocs.nsf/photos/04dauphineSt4-010000
Gary

I see he'd ditched his leg warmers by that stage.

Jeff

"Mark VandenBerghe" <[email hidden]> wrote in
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What is Tyler riding?

A bike?

Jeff Jones said:

I see he'd ditched his leg warmers by that stage.

Awright! Gonna be at the OZ Wielerweekend Breskens? Chance to interview
Joop's great-nephew.

What is Tyler riding?

http://grahamwatson.com/gw/imagedocs.nsf/edae669c6e575eda86256caa0062fd89/62116c5d63fde61a86256eaf0070d415?OpenDocument

Mark VandenBerghe

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Not so fast about the big ring stuff:
http://grahamwatson.com/gw/imagedocs.nsf/photos/04dauphineSt4-010000
Gary

I see he'd ditched his leg warmers by that stage.

Jeff

Tim Mullin said:

"Mark VandenBerghe" <[email hidden]> wrote in
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What is Tyler riding?

A bike?

Phonak rides BMC, but that didn't appear to carry any labels. Prototype?

Richard Adams said:

Phonak rides BMC, but that didn't appear to carry any labels. Prototype?

The lugs at least are distinctly BMC.