I adore rim brakes, but i cant deny that the bikes had changed/evolved a lot in just a short few years. So nostalgic to see riders like Kiryienka, Polanc, Tuft, Van Garderen or the Gorilla. Great video, narration and soundtrack :)
Where do I start? First of all you do bang on💥 job of bringing us the details. The knowledge you have would have me believing you're a lifelong cycling fan. As I've told you in the past, I'm an avid cycling fan of 40 years. Now let me speak on the video . . . Ahhh yes, the two Bardiani-CSF riders that tested positive for GHRP's. It wasn't discussed much as it never is Stage 1: Postlbergers win was one of those of pure chance. It was not supposed to happen but there's no reason for him to wait. Some riders would wait for their train to catch up but he didn't and for that he was a hero. It was an awesome stage win!! Stage 2: Griepel (the Gorilla) was a beast and Gaviria WAS a great sprinter (had about 2 great seasons as most sprinters do) but he's notoriously known for starting his sprints too early! (sidenote - as a huge Cav fan I'd love to see you do something on him one day. He's probably the best sprinter of all time whether you like him or not! He has TIED Merckx TDF stage wins record so maybe you'll wait to see if he beats it this year😉 either way I'm hoping you do one on Cav and I won't be mad if you bring up anything negative. I know he's controversial) Stage 3: crosswinds are the number one reason echelons start and I think this day it was tail crosswind which is VERY fast and catching a draft doesn't do you much good Stage 4: this was Team UAE's first year (previously Lampre-Merida). Their main wins came from Polanc, Mohoric, Ulissi and Costa that year. Their only GC wins were D. Ulissi at Tour of Turkey and R. Costa at Abu Dhabi Tour that year I believe. They weren't the juggernaut they are now but how could we ever expect to see what we're seeing now? It's amazing what some of that unlimited Saudi Prince oil money can do to bring some wins. I won't share my thoughts on that tho😉 🤘🏻🇬🇧
