just watching the repeat on sky3 - some brilliant motorbike riding on the descent! fantastic roads!
just watching the repeat on sky3 - some brilliant motorbike riding on the descent! fantastic roads!
Hardcore Biker
Yeah have to be pretty skillful to be on a motorbike at Le Tour. Having somone with a camera hanging off the back, looking out for idiot fans running across the road, trying to keep ahead of the riders on fast downhill twisties...Wish I could get a job doing that!
Psyclepath
I know a motorbike forum is probably not the best place to say this, but sod the motorbikes () - how f-ing fast is Mark Cavendish under his own power?!
Originally Posted by Dave Lobster
Only a homo puts an engine back together WITHOUT making it go faster.
Rest In Peace
Our very own Wannabiker used to be a professional cycle racer and so I am reliably informed that the motorbikes can't keep up with the pushies on some of those downhills, they have to rely on the helicopters. Apparently, there's lots of muffler and peg scraping goes on while they try and often it ends up in motorcycles binning.
I agree about the idjit spectators ... there seems to be a difference this year? I noticed that they all seem to be behind barriers on the climbs - on day two at least. I always thought that the lead motorcycle should have had road-wide canes sticking out each side to clear the road with. Would have made a coool sound too, like putting an ice cream stick on your bike spokes ...
It blows me away that they can have an average speed for the day, which includes a few hill sections, of 44km/h! Have you ever tried to get a pushies to 44km/h on the flat???? C'est impossible.
i'm a roadie with a couple of ironmans under my belt, averaged 40km/h at the tauranga half one year, hit the wall about 15k into the run though! i remember coming along Marine Parade past Tay St at 46km/h, disc/spinergy combo humming nicely, thinking 'i am SO going to pay for this...'
40k for 200km with a cat 2 climb is something else....
Hardcore Biker
Damn right, and he's from the Isle of Man - woohoo! [Proud]I know a motorbike forum is probably not the best place to say this, but sod the motorbikes (now x3
Allegedly, he got his speed trying to get away from the local chicks...
Last edited by Manxman; 18th July 2008 at 22:17. Reason: Sweet...he's just won another!!...and another, another!!
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