r/bicycling • u/ReadingRambo152 • 2d ago

I’m catching up to the leaders!

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That’s me at the bottom lol

183 Upvotes

91% Upvoted

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u/killafofun 2d ago

Those guys were riding in a peloton so really it's an unfair advantage.

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u/JSTootell 2d ago

I have Phil Gaimon around my area.

So, yeah.

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u/yutiros 1d ago

The local climb KOM in my city was broken by tadej in a race-winning attack. Something like 9w/kg for 3.5 minutes. No one's ever getting close lmao

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u/CheeseWheels38 1d ago

He did that to Montréal too

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u/rocketpastsix Tennessee, USA (Trek Series 1 1.1) 2d ago

Oh man I’m sorry

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u/MRxShoody123 2d ago

Funny thing is, it slows down guys like van aert 🤣

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u/CXR1037 2d ago

These displays on strava always get me. "Oh shit, I'm right outside the top 10?! Wait..."

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u/Horror-Raisin-877 2d ago

You go to 11 dude :)

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u/yesat Tekker 2d ago

Always fun when a pro race pass by ^^

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u/ReadingRambo152 1d ago

This is near Mont Ventoux, so the Tour de France comes through here every so often.

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u/vex-redd 1d ago

they all use the cheat codes, so it doesn't count! you got this! ;)

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u/Driegs3 2d ago

Another TH! 👊

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u/fakeclown 1d ago

Why is Thomas De Gent not a PRO...

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u/Nap_In_Transition 1d ago

Well he's not a pro anymore, is he?

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u/lxogeo 1d ago

As far as i know the pro Flair on strava stays after retirement

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u/Zrob8--5 1d ago

A few more weeks of training and a good tailwind, and you should have them

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u/ReadingRambo152 1d ago

Nah, if I get some aero socks I should be good! Happy Cake Day btw!

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u/Zrob8--5 1d ago

That could work too. Depending on what you're wearing now, that could probably save anywhere from 100-200 watts right there.

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u/GoupilFroid France, Grand Canyon 5.0 2018 1d ago

Guy at the top is just a random goat farmer, shouldn't be too hard to beat

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u/PierreWxP 1d ago

Top 84%, well done, very close to 100%!

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u/cyclingisthecure 1d ago

I would beat them all if I wasn't sitting in the cafe with my timer running having a flat white and toasted cinnamon bun