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Los señores del Tribunal de Arbitraje Deportivo han pospuesto la audiencia de Contador a noviembre. “Es que no puedo ahora mismo”, ha declarado el portero del edificio.
Gentlemen at the Court of Arbitration for Sport postponed Contador´s hearing until November. “Busy right now”, the building doorman declared.
Nuestra más sincero apoyo y solidaridad a nuestros amigos noruegos ante el horrible suceso que ha costado la vida a tantas personas inocente en la masacre de Utoya.
Our most sincere support and solidarity to our Norwegian friends for the terrible crime that costed their lives to so many people at the Utoya massacre.
SPORT LAB ha alcanzado un acuerdo por el que el intensificaremos nuestra relación con ELITE, el fabricante de los mejores rodillos de entrenamiento del mundo. Todos nuestros ensayos se han llevado a cabo siempre sobre rodillos ELITE, pero ahora colaboraremos a su desarrollo con las conclusiones derivadas de nuestro trabajo.
SPORT LAB has reached an agreement by which we will intensify our relationship with ELITE, the maker of the best trainers in the world. Our tests have been always executed on ELITE trainers, but now we will collaborate to its development with the conclusions coming from our work.
Preciosa etapa en un majestuoso París, como siempre. Cavendish ha ganado su quinta en un sprint de MotoGP. A fe mía, la clasificación ha sido justa. ¿Lo mejor? La chica que ha cantado en himno de Australia y Samu. Ha sido muy emotivo. Cadel, te he descubierto más allá de las carreras. Eres Grande.
Beautiful stage in a majestic Paris, as usual. Cav won his fifth in a MotoGP sprint. In my opinion, the final classification has been fair. ¿The best? The girl singing the Aussie hymn and Samu. Very emotive. Cadel, I have just discovered you beyond races. You are Great.
Merecidísima victoria de Evans tras una durísima contrarreloj. No creí que tuviera sentimientos, pero lo he visto muy emocionado. Ha trabajado mucho y bien. Es el justo vencendor. El segundo más mayor en la Historia del Tour. Mi sincera admiración por ti, Cadel.
Es la primera vez que un Australiano gana una de las Tres Grandes Vueltas. Felicitamos desde aquí a nuestros amigos de BIOBIKE.
Really well deserved visctory for Evans after a hard time trial. I didn´t think he had feelings, but he was very moved. He has worked a lot and well. He is the fair winner. The second oldest winner in Tour History. My sincere admiration for you, Cadel.
This is the first time than an Aussie wins one of the Three Big Tours. Congratulations for our friends at BIOBIKE.
No tengo palabras para describir el espectaculo que estos valientes ciclistas nos han ofrecido. Aunque el primero en terminar la etapa ha sido Rolland, el amarillo ha sido para Andy y los héroes han sido Samu y, sobre todo, Contador, el verdadero ganador ha sido el ciclismo. Mi más sincero agradecimiento a todos.
I have no words to describe the show that these brave cyclist have performed. Though the first one to arrive was Rolland, the yellow was for Andy and the heroes were Samu and, most that anyone, Contador, the real winner was cycling. My most sincere thanks to everyone.
En esta noticia acerca del magnífico actor Robin Williams lo relacionan como amigo de Lance Armstrong, a quien le quitan un Tour, según el último párrafo. Lance, cambia de amigos, mira lo que te traen.
In this new about the stunning actor Robin Williams, they link himas a Lance Armstrong´s friend, to whom they are stealing a Tour in the last paragrahp. Lance, change your friends, watch what they bring you.
Andy Schleck ha hecho ciclismo del de antes. Ha atacado valiente lejos de la meta y ha ganado la etapa y medio Tour. Evans y Voeclker han estado soberbios en defensa de sus aún opciones al Tour y al amarillo, respectivamente. Frank está agazapado a ver qué le cae. La Armada Española se ha tambaleado. Lamentaré que Contador pierda el Tour, pero el ganador lo habrá hecho en buena lid. Esto confirma mi impresión de que aún entiendo menos de ciclismo que ayer.
Bravo, Schlecks.
Andy Schleck rode like in the old times. He attacked very brave from far away from the finish and won the stage and half of the Tour. Evans and Voeckler superbs defending their options to the Tour and to the yellow, respectively. Frank crouched to see what happens. The Spanish Army teetered. I will deeply sorry if Contador loses the Tour, but the winner will have achieved it fair and square. This confirms that I am even clueless than yesterday.
Bravo, Schlecks.
Contador y Samu se han aliado para gloria de este deporte. No se ha tratado de restar tiempos o cambios brutales en la clasificación, sino de una delcaración de intenciones que prepara las dos etapas de mañana y pasado en las que Evans será imprevisible.
Hagen ha conseguido que los dos países con más victorias en este Tour sean Noruega y La Isla de Man, patria de Cavendish. ¿Quién hubiera apostado por ese panorama? Los tiempos cambian y el ciclismo no es ajeno a ese cambio.
Voeckler ha llegado a la meta temblando y demostrando lo grande que es por su ciclismo y su humildad.
Uno de los ganadores del Tour este año es Amador del Movistar que siendo farolillo rojo por un maltrecho tobillo, ha aparecido en la escapada.
Que no se me olvide, los Schleck también han corrido hoy.
Contador and Samu became allies for the glory of this sport. It was not about times or brutal overall classification movements, but a declaration of intent that prepares the tomorrow and day after stages in which Evans will be unpredictable.
Hagen made that the two countries with more victories in the current Tour are Norway and Isle of Man, Cav´s homeland. ¿Who would have bet for this panorama? Times change and cycling is not alien to this change.
Voeckler arrived to the finish shaking y demonstrating how big he is for his cycling and humbleness.
One of this year´s Tour winner is Amador from Movistar that being the red lantern cause of a damaged ankle, tried to escape today.
Can´t forget that Schlecks were also there.
As it is commonly known, carbon is the thing. Also in wheels. The variety is amazing depending on weight, profile, number of spokes, price, quality, technology, design, etc. We will mention two specific aspects: tubular / clincher and braking track.
You don´t need to have designed the Columbia shuttle to know that there is carbon and carbon. You can find it cheaper and with less features and you can also find it of an intrinsic technological level that is only at hand of aerospace industry, Formula 1 and, how not, cycling. Don´t forget that sometimes bikes learn from the plane and car and, in other cases, it is just the opposite.
An averaged quality carbon shows signs of one of the biggest issues regarding made with this material wheels: the terrible temperature on braking surface that could reach up to 300ºF. A last generation carbon also suffers this problem, but not so hardly. Rich people also cry, but due to happiness. In other words, good carbon heats up, but not that much.
The deeper throat (no pun, sorry) of a clincher makes more difficult the heat generated while braking evacuation. In addition to this, the fact of its contact with the tube makes more likely the blowout or, at least, the system malfunction. Some tried to solve this with metallic braking tracks comolded to the carbon rim, what adds weight in a key place in a segment of gram sensible users.
Carbon rims for tubular display a contact with it profile not so deep, more flat. This makes easier the evacuation of the heat coming from pads to rim friction. The market is prone to carbon rims for tubulars, something more complicated for the non-professional, more expensive along with more difficult to repair on the road without a team car. As a consequence, there is a group of cyclists unfamiliar or reluctant to tubular who either contemplate carbon wheels for clincher as an option. That is not something that makers cannot permit if it means selling less black plastic wheels.
The ones that research (is Asia, yes, in Asia) have discovered new resins used to “glue” carbon (nano)fibers that make this braking surface heating to be reduced noticeably. Obviously, it is not at all the maker´s reach, better said, in many cases USA or Italian flagged bike resellers.
Every teacher has his book. Every carbon/resin (epoxy) combo has an ideal braking pad. That is why it is so important using the ones recommended by each brand to obtain a bit more than mediocre result when pressing the lever, not more.
To summarize, we have carbon wheels that heat up less because of the new resins, that would allow mounting tubes/tires without any problem and, consequently, reaching more clientele. Lately we see more carbon clincher wheels the will convince for sure to the ones that reject to the tubular advantages just to avoid its inconvenient. Sound to me like a turn in trends.
I cannot overlook that all of this appears to me as something transitory. In my opinion, discs and tubeless will finally be the ones to stay. Trying to argue it, doesn´t move me away from prediction mistake, but I will take that risk:
– Discs will eliminate braking surfaces heating issues.
– This would allow making less reinforced in this area wheels and, for this, lighter, less rotating mass and an incentive for weight weenies.
– Road bikes would really brake meaning quality and quantity. This would bring more safety.
– There are currently 15.4 pounds disc equipped road bikes
– Road discs are still to be developed, but everybody has pointing ears. This will bring more. Lighter and better discs as happened in the mountain.
– Tubeless wheels (or converted to tubeless via different liquids) are already present in all the environments, including my mom´s car. They are a reality in MTB that has eliminated tubes, reduced punctures and improved bike handling drastically.
– Tubular rolling and handling disappears due to the clear improvement in tubeless road systems. The have been used in by Tour teams for years and a bit less that they are in the market. But it is necessary a mentality change in road cyclist´s mind.
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