Surfing in France

Nope this blog has not turned into a travelogue, simply just that you have to watch how Cav surfs the last K of the race to find his line to the finish.  That is just straight up bike handling and instinct.
   


What a difference a day makes.  People were writing stories that Mark's star on the decent etc and now the headlines read he is back.

The truth I think lies in the fact that on any given day one or the other of these guys can get it very right or very wrong.  I split second of hesitation or picking the wrong wheel to follow makes the difference between being the hero or the goat.  So in this sprint just watch how Cav decides he has no clean path to the line and he surfs his way to clean air.  I can recall many a sprint from him where this is just how he won.  Just freelancing his way all the way to the line.  Timing in racing as in comedy is everything.

Where we stand

Images from today

From @simongillphoto



From Cyclingnews the close up.

Data From Today

Nothing here of interest today.  It seems they are very much in beta.  Folks out there on the internet are question the reliability of the data stream.  Things like top speed of the winning rider and such are being called into question.  So I suspect that is why we have not seen any interesting bits about how fast the big four were going in that final.