Les Pédales Douces

Former Cycling Report creator, data enthusiast and occasional team/rider roaster. @rockets_cycling scouting advisor, I run @HowFarOut on the side.

[Les Pédales Douces @LPDouces]

New Scouting series👀

Starting today, I'll create a thread of riders available next year.
I'll mainly target u25 rider, from Pro and Conti teams that I think could perform at a higher level.
I will use results and Strava content to show you what makes them special.
Stay tuned🔁

[Les Pédales Douces @LPDouces]

@InsideOut2912 What is the point of filtering 25+min climbs when the metric is leveling every measure to 60min effort

[Les Pédales Douces @LPDouces]

So there's a traffic island 30m after the finish line ? On a likely sprint ending ?
Interesting decision from a safety perspective.
#HeistsePijl

[Les Pédales Douces @LPDouces]

@velofacts Sub 10min sub 6% is still the sweet spot for elite scoring

[Les Pédales Douces @LPDouces]

@BenjiNaesen @cyclingtakes Or Eurorack HP issues, well documented.

[Les Pédales Douces @LPDouces]

What if support motorbikes in cycling races had lasers that change color based on distance to the riders? Instant visual feedback to maintain safe gaps and reduce drafting advantage, bringing transparency and fairness to the race !

[Benji Naesen @BenjiNaesen]

I'm rewatching today's stage and on first impressions there wasn't a major motopacing difference between the breakaway and the peloton today.

Both groups had a motorbike in front of them for a lot of the race. I think it's underrated how much a city circuit impacts the possibility of a breakaway staying ahead. #GirodItalia

[Les Pédales Douces @LPDouces]

How many fails can you get in one stage ?
Congrats @BHRVictorious though.
#Giro

[Les Pédales Douces @LPDouces]

@BenjiNaesen You should hook up with @Original_Turner
https://t.co/c4mxATivwb

[Les Pédales Douces @LPDouces]

https://t.co/IBjwqXFP3h

[WattsNBikes @Watts2Win]

⏱️ Sur un chrono "idéal" parfaitement plat, sans vent, de 42km :
🔸À 6 W/kg et mêmes CdA, un coureur de 60kg perd 2'24 sur un coureur de 70kg !
🔸Pour compenser, il faut que son CdA soit inférieur de 15% (0.17 au lieu de 0.2 par exemple) !
#LesRP 🇮🇹#GirodItalia

[Les Pédales Douces @LPDouces]

Yes.
Weight related to elevation is still overlooked. Big riders go fast on the flat, light riders go faster as the gradients ramp up. But which gradient do you feel is the middle ground between them ?

[Jonas Creteur @jonas_creteur]

Yes, Jonas Vingegaard is not at his best level (what is planned).

Yes, losing 1'04'' on Arensman, 18" on O'Connor is a bit too much.

But also this nuance: only 105 vertical meters in 42 FLAT km's.

⚖️ Vingegaard: 58 kg

👉 Lightest rider in top 10? Arensman 68 kg

(PCS weight)

[Les Pédales Douces @LPDouces]

@Tim_Cahill93 Nice ref but also only using a 2 men sample size.

[Les Pédales Douces @LPDouces]

@rockets_cycling Good choice DJ Shadow

[Les Pédales Douces @LPDouces]

@LosBrolin GoFundIt, it could actually work.

[Les Pédales Douces @LPDouces]

Another checkpoint ranked by efficiency ! Big 4 is still a thing with gaps in between and several PT at WT level.

[Les Pédales Douces @LPDouces]

No UCI races so time for another update ! I kept the previous order of team by efficiency, it gives a better look at the dynamics of last month.

[Les Pédales Douces @LPDouces]

Mate, don't talk about detailed study when you don't account for weather conditions and use W/kg without etalon metric. Equipment could play a role but this is literally comparing apples and oranges.

[Francesco Dani @F_Dani_Real]

Nella valanga di stime della potenza e confronti col passato, nessuno tiene conto dei materiali. Ecco una ricerca davvero approfondita:

-Gee (online 72-76 kg): 5.72-6.04 W/kg
-Pinot (online 63-65 kg): 6.32-6.52 W/kg (ss by @oufeh)

Gee è salito 8" più forte.
Parliamone...

[Benji Naesen @BenjiNaesen]

It's nice to see HBO Max have its multi-screen livestream, but using 50% of the screen to show non-live GC rankings, and a shitty version of the race profile is definitely a waste of real estate. 🙈

Just show the different camera angles. That's it. #GirodItalia

[Les Pédales Douces @LPDouces]

This glorious sport 😅

[Les Pédales Douces @LPDouces]

@VeloFute 🫣

[Les Pédales Douces @LPDouces]

No UCI races so time for another update ! I kept the previous order of team by efficiency, it gives a better look at the dynamics of last month.

[Les Pédales Douces @LPDouces]

No UCI races today, new updated graph with interesting dynamics 👇🏼

[Les Pédales Douces @LPDouces]

@BenjiNaesen And this should be pressured by the teams in the first place. With long range attacks in modern cycling, peloton gets close to no coverage at all.

[Les Pédales Douces @LPDouces]

@Plakbidon1 If you put him at 65kg, referencing peak watts (say conservatively 20w/kg) and take a 3 months period, that's less than 5% overall (60/1300). Pretty common for a 19yo.

[Les Pédales Douces @LPDouces]

I guess it seems crazy/impressive for a lot of people but without scaling it is just meaningless.

[Mihai Simion @faustocoppi60]

According to Alex Baudin, "for every month over the winter, Paul Seixas got 20 watts better." Interview with EF sports director, Matti Breschel here:
https://t.co/0hv3r6gOdh