Either these guys have to quit writing, or they have to strap 100 pounds of goo to their midsections soon, so ol’ 10 Speed can beat them at something.

Dudes can write and cycle, and like I stated the other day, I’m doubly envious, and now that I know what they can do in front of the keyboard, I want to see them climb hills at my weight. (They’d still probably drop my arse, tho).

In any event, Will Frischkorn and Michael Barry have nice wrapup diaries on Velonews.com.

Barry’s observations about the peloton at the world championships is certainly insightful in an anti-doping kind of way without him even using the term doping.  

The peloton has changed in the last half of the year. Riders no longer attack and surge ahead, holding a high speed until the end. Now, they attack, gain a small gap and slow down, as they can’t sustain the prolonged effort. They stay away not because they are powerfully forging a gap but because the peloton behind gives in the pursuit. It was evident in the finale of the Worlds that no rider could attack and power up the entire climb alone and they watched each, attacking and covering. The winning attacks came on the flatter section of the course where their speed could be maintained; their legs with less pressure on them could more easily sustain fluidity.

He also offers an insider’s view on the absence of rider radios in Under-23 race at the World Championships. Good stuff, again.

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