Comments on: Don Petacchi Says Hello http://cyclocosm.com/2009/05/don-petacchi-says-hello/ Pro Cycling News, Commentary and Special Features Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:45:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Adam Myerson http://cyclocosm.com/2009/05/don-petacchi-says-hello/comment-page-1/#comment-10786 Adam Myerson Tue, 12 May 2009 17:27:05 +0000 http://cyclocosm.com/?p=1155#comment-10786 Funny, I was thinking on it again on my ride yesterday, without reading the follow up comments yet, and realized that having only watched it once, it must have been Petacchi who took Farrar off the wheel. I came back to mention it, and you guys were already on it. Excellent. I'm also wondering when Cav is going to lower his bars so he can actually pull on them, rather than lean on them, when he sprints. Funny, I was thinking on it again on my ride yesterday, without reading the follow up comments yet, and realized that having only watched it once, it must have been Petacchi who took Farrar off the wheel. I came back to mention it, and you guys were already on it. Excellent.

I’m also wondering when Cav is going to lower his bars so he can actually pull on them, rather than lean on them, when he sprints.

]]> By: Frankielof http://cyclocosm.com/2009/05/don-petacchi-says-hello/comment-page-1/#comment-10763 Frankielof Mon, 11 May 2009 14:47:05 +0000 http://cyclocosm.com/?p=1155#comment-10763 I agree Cosmo, it was Ale-Jet that knocked Farrar off Cav's wheel. The two were bumping and fighting for it through the final corners and it was experience that won out yesterday. It'll be another sprint today and I'd like to see a Petacchi repeat, but I don't think that he will be able to surprise Cav like he did yesterday by going from so far out. I agree Cosmo, it was Ale-Jet that knocked Farrar off Cav’s wheel. The two were bumping and fighting for it through the final corners and it was experience that won out yesterday. It’ll be another sprint today and I’d like to see a Petacchi repeat, but I don’t think that he will be able to surprise Cav like he did yesterday by going from so far out.

]]> By: cosmo http://cyclocosm.com/2009/05/don-petacchi-says-hello/comment-page-1/#comment-10760 cosmo Mon, 11 May 2009 13:26:48 +0000 http://cyclocosm.com/?p=1155#comment-10760 I've watched the video a bunch of times, and I'm pretty sure it was Petacchi that managed to knock Farrar off the Highroad train. The LPR and Highroad kits look pretty similar at speed. They traded off Cavs wheel through a series of corners leading into the line, and then the field goes past a building and you can't see what happens. In the next shot, Tyler is way down. You're definitely right about that knocking Farrar out of contention, and about the setup the spring being the key. Davis and Swift were tucked in behind Cav and Petacchi, and Farrar was still coming back to them in until the very last few meters. He might still be a little green at the very top level of the sport, but he's definitely got the speed to win once he gets it right. I’ve watched the video a bunch of times, and I’m pretty sure it was Petacchi that managed to knock Farrar off the Highroad train. The LPR and Highroad kits look pretty similar at speed. They traded off Cavs wheel through a series of corners leading into the line, and then the field goes past a building and you can’t see what happens. In the next shot, Tyler is way down.

You’re definitely right about that knocking Farrar out of contention, and about the setup the spring being the key. Davis and Swift were tucked in behind Cav and Petacchi, and Farrar was still coming back to them in until the very last few meters. He might still be a little green at the very top level of the sport, but he’s definitely got the speed to win once he gets it right.

]]> By: Adam Myerson http://cyclocosm.com/2009/05/don-petacchi-says-hello/comment-page-1/#comment-10747 Adam Myerson Sun, 10 May 2009 18:10:33 +0000 http://cyclocosm.com/?p=1155#comment-10747 I thought whoever the Columbia rider sweeping Cav's wheel with 1K to go did some pretty clever riding. Farrar had Cav's wheel up to the point, and the Columbia rider rode up next to him, took him off the wheel, and put Farrar in the wind. Farrar had no one left to help him, since for some reason all the Garmin guys were pulling from 5k to 2k to go, and covering meaningless attacks. It might have been Farrar coming around Cav for the win, since he still came from 8 guys back to get 5th, if not for him getting abused at 1K to go and losing 5 spots then. The final sprint is only ever about coming around 1 guy. The real sprint happens in the set up, and that's where Farrar lost it today. I thought whoever the Columbia rider sweeping Cav’s wheel with 1K to go did some pretty clever riding. Farrar had Cav’s wheel up to the point, and the Columbia rider rode up next to him, took him off the wheel, and put Farrar in the wind. Farrar had no one left to help him, since for some reason all the Garmin guys were pulling from 5k to 2k to go, and covering meaningless attacks.

It might have been Farrar coming around Cav for the win, since he still came from 8 guys back to get 5th, if not for him getting abused at 1K to go and losing 5 spots then.

The final sprint is only ever about coming around 1 guy. The real sprint happens in the set up, and that’s where Farrar lost it today.

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