It is nearly time for the @UCI_cycling #Zurich2024 World Championship time trials!

The key info is:

22nd Sunday: M Elite, W Elite, W Para B & C4-5
23rd Monday: M Junior & U23, M Para B & C4-5
24th Tuesday: W Junior, W & M Para T, H & C1-3

Read on to find out more 👇

1/25 We will start with the Men & Women TTs.

They share the main bulk of the course, however the M course is 46.1km and W 29.9km.

From Mönchaltorf the route is identical, heading to Oetwil am See and then taking the Bergstrasse main road west towards Lake Zurich (Zürichsee).

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So it's the big one - @olympics Time Trial tomorrow for men and women & the first cycling medal on offer.

What's the course like, is it actually going to be raining, what can we expect? Read on for my thoughts!

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#Olympics
@Paris2024
#PARIS2024 The course is identical for men and women (yes!) and is 32.4km long. This is pretty much 20 miles, so for those in the UK looking to compare against their 10 mile PB just divide the time by 2!

48.3kph/30mph is therefore 40min, but the winners will go faster than this.

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It's the big one tomorrow for this year's @LeTour - Stage 16 time trial!

With the GC top spot of Jonas Vingegaard within 10sec of @TamauPogi, small differences in the 22.4km largely uphill test will add up!

Read below for my thoughts on what to expect 👇

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#TDFF2023 The stage darts around Passy and finishes in Combloux.

It is 22.4km in length, with a tough short climb at the beginning (it's an uphill drag off the line before you even get there), and then the long >6km climb to finish at the picturesque centre of Combloux.

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A real world aero test of UCI illegal and legal road bike aero positions (thread!👇) - is forearm riding faster? 🧐

In order to explore the general effects of riding in different positions we headed off to an outdoor velodrome for some aero testing.

1/12 Our test rider was Richard Bussell, multi national TT champion at 76kg/183cm. We tested a variety of different hand positions - below is the data we collected for Richard with W differences quoted at 45kph. At lower speeds these differences will decrease.

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How much will the TTs at the @giroditalia influence the overall result in the final standings? A thread firstly exploring the details of the stage 1 15.1km TT on Saturday. The three time trials, totalling nearly 65km over the three week race, occur on Stages 1, 14 & 21 👇

1/14 Stage 1 should be filed under "exciting", as it is largely downhill after a short steep climb straight out of the start gate. Riders start in Montreale and head east, finishing in Palermo 15.1km later.

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So it's the elite mens @UCI_cycling TT at #Imola2020 today, over the same 31.7km course that the women rode yesterday, meaning it'll be the shortest (in terms of finishing times) mens World TT champs since it began in 1994.

Thread 1/6 Lots of riders are in the mix for the medals, with of course Rohan Dennis as the defending champion from 2018-2019 & looking to complete the hat trick. Unlike a normal year some riders are just days away from completing the Tour de France, others days from starting the Giro

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The #TDF2020 is over and @TamauPogi has won the maillot jaune. During Stage 20's TT to la Planche des Belles Filles, if we break down the performance of the top players at the time checks how did their individual rides play out?

Thread 1/7 Primož Roglič's performance on the flat kept within 10-15w (in terms of performance, assuming identical riders) to both Pogačar and Dumoulin (a former world TT champion), as well as riding faster than Porte and Van Aert.

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Looking ahead to the final @LeTour on Stage 20 and it’s going to be decisive. Time gaps by the time we get there will be close & because of the unique nature of the profile there are a few different aspects that will affect the outcome of the TT.

(Thread) 1/9 Firstly let’s break down the course itself. Starting in Lure and finishing up La Planche des Belles Filles. Three main sections – 1st a flat non technical section to Le Raddon, 2nd a gentle gradient to Col de la Chevestraye before a descent, then 3rd the climb to LPdBF.

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