In the interview Nys says its one of the best races he's had in his career. He went on to say he didn't even feel the race in his legs from the previous day. His pace compared to Vervecken's is scary in the last half of the lap.
For many professional cyclists the Spring campaign is the toughest of the season; it means training from October until March in the worst, character-building weather conditions Europe can dish out. This weather and the suffering that is bicycle racing breed characters known as "hardmen".
Select cyclists tackle these conditions in shorts, long sleeve jerseys or short sleeve jerseys with arm warmers, wind vests, and shoe covers. A true hardman opts to forego the knee or leg warmers and instead chooses an embrocation to cover the knees. The liniment provides warmth for the legs and keeps the blood circulating and muscles supple. Embrocation and the sheen created is affectionately known as "Belgium knee warmers". The hardest of cyclists will sport bare legs in the most ruthless of conditions.
Belgium Knee Warmers are indicitive of the many subtleties that make professional cycling so enthralling.
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8 comments:
What awesome acceleration
damn, that guy's flyin'
Look at that. Nobody was even close to being able to respond to that.
Nys has said that he's limiting his racing so he gets to Worlds in better form than previous years.
Colorado's Jon Baker is the lapped rider who sits on Nys for a little bit there, a couple of minutes in.
Yay Jon!
In the interview Nys says its one of the best races he's had in his career. He went on to say he didn't even feel the race in his legs from the previous day. His pace compared to Vervecken's is scary in the last half of the lap.
I haven't seen someone drop such an elite group since stage 6 of the 2008 tour de France.
That's the power you get from eating them Frites with the Mayo.
Thanks Radio for the clip.
Ari
Excellent clip.
Some of the posters seem to have missed that it's last November's race.
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