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<blockquote data-quote="TRF_Olyy" data-source="post: 517975" data-attributes="member: 34990"><p>The bikes are all pretty similar, it's down to the riders. There will be slight differences in different companies frames, and they'll be set up slightly different for aerodynamic purposes, but they'll pretty much all use the same components, same tyres, and same/similar wheels.</p><p>It's down to the amount of muscle they have, type of muscle etc.</p><p>In the flat stages the better endurance riders (guys who specialise at the time trials and mountains) lead for the sprinters and the sprinters stay in their slipstream keeping (comparatively) fresh legs for the sprint - they can then put absolutely everything in to the last 500m or so. With the mountains you've got the work incredibly hard up the hills etc, and they're just not built for that kind of riding.</p><p>Suppose (in a crappy comparison) it'd be like putting Usain Bolt vs Mo Farah - Sure Usain Bolt could run 5km, but he's not going to beat Farah, and Farah could sprint 100m but he's not going to beat Bolt - it's all running but they specialise at different types.</p><p>Obviously with cycling it's different as they all ride the same distances, but yeah...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TRF_Olyy, post: 517975, member: 34990"] The bikes are all pretty similar, it's down to the riders. There will be slight differences in different companies frames, and they'll be set up slightly different for aerodynamic purposes, but they'll pretty much all use the same components, same tyres, and same/similar wheels. It's down to the amount of muscle they have, type of muscle etc. In the flat stages the better endurance riders (guys who specialise at the time trials and mountains) lead for the sprinters and the sprinters stay in their slipstream keeping (comparatively) fresh legs for the sprint - they can then put absolutely everything in to the last 500m or so. With the mountains you've got the work incredibly hard up the hills etc, and they're just not built for that kind of riding. Suppose (in a crappy comparison) it'd be like putting Usain Bolt vs Mo Farah - Sure Usain Bolt could run 5km, but he's not going to beat Farah, and Farah could sprint 100m but he's not going to beat Bolt - it's all running but they specialise at different types. Obviously with cycling it's different as they all ride the same distances, but yeah... [/QUOTE]
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