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Originally Posted by herr_oberst
Cav was using a 55t chainring today for the downhill sprint finish.
I don't think I could spin a 55 - 11 (or 10!) on the steepest, straightest downhill that I could find. If the legs couldn't make it happen, the fear-factor would surely kick in.
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Wow!
I wonder how fast the sprint was.
I think the speeds of a pro sprint are similar to the highest speed I’ve ever hit on a steep downhill for like a second before getting scared and pulling on the stoppers.
Tommorrow’s sprint finish has a 6% grade, so no 55T. Today would have been a better chance for him I think.
Edit: heard Cav didn’t contest the sprint today because he got tangled up in one of the crashes and had a bunch of his spokes broken.