The Secret Behind Sky's Climbing Dominance | Controlling a Mountain Stage | Eurosport Explainers

Today's Eurosport Explainer explains how teams are able to effectively control mountain stages.
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[@lethargic_cow]

Great analysis!

[@l.v.3952]

Money = quality = dominance

[@muhdhafidz5644]

U should consider performance in the variables.. Unless, if we talk about hypothetical and all the riders have the same performance, then the rest depends on mechanics. But the reality is, not all riders have the same performance.

[@joshuawhittaker1197]

Very true. Same in every sport

[@jeffsmith9351]

@@muhdhafidz5644 money buys quality riders though

[@muhdhafidz5644]

@@jeffsmith9351 yeah, ure right

[@lawrenceowen4402]

NeomG ,you are absolutely right but there are nuggets out there that cannot grasp that fact,I've been cycling for a lot of years and racing and know what it takes.

[@-Bonobo-]

Where is the secret? This is every team's goal, the other teams just don't have the wattage to execute it.

[@soundninja99]

The secret is having enough money to pay a team full of loyal super domestiqes

[@juch3]

@@soundninja99 i guess movistar didn't pay their riders enough

[@christophertorrespos]

The secret is protecting the fittest as long as possible, mantaining pace despite rivals atttack: resisting te urge to go faster to mantain a pace

[@SkAnD1NaV1An]

Sky is tactically really impressive, and thanks to that they are a dominant force in the peloton. It’s as simple as that

[@MatthiasG1899]

Step 1: Let a pure Ruleour lead the peloton over 2 HC mountains

[@Sandro2487]

Nothing new.Copy strategy USPS Armstrong

[@kruls1101]

EPO is the secret

[@wonderful59207]

I thought this would be a Salbutamol add- OK if it is so this video would be 24hours longas their reportof 15,000 pages. JOB WELL DONE EUROSPORT

[@diegospina97]

The secret behind boring mountain stages I would say 😢

[@diegospina97]

I do not blame team Sky, I just say this kind of tactics makes our sport so boring! Just watch how team sky won the Giro this year, that was epic!

[@diegospina97]

Der Eidgenosse It's not the only way to win 😉

[@hulktruck3264]

@@diegospina97 shut up

[@JosephWhiteley]

Bernal reference

[@lisehjbjerre2290]

Team Sky... Busted.

[@RahilMUFC]

What's that music? Link please :)

[@j1shin]

It's called elevator music. *G*

[@hulktruck3264]

@@j1shin cmon whats the title

[@tyle.s9084]

Darude Sandstorm

[@danielsolie7425]

I'll be Gone SaraoMusic

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@@danielsolie7425 thank you brother

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[@vivoslibertos]

What's the 'secret' of team USPS dominance?

[@charlespackwood9219]

Lots and lots of sweetspot training. At least that’s what lance said in a interview. Also lots of money to hire good riders like sky

[@rdcanyon]

Money and TUE’s.

[@MrWesman43]

Ryan Sharp who in Team Sky uses a TUE ? Carrying money up a mountain stage will slow you down ;)

[@Engineer1980]

This could have been explained better…

[@brendanmalone-ewing6535]

Just like US Postal did..

[@thumbsdownbandit]

The misuse of the therapeutic use exemption (TUE) system.

[@lukass5190]

I would also say it's mostly the dope that does the trick

[@gerardvdelshout]

The secret is having Leinders as team doctor. Even at Rabobank he worked the doping individually with team looking away. Would not be surprised. Micro transfusions and micro epo injections are hardly detectable, Froome is known to have used Salbutamol which according to Willy Voet(a soigneur of the Festina team) is a game changer drug even in the 90s. Anyway cycling is fucked and will stay fucked, even if 90 percent might want a clean sport it only takes one USPS or whatever team to screw it up and have other great riders decide they should dope too because they cant win anymore.

[@danielgomez-oe4dk]

Sky would be rekt by Lance Postal Team.

[@karlmylnere5712]

Why oh why , must we be subjected to moron music in these clips ? Surely they could come up with something better .

[@woutverriest2665]

Anti-Cycling, miss the tours of 2008-2011

[@bulfri]

oh yes! i still remember the battles of Andy Schleck and Alberto Contador, for example! What a great time that was But let's see, maybe the whole sky era and riding style is just temporary, at least that's what I hope.

[@JosephWhiteley]

Gamefreaker1 98 Tbh everyone’s to blame

[@JosephWhiteley]

bulfri Not just sky my friend. If sky aren’t in the lead of a gc the leaders team would do the same. Quintana Vuelta 2016 Movistar did that all the time

[@woutverriest2665]

Joe Whiteley0711 The problem is that Thomas and Froome rely on helpers, always looking behind if there's an attack and then Poels or Bernal closes the gap, they are the leaders, they should react, it's just almost boring to watch. If you compare that with Alberto Contador..

[@JosephWhiteley]

Gamefreaker1 98 If it works for them and also they don’t Always rely on teammates look at froomes solo ride. Also people like Quintana Bardet etc all rely on domestiques. It’s just they aren’t as good so they aren’t present

[@vinm300]

Inhalers

[@wiwh404]

have you tried inhalers? this wouldn't make you any more able to move out of your chair. Get a good look in the mirror. In sports, it is useful for those who suffer from asthma induced by prolonged efforts, but there is no chance you know what these latter words mean.

[@vinm300]

Guillame, I heard a Consultant on Radio 4 saying the strength of inhaler that Team Sky were taking would only be prescribed if the patient was in A&E with severe breathing disorder. He said anyone with that level of breathing difficulty shouldn't be engaged in any sport.

[@vinm300]

Joe, it depends what strength yours is. You're not doping you're coping. The point the Consultant was making is that the super-strength steroid inhalers Team Sky take are the ones that would only be administered for severe-emergency breathing difficulties, the sort you see in A&E.

[@willwhite1987]

Still, inhalers. I think people just want to hate. This is inhalers we are talking about, the use of which is permitted in races. The loss in performance/confidence/motivation induced by the uncalled for hate and booing all around the tour largely outweighs the performance gains from salbutamol, which are zero. Seriously, all these people who hate on salbutamol use should just try and use some, to see if this has any effect on their body when they (start?) doing sport. It will not. No effect, zero, none, if you don't have asthma. I have 0 asthma in normal condition, but I have exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (exerise-induced asthma). If I do not use salbutamol, after ~~ 6 hours of efforts, my breathing starts breaking down to the point where I can only use a fraction of my lung capacity. If sports were my profession, salbutamol would save my carreer. Maybe those who have exercise-induced asthma should not be allowed to become professional cyclists. This is a legitimate question. But as long as we allow them to compete (and thus use medicine), we should just accept that they use it. This is so crazy what people do in the tour out of boredom and stupidity over the use of salbutamol.

[@xmxu7779]

quack quack quack

[@ajsilva78]

You forgot about something : doping make even more diference...

[@harryshingleton9463]

No sky rider has ever been proven to have doped so its simply illogical to say that they have doped

[@ajsilva78]

Christopher Froome

[@harryshingleton9463]

ajsilva78 he only rode this years tour because the UCI and WADA decided that he hadnt doped...

[@ajsilva78]

Of course no... Some athlets in his situation have been suspend, search and you will see... His from sky and calls Christopher Froome, thats the reason

[@JanosZakarias]

an alleged TUE violation, aka. AAF - which by the way has been cleared, in case you've been living under a rock - is _not_ doping. get your facts straight.

[@tottenhamhotspurish]

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I ll be gone

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@@harrytri7419thank you brother

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