Stage 18 pVAM says pSLOW

kin yuh realy count an average 5% drag as uh climb?

maybe not

but given the state uv this giro

we’d better analyze this sumbitch anyways

full well aknowledging that we may be pushing

Scott Richards’ pVAM equation well beyond its intended use

first up the climb

ramps of over 6% but an average gradient of just 4.94%

vertical climb uh not bad 1018 m

topping out at a modest altitude of 1205 m

good fer uh pVAM uv 1456

results wise

only Nibali keeps the residual under -6% we saw on the Galibier

at -5.7% (5.7% slower than predicted)

Scarponi n Uran limmiting damage at -8.5 n -8.7%

while Evans n Santambrogio go uh very shouldn’t be in contention -10.9%

now on first fuggin pass the reaction might be

eff this equation thing

times couldn’t uh been that slow

but considering the overal trend

aside from a few glimmers of decent riding this Giro’s gone from

slow

to

Cat 6 fatty in full Disco Kit

which considering the weather

n the impossibility uv maintain caloric neutrality

inna regular GT

makes absolute sense that these fuggers

with the exception of Scarponi

(note how he started slow n is stayed slow but risen by relative comparison)

have all run the tank dry

with

Evan’s n Santambrogio

(Santambrogio going for day glow lightning to day glow traffic cone)

(Evans going Evans to full Evans)

moreso

than Nibali n Uran

prognositication:

whatever climbs might get left in

aint gunna be pretty.