2023 NoBull CrossFit Games IE 1 - Ride Discussion Thread

[rossandsue]

@jonjones229 Medeiros looking gassed!

 

[gail2292]

@rossandsue I’m not sure what happened but his bike seat is waaaay too low which is really really inefficient. Not sure if he asked for that or if that’s how he was “fitted” but definitely a contributing factor

 

[hallbee66]

@rossandsue He looked like he was really struggling.

 

[kennybest]

@rossandsue Praise jesus

 

[65787577]

@jonjones229 Some of these fellas need to learn about bike seat heights

 

[gail2292]

@65787577 I was just saying the same thing in another comment about Justin. I’m not sure if that’s what they asked for, or if they were fitted that way, but holy cow it’s so bad.

Edit: Grammar

 

[jarvis75]

@jonjones229 Roman my man let someone else lead for a bit! Save your energy.

 

[kennybest]

@jonjones229 Chase in women's heat

"Drafting doesn't matter"

Chase in men's heat

"Drafting saves 40% of your energy"

 

[strangematter]

@kennybest Going from Tour de France to watching people slowly bike around a grass field is painful in itself, but the commentary made it unbearable. Do people actually like these sorts of events?

 

[2die]

@kennybest Whatever Chase says about biking is guaranteed to be wrong. Last year he said they should accelerate on the uphill gravel portion, which is quite literally the opposite of what they should do. He also said they should go unbroken on the T2B so they could get on the bike first, and those who took that strategy blew up and finished poorly. Dude has seemingly never biked in his life.

 

[unworthyacolyte]

@kennybest He probably googled what drafting is between the 2 events.

 

[mbahchidinma]

@kennybest Chase announces like he gets paid by the word.

 

[zongruger]

@jonjones229 Love the event, but it’s way to hard to follow whose where and whose who. No leaderboard at the top is greatly needed at least for the top 10 or something.

 

[hallbee66]

@jonjones229 Ah did you see how Koski and Adler held the bikes while running? So smooth, no leaning on the handles, just effortlessly holding the saddle and running with the bike on their sides.

 

[jarvis75]

@hallbee66 I like this event from a general athleticism perspective. You have to show agility and balance. Not many crossfit events showcase this.

 

[hallbee66]

@jarvis75 Yup, biking like this is more complex than one might quickly think.

 

[n1gger]

@jonjones229 Are the event times correct? It's currently 10:45 ET and the Women's event is over.

 

[rhigus]

@n1gger I went based on this and had the broadcast on in time.

https://games.crossfit.com/games/schedule?type=individuals

 

[sarahannxo]

@n1gger Looks like time conversions in OP are incorrect; PT and CET look right, the others are off

@jonjones229

 

[delphinecaron]

@n1gger I think the times changed because ESPN took over broadcasting