Steven Beardsley

That's the power of wearing pink...

On Thu, May 23, 2013 at 9:34 AM, Michael Cole wrote:

> I was amazed yet puzzled watching today's Giro TT stage. A question for
> the armchair OBRA physiologists out there:
>
> How is it possible, in today's world of marginal gains, and after two
> weeks of tough racing, for a top pro to be over 2% better than the best in
> the business on an uphill TT?
>
> Since it's all about power-to-weight ratio, and everyone has the lightest
> bikes allowable and the body fat percentage of a gnat... it's tough to find
> an explanation in the denominator of that fraction.
>
> What's happening up in the numerator?
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craig austin

Michael, I'm not sure I agree that the "best in the business" were in
today's uphill TT. Without going into any spoilers about who won and who
lost time, there's no Chris Froome, no Contador, no Schleck, no Hesjedal,
not even a Wiggins. Even Horner, if healthy, is one of the top uphill TT
guys. This year's Giro has been a great race but you can't assume the
winner is doping just because he won a stage that suits him perfectly.

Craig

On Thu, May 23, 2013 at 9:34 AM, Michael Cole wrote:

> I was amazed yet puzzled watching today's Giro TT stage. A question for
> the armchair OBRA physiologists out there:
>
> How is it possible, in today's world of marginal gains, and after two
> weeks of tough racing, for a top pro to be over 2% better than the best in
> the business on an uphill TT?
>
> Since it's all about power-to-weight ratio, and everyone has the lightest
> bikes allowable and the body fat percentage of a gnat... it's tough to find
> an explanation in the denominator of that fraction.
>
> What's happening up in the numerator?
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Michael Cole

I was amazed yet puzzled watching today's Giro TT stage. A question for the armchair OBRA physiologists out there:

How is it possible, in today's world of marginal gains, and after two weeks of tough racing, for a top pro to be over 2% better than the best in the business on an uphill TT?

Since it's all about power-to-weight ratio, and everyone has the lightest bikes allowable and the body fat percentage of a gnat... it's tough to find an explanation in the denominator of that fraction.

What's happening up in the numerator?