... From: Yvonne van den Hork <yvonnevandenhork@...> To: kom_ Moderator <kom_-owner@yahoogroups.com> Subject: Re: File - question.txt Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2002...
I'm back from our Christmas holiday in .... Beijing, China! Lots of bikes, all of them old and without gears or lights or anything fancy, no mountains, so I...
... An itinerary of mtn passes in France that started some 25 yrs ago by the Dutch cycling association NTFU. A private person Mr. Bijma took over and has...
... Hi Brian I think the France Telecom "La Grimpee du Mont Ventoux" was a VTT event linked to anoher family ride. It was probably internal to France Telecom...
... Hi Brian Checking further shows that this France Telecom event seems an open with road riders. France Telecom 2002 plans aren't yet shown on their...
We can always use those that have an interest in climbing and not necessarily racing. Welcome ... -- John Summerson, MS Wake Forest University School of...
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Jan 7, 2002 3:52 pm
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> racing. Welcome
Thanks John, your answer seems to imply that KOM is mostly about racing whi= ch isn't so weird, considering the name ;-) which...
Hi Yvonne, welcome to the group. I guess it's still 'off season' at the moment -- it'll be more active as we move into spring/summer. I'm not a racer at all...
Hi Yvonne, I love climbing but I'm very slow, and therefore without any competitive aspirations. I climb for the exhilaraton, satisfaction, communion with ...
Blavez Mad / Urte Berri On/ Happy New Year / Bonne Année The latest issue of Cyclo Passion lists some grimpées. It also gives a rather extensive list of...
Did you realize that in the 1980's you needed a VO2 max of 90 or more in order to win the TdF (Hinault, LeMond). Then in 91-95 it became sufficient to have 88...
Francois, although that is interesting the implied conclusion doesn't necessarily follow. If all it takes is better drugs to win then someone who takes drugs...
Francois opened my eyes to some things in talks we've had carpooling to and from races. He's a smart man and convincing in his points. Alan, your point is...
Peter Wood
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Jan 15, 2002 5:58 pm
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I never realised Hinault and Lemond had VO2 max(per kg) of 90. But I heard in November from a cyclist that currently Armstrong had a VO2 max of 92 or so which...
... or more in order to win the TdF (Hinault, LeMond). Then in 91-95 it became sufficient to have 88 (Indurain), and recently about 80 has been enough...
Another interesting factor in the analysis of Armstrong's incredible accomplishments is the amount of lactate produced at threshold. I have heard through...
smallmaker
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Jan 15, 2002 11:44 pm
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My guess is performance is mainly limited by the rate at which lactate can be eliminated by the body. The more lactate a body produces, the higher the...
It is more accurately a question of amount of lactate produced at threshold/a given wattage. A person who produces less lactate (waste product) for a given...
smallmaker
smallmaker@...
Jan 16, 2002 8:18 am
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Sorry, but the performance is directly related to lactate production. Highest performance is generated at the highest metabolism rate. The best athletes...
It worked, I see that you were not all hibernating. Alan, you story is fascinating, so is the one from "smallmaker" about the guy who does not feel pain. In my...
... Pierre, but some people can tolerate more pain and more lactate than others ie have higher lactate threshold. ... Brian, I don't think VO2 and associated...
Agree, but this paintolerance is mostly relevant for trackriders (kilo, pursuit), where lactate levels are high. Just watch the last lap in a kilo and you can...
... Pierre you're right long-term 6 hour type efforts won't be restricted by lactate threshold. But in spring classic type situations a high lactate threshold...
MIKE wrote: As regards VO2 max mechanical efficiency of rider intervenes between oxygen intake and road performance. ... That is really something i would like...
... It's been argued that cycling is probably the sport requiring the least amount of skill, because the pedaling motion is ingrained into our evolutionary ...
Hi Francois & Wayne ... Thanks for your model, original data and comments. It will take me some time to analyse this and follow up by references but basically...
... Wayne Lim comments ... Wayne, I agree with your comments, with a little proviso. I have seen some riders - in particular two friends of mine - who could...
A few hours ago I wrote: I have read that the efficiency of ... Since that troubled me I checked another source. Apparently the 45-50% refers only to the...
Saw Boardman in a documentary on Discovery? last week and he said his advantage has never been his absolute power figures but has always been his low frontal...
... Boardman is too modest. My own feeling ( i don't have the figures) is that on the hills he was disadvantaged by his "short legs-long torso" morphology....
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