What crank lengths do the pro's use ??? :p

[smurfbike]

I'm doing a study and thesis of crank length, so it's helpful to know what the pros are now using. Can anyone add more riders to the list I have, so far?

I'm especially curious what the preferences of Sean Yates, Robert Millar and Roberto Heras are.

...thanks in advance! Steve


Jacques Anquetil 175mm
Lance Armstrong 175mm
Chris Boardman 170mm
Santiago Botero 172.5mm
Angel Casero 175mm
Mario Cipollini 172.5mm
Fausto Coppi 171mm
Malcolm Elliott 172.5mm
Tyler Hamilton 172.5mm
Bernard Hinault 172.5mm
Miguel Indurian 180mm (190mm for second Hour record!)
Laurent Jalabert 172.5mm
Greg Lemond 175mm
Brad McGee 175mm
Robbie McEwen 175mm
Eddy Merckx 175mm
David Millar 175mm (180mm in TT)
Francesco Moser 175mm
Marty Northstein 167.5mm in Keirin (170m in kilo)
Graham Obree 175mm
Marco Pantani 170mm (180mm in mountains)
David Rebellin 172.5mm
Roger Riviere 175mm
Jean Robic 170mm
Tony Rominger 172.5mm (175mm for Hour record)
Oscar Sevilla 175mm
Jan Ullrich 177.5mm
Rik Verbrugghe 175mm
Erik Zabel 172.5mm
Alex Zulle 175mm (180mm in mountains)

[Simon Brooke]

smurfbike <usenet-forum@cyclingforums.com> writes:

> I'm doing a study and thesis of crank length, so it's helpful to know what the pros are now using.
> Can anyone add more riders to the list I have, so far?

Would it not be more interesting to correlate this against their heights and inside leg
measurements?

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[Zog The Undenia]

smurfbike wrote:

> I'm doing a study and thesis of crank length, so it's helpful to know what the pros are now using.
> Can anyone add more riders to the list I have, so far?
>
> I'm especially curious what the preferences of Sean Yates, Robert Millar and Roberto Heras are.
>
> ..thanks in advance! Steve
>
>
> Jacques Anquetil 175mm Lance Armstrong 175mm Chris Boardman 170mm Santiago Botero 172.5mm Angel
> Casero 175mm Mario Cipollini 172.5mm Fausto Coppi 171mm Malcolm Elliott 172.5mm Tyler Hamilton
> 172.5mm Bernard Hinault 172.5mm Miguel Indurian 180mm (190mm for second Hour record!) Laurent
> Jalabert 172.5mm Greg Lemond 175mm Brad McGee 175mm Robbie McEwen 175mm Eddy Merckx 175mm David
> Millar 175mm (180mm in TT) Francesco Moser 175mm Marty Northstein 167.5mm in Keirin (170m in kilo)
> Graham Obree 175mm Marco Pantani 170mm (180mm in mountains) David Rebellin 172.5mm Roger Riviere
> 175mm Jean Robic 170mm Tony Rominger
> 172.5mm (175mm for Hour record) Oscar Sevilla 175mm Jan Ullrich 177.5mm Rik Verbrugghe 175mm Erik
> Zabel 172.5mm Alex Zulle 175mm (180mm in mountains)

I'm amazed some of those little guys use 175mm. Surely it should be related to your thigh length and
nothing else? Long cranks aren't for leverage - the gears can do that - they're to ensure your knee
articulates through the optimum angle when pedalling.

[Msa]

"Simon Brooke" <simon@jasmine.org.uk> wrote in message
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> smurfbike <usenet-forum@cyclingforums.com> writes:
>
> > I'm doing a study and thesis of crank length, so it's helpful to know what the pros are now
> > using. Can anyone add more riders to the list I have, so far?
>
> Would it not be more interesting to correlate this against their heights and inside leg
> measurements?
>
> --
> simon@jasmine.org.uk (Simon Brooke) http://www.jasmine.org.uk/~simon/
>
> There are no messages. The above is just a random stream of bytes. Any opinion or meaning you find
> in it is your own creation.

I'm sure he will, the request was just for data.

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