Why can't someone like Robbie McEwen climb?

Roadie_scum

EG:

Aces Scratch Race - 16 Laps

1 Adrian Hanson (Coburg CC)
2 Robbie McEwen (Qld)
3 Stephen Rossendal (Tas)
4 Kial Stewart (ACT)

Yet Adrian couldn't finish a road race in the protour if his life depended on it. And he is a very good, serious athlete who trains hard (and I have a lot of respect for).

Note - Club and State Level Riders at our State Champs:

ELITE MEN - QUALIFYING ( 200mt )
20 Kial STEWART ACT 1st 10.676
3 Adrian HANSON CBG 2nd 11.309
7 Eddie WILSON BWK 3rd 11.684
13 Tim RALTON BGO 4th 11.784
14 Michael MAINE TAS 5th 11.799
18 Peter WALKER CAR 6th 11.840
15 Luke PRETLOVE ART 7th 13.137


MEN UNDER 19 - QUALIFYING ( 200mt )
57 Trevor GRIFFITHS SHP 1st 11.308
60 Scott SITTAMPALAM BBN 2nd 11.314
59 Ben SANDERS CAR 3rd 11.343
56 Anthony RIX BGO 4th 11.449
54 Toby DITE HAW 5th 11.530
62 Jake KING CAR 6th 11.648
66 Oliver PHILLIPS BWK 7th 11.845
71 Lachie WORN BGO 8th 11.875
64 Lachlan RITCHIE BGO 9th 11.964
65 Cory ROBINSON WNG 10th 12.054
69 Jeremy KELLY HOR 11th 13.123
72 Cameron SHEEDY CAR dns

Would Robbie go under 11 for a 200? It's possible but I doubt it. That puts him in the same company as these quality club riders when it comes to a flying 200 (and some under 19's). Yet he is one of the best riders in the world in his discipline. The point? You are misunderstanding the nature and requirements of the discipline.

531Aussie

^ Jeez, John Kennedy was doing 10.9s at training for the World Masters. Maybe he should be racing against the 19-yr-olds