Nike would be a good start.whiteboytrash said:Where's the cash coming from to support such a lifestyle ?
And from all the pop up ad's I've seen, this would be another....
Nike would be a good start.whiteboytrash said:Where's the cash coming from to support such a lifestyle ?
whiteboytrash said:Wow he's been chased by ? dope testers ?
Jan was never a targeted man in black!whiteboytrash said:Wow he's been chased by ? dope testers ?
jhuskey said:It actually forgot about this for a while but just got the answer today.
He said the lightweight riders like Pantani pedaled in the mountains with "only 360 watts", while he and Indurain for instance had to pedal, because of their higher weight, with 465watts. Now, when you pedale with such strength, you have to use not just legs and arms, but also the back muscles. In order to do so you have to hold the handle bar on the sides, the brake levers, to get enough pull. He said that Armstrong was an exception to the rule, since he pedaled with high cadence but had almost 68 kg. When you get out of your seat and stand up, your legs have, additional, carry your body weight as well, which means for a heavier rider additional energy. That's why Jan usually stayed seated when he was biking on his limits.
As in comeback fit, or daddy likes to ride with his kids on the weekend fit?jhuskey said:BTW: I got a new photo of Jan and he does look fit.
Ullefan said:As in comeback fit, or daddy likes to ride with his kids on the weekend fit?
Thank you very much for your time and your great reply.jhuskey said:It actually forgot about this for a while but just got the answer today.
He said the lightweight riders like Pantani pedaled in the mountains with "only 360 watts", while he and Indurain for instance had to pedal, because of their higher weight, with 465watts. Now, when you pedale with such strength, you have to use not just legs and arms, but also the back muscles. In order to do so you have to hold the handle bar on the sides, the brake levers, to get enough pull. He said that Armstrong was an exception to the rule, since he pedaled with high cadence but had almost 68 kg. When you get out of your seat and stand up, your legs have, additional, carry your body weight as well, which means for a heavier rider additional energy. That's why Jan usually stayed seated when he was biking on his limits.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdizeX5r3Zk&feature=relatedlimerickman said:Thanks.
Yeah, JU's explanation for staying seated makes sense.
If the bigger rider stands up, when he's climbing, he uses more energy.
The positioning of JU's hands though was interesting.
I looked through my catelogue of old cycling mags and as Sopas pointed out,
JU always had his hands on the side of the top bar, beside the breakhood.
Indurain on the other hand, placed his hands in the middle of the top bar or, as in 1993-1995, he placed his hands on the drops when climbing (freakish stuff).
But I can clearly recall JU in 1996 TDF, placing his hands on the drops when he climbed.
I can definitely recall seeing him do that.
Because at the time, I remember thinking JU is trying to psyche Indurain out
during the 1996 TDF
sopas said:Thank you very much for your time and your great reply.
By the way, Armstrong only weighted 68 kg???!!!! I thought we was about 74 kg. I know Armstrong is only 1,77 cm high (compared to Ullrich 1,83) but he does not look small at all.
zlatan said:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdizeX5r3Zk&feature=related
he used the drops sometimes when he climb
limerickman said:Yeah Sopas : those photos are exactly how Indurain pedalled at 1995 TDF. Uphill!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
While chasing Pantani!
Funny enough, Ullrich in the 1996 and 1997 TDF used the same technique/position as Indurain has in the 1995 photo.
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