Originally Posted by Fergie NZ

Then the strongest cyclists would be the best endurance riders. This is clearly not the case. Sprinters are good at sprints, Pursuiters are good at pursuits and Roadies are good at road. Theo Bos was World Champ in Sprint, Kilo and Keirin but has shifted to road losing a lot of mass to handle riding 160-250km races. Brad Wiggins lost 7kg from his 3 x Olympic Track Cycling Gold Medallist body and is now a Tour de France contender. The Australian Track Cycling team chased peak strength in the gym as well as peak power and speed yet having the highest peak powers and speed over 1-5sec didn't help them in actual competition over 15-61sec against the Brits and French whose training was focused on the actual event.