Originally Posted by
jsutkeepspining
i won an uphill field sprint at an all time high of 170. weight's important, but generally it isnt as big of a deal as most people like to make it, especially in lower cats where the w/kg differences are so large, and fitness is so varied, versus a 1/2 race wehre the winner might be at xw/kg and the guy placing seconds is at x-.01w/kg and trains a bagillion hours a week.
Good points here, but sprinting up a hill is a different kettle of fish from climbing a mountain. FWIW.