Originally Posted by
squatchy
For 99% of the entire world all the training in the world wouldn't even make you a water boy in the Peleton. It's so much more than training. Every one of those guys, or for that matter, any persons in professional sports are total freaks of nature. You can never , ever train beyond your genetics. SO I would have to disaggre my friend. you could never overcome what you were born with
This ^^^^
And focusing on the best 200 cyclists on the planet who raced in the TdF this year, the freaks of nature reference is statistically sound. Of the millions that ride, that is the .000000000001% who ride at the world class level. Freaks of nature indeed. No different than the NBA, NFL, top swimmers, tennis players and 1 in a billion Rory Mcllroy who can consistently fly a golf ball 330 yards and land it in a narrow area time after time under a lot of pressure and he is only 5'9". An absolute freak of nature and talent is generally recognized early and developed from there.