Old 04-06-16 | 04:39 PM
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smarkinson
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Originally Posted by duele
I reedit my post to give more information
Geez, I'd hate to have seen the original post.

Can you ride at 60+ kmh for a short section (maybe 200 metres) on flat terrain? If so, you may be sprinter.

Can you ride up hills really fast? You may be a climber.

You can't always just go off height and weight as these pro numbers show:

Caleb Ewan is a damn good sprinter and he's only 1.65m and 61kg.

Mark Cavendish is a damn good sprinter and he's 1.75m and 70kg.

Nairo Quintana is a damn good climber and he's 1.67m and 58kg.

Chris Froome is a damn good climber and he's 1.85m and 71kg.

Really, you need to be able to compare yourself against other riders to know where your strengths and weaknesses are (or see a good coach who could tell you). This is why god invented Strava.
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