Originally Posted by terrymorse

To be fair, since the denominator of VO2max is body mass, I have an unfair advantage. I'm just a hair above 60 kg. So mediocre power, but fair power-to-weight ratio.

Wow! Truly gifted. Your wife must fly up the hills.

That reminds me when I was suffering up the steep section of Page Mill Road (you may remember it, Hermes) one day, this tiny woman whizzed past me, out of the saddle, looking super relaxed. As she disappeared into the distance, she never got back on the saddle. She must have done the whole thing out of the saddle. The guy who had been riding my wheel said, "Aren't you going to chase?" I replied, "Hell no, there's no point."

Talent.