Originally Posted by
Jughed
enhanced superior genetics is my guess.
Pogi, according to the experts, is second to none in lactate processing and tolerance, being dual fuel athlete, has possibly the highest VO2 max in the history of the sport, highest w/kg…
and who was his coach, and what is said coach’s field of expertise? Cellular energy systems and mitochondrial repair. Of which, they are messing about with genetics for other issues.
Even with EPO back in the day, lactate was the limiting factor. They have figured out how to surpass those limits.
But the whole peloton has sped up and increasingly so over the past 5 years, not a select few individuals. As my previous graph and chart highlight the fastest increase in speeds over the past 50 years. This time frame also corresponds to the maturation of wider tubeless tires, disc brakes, aero gains, and other technological advances in equipment.
Look at the Womens speeds, The women's average of 40.83 km/h is faster than the winning speeds of the following men's races:
2010
Fabian Cancellara
39.33 km/h
2005
Tom Boonen
39.88 km/h
2002
Johan Museeuw
39.24 km/h
1999
Andrea Tafi
40.52 km/h
1992
Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle
41.48 km/h (Slightly Faster)
1981
Bernard Hinault
40.87 km/h (Near Tie)
1977
Roger De Vlaeminck
40.46 km/h
1970
Eddy Merckx
38.90 km/h