Originally Posted by VT Biker

As for Africa:

I often wonder if genetically Africans do not have the right mix for road cycling. Could it be that East Africans are too geared towards marathon running to the point where they could not develop the power cyclists need while West Africans would be great track riders, but would lack to overall endurance for road cycling.

(Note - please do not misconstrue this as racism. You would be a fool not to realize that population groups have specific genetic traits that make them better at certain sports versus others. Hence why Nordic populations seem to do really well at sports like the Hammer throw and East Africans dominate long-distance running)