The 1996 Olympic road race Champion Pascal Richard had a max HR of 160. A few years ago I read that a USPS rider (might have been Frankie Andreau, I don't remember for sure) had a Max HR of OVER 220. Locally one of the stud mountain bikers we have locally has a Max of 208.
I don't think it really matters. My max is under 190 and I have NO hope to race the tour.
Mo
Originally Posted by Fat Hack
listening to some comentary during the Tour, the comentators occasionally gave us the HR of a rider, and they all seemed to have a max HR under 190; mine is 204.
Does this mean I have no hope?
Does this mean top riders have bigger hearts?
Is it ideal to have a lower maximum to be a top rider?