Originally Posted by 531Aussie
If you watch the Tour de France, you've probably noticed that the big guys, even though they're very lean, pretty much disappear on any sort of climb. In my opinion, hills are almost
a totally different sport that riding on the flats.
A side-note from yesterday's RBR newsletter: "CSC pro Jens Voight churned out more than 400 watts for 40+ minutes during the time trial up l’Alpe d’Huez. That’s a whopping 6.16 watts per kilogram of bodyweight. But that phenomenal power output earned him only 60th place in the stage."
Jeeeezuz Chriiiist!!! (use you best Mr Slave impersonation)