Originally Posted by
sp00ki
i saw that. pretty impressive stuff... i was talking about it with my girlfriend, though, and we both decided that 1) lance's bike was too small for good sprinting and (more importantly) 2) garret was probably running more gear inches.
granted, lance isn't known as an elite sprinter but he is known for his ability to turn big gears fast. i would be surprised if (on a road bike) lance couldn't hit 45 for at least a few seconds. watching him make some of his faster mountain attacks lets us know he can put the power out to genuinely sprint, and his time trials let us know he can turn big inches at high rpms.
anyone know what garret was running?
don't forget 3) this was a publicity ride and lance wasn't racing.
Yeah lance isn't a sprinter but he was months away from being a competitive protour endurance rider. I don't know how fast this garett kid is but I doubt a small bike or gear(within reason) would let him really outsprint lance. Maybe some sf people can shed more light on it. How fast is he? 12.0?