Comments on: 8 Reasons Why Cancellara is the Fastest Time Trialist in the World http://www.training4cyclists.com/8-reasons-why-cancellara-is-the-fastest-time-trialist-in-the-world/ Cycling Training Tips Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:02:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Ben http://www.training4cyclists.com/8-reasons-why-cancellara-is-the-fastest-time-trialist-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-60054 Ben Sun, 18 Jul 2010 00:31:46 +0000 http://www.training4cyclists.com/?p=1213#comment-60054 The one thing people haven't mentioned is a genetic component called lactic acid tolerances. It is the ability of the muscle to continue to operate at high output even with a build up of lactic acid. It is something that climbers are noted for having (lance having had the best ever in his prime) but it could also be influential in a TT. That could explain AC's surprising time trial skill. It in theory would allow a higher max wat output for a prolonged period of time under oxygen deprivation, sounds like a TT to me. The one thing people haven’t mentioned is a genetic component called lactic acid tolerances. It is the ability of the muscle to continue to operate at high output even with a build up of lactic acid. It is something that climbers are noted for having (lance having had the best ever in his prime) but it could also be influential in a TT. That could explain AC’s surprising time trial skill. It in theory would allow a higher max wat output for a prolonged period of time under oxygen deprivation, sounds like a TT to me.

]]> By: Emil Marcetta http://www.training4cyclists.com/8-reasons-why-cancellara-is-the-fastest-time-trialist-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-59891 Emil Marcetta Mon, 12 Jul 2010 20:50:51 +0000 http://www.training4cyclists.com/?p=1213#comment-59891 @Chris, Yes, I remember FC's complaint about AC drafting in the last straightaway in Annecy. Can't really say y or n, but even with the gain of 4-5s (perhaps exaggerating) this still makes AC a tremendous TTer IMO Good point about curve/turn technique & descending. FC is brilliant there while many others (and AC especially) are not. @Chris,

Yes, I remember FC’s complaint about AC drafting in the last straightaway in Annecy. Can’t really say y or n, but even with the gain of 4-5s (perhaps exaggerating) this still makes AC a tremendous TTer IMO

Good point about curve/turn technique & descending. FC is brilliant there while many others (and AC especially) are not.

]]> By: Chris Castelmur http://www.training4cyclists.com/8-reasons-why-cancellara-is-the-fastest-time-trialist-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-59812 Chris Castelmur Sat, 10 Jul 2010 11:04:49 +0000 http://www.training4cyclists.com/?p=1213#comment-59812 sorry, the slipstream of the motos I forgot to include above. That was outrageous. Even FC mentioned it to the media. sorry, the slipstream of the motos I forgot to include above. That was outrageous. Even FC mentioned it to the media.

]]> By: Chris Castelmur http://www.training4cyclists.com/8-reasons-why-cancellara-is-the-fastest-time-trialist-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-59811 Chris Castelmur Sat, 10 Jul 2010 11:04:04 +0000 http://www.training4cyclists.com/?p=1213#comment-59811 @Emil Marcetta: TT Olympic time trial flat??!! What about the slipstream that benefitted AC in the Annecy time trial??! The more turns, the larger FC's gap on competitors... One of the best curve/turn techniques in the field, seems to be missing in the 8 points. Furthermore, one of the fastest descenders. Bejing or Tour de France 2009 and Tour de Suisse 2010 prologue won in the descent. @Emil Marcetta:
TT Olympic time trial flat??!!
What about the slipstream that benefitted AC in the Annecy time trial??!

The more turns, the larger FC’s gap on competitors…
One of the best curve/turn techniques in the field, seems to be missing in the 8 points. Furthermore, one of the fastest descenders. Bejing or Tour de France 2009 and Tour de Suisse 2010 prologue won in the descent.

]]> By: Paul Smith http://www.training4cyclists.com/8-reasons-why-cancellara-is-the-fastest-time-trialist-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-57256 Paul Smith Mon, 03 May 2010 20:26:40 +0000 http://www.training4cyclists.com/?p=1213#comment-57256 @Gray Congratulations on your win, you earnt that. On the subject of tapering, without knowing your exact training regime, I would imagine each week had a pattern on training intensities which included a degree of tapering e.g. race, recovery ride, interval, tempo, easy, race etc. In this sort of micro training cycle its not quite as obvious as tapering for a stage race or 100 miler. I get your point though. @Gray
Congratulations on your win, you earnt that. On the subject of tapering, without knowing your exact training regime, I would imagine each week had a pattern on training intensities which included a degree of tapering e.g. race, recovery ride, interval, tempo, easy, race etc. In this sort of micro training cycle its not quite as obvious as tapering for a stage race or 100 miler. I get your point though.

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