Why bike racers have ridiculously high power to weight ratio

General discussion on Training. How to get better on your erg, how to use your erg to get better at another sport, or anything else about improving your abilities.
Post Reply
Nosmo
10k Poster
Posts: 1595
Joined: November 21st, 2006, 3:39 pm

Why bike racers have ridiculously high power to weight ratio

Post by Nosmo » June 20th, 2008, 3:44 pm

Here is a picture of Rasmussen on the medical check the day before last years tour started. And these guys loose weight during the tour!

Warning: the picture is not pretty!
http://www.cyclingforums.com/attachment ... entid=9055

Rasmussen was the guy who was winning the Tour de France last year but got booted out for lying to his team and doping officials about his where abouts.

Now aren't you all glad you row?

PS how does one embed pictures anyway
Top
User avatar
BrianStaff
2k Poster
Posts: 220
Joined: February 14th, 2008, 2:20 pm
Location: Scottsdale, Arizona

Post by BrianStaff » June 20th, 2008, 3:59 pm

Hmmm! he's not on steroids then.

Brian
M 65 / 6'3" / 234lbs as of Feb 14, 2008...now 212
Started Rowing: 2/22/2008
Vancouver Rowing Club - Life Member(Rugby Section)
PB: 500m 1:44.0 2K 7:57.1 5K 20:58.7 30' 6866m
Top
owain_thomas
Paddler
Posts: 2
Joined: June 4th, 2008, 4:11 pm

Re: Why bike racers have ridiculously high power to weight r

Post by owain_thomas » June 20th, 2008, 4:57 pm

Nosmo wrote:PS how does one embed pictures anyway
Possibly best not too...
Top
V5CVBB
Paddler
Posts: 14
Joined: June 12th, 2008, 3:51 pm
Location: Virginia

Post by V5CVBB » June 20th, 2008, 5:03 pm

Rowing it is then.
37y M 6'3" 233lbs
started 6/6/08
[img]http://www.c2ctc.com/sigs/img1213308144.png[/img]
Top
TomR
6k Poster
Posts: 780
Joined: March 16th, 2006, 10:48 am

Post by TomR » June 20th, 2008, 10:03 pm

BrianStaff wrote:Hmmm! he's not on steroids then.

Brian
not so quick.

Steroids could help him recovery more quickly. Steroids won't necessarly make you big unless you train to get big: Consume more calories than you burn and do the sort of strength training that adds muscle.

It's also possible that he was using EPO or something else that's out there.
Top
User avatar
kirbyt
Paddler
Posts: 39
Joined: June 23rd, 2007, 2:36 pm

Post by kirbyt » June 21st, 2008, 7:57 pm

Thanks for posting that picture, Nosmo. It was painful to look at in a concentration camp kind of way but it makes a skinny lightweight like me feel like going to the beach and kicking sand in people's faces. :lol: Or at least cylclists' faces.
MLWT 45yrs. 5'11" 165lbs.[img]http://www.c2ctc.com/sigs/img1184995103.png[/img]
Top
User avatar
Yankeerunner
10k Poster
Posts: 1193
Joined: March 16th, 2006, 12:17 pm
Location: West Newbury, MA
Contact:
Contact Yankeerunner

Post by Yankeerunner » June 22nd, 2008, 9:30 am

kirbyt wrote:Thanks for posting that picture, Nosmo. It was painful to look at in a concentration camp kind of way but it makes a skinny lightweight like me feel like going to the beach and kicking sand in people's faces. :lol: Or at least cylclists' faces.
Amen brother. Me too. :D Just don't let the guy get near any cans of spinach....that right forearm look very Popeye-like. :shock:
Top
User avatar
philrow
2k Poster
Posts: 262
Joined: November 6th, 2007, 2:52 pm
Location: Erie, Pennsylvania

Post by philrow » June 22nd, 2008, 12:26 pm

Another aye here.
19, 86kg, 155cm

[img]http://www.c2ctc.com/sigs/img1218138029.png[/img]
Top
Nosmo
10k Poster
Posts: 1595
Joined: November 21st, 2006, 3:39 pm

Post by Nosmo » June 23rd, 2008, 12:16 pm

kirbyt wrote:....Or at least cylclists' faces.
Don't try it with this guy:
http://homepage.hispeed.ch/sparen/cipol ... irohj2.jpg

These pictures shows the difference between the hill climbers and the sprinters.

The cyclists actually have great bodies from the waist down. Their butts tend to be even nicer then rowers'.
Top
User avatar
philrow
2k Poster
Posts: 262
Joined: November 6th, 2007, 2:52 pm
Location: Erie, Pennsylvania

Post by philrow » June 23rd, 2008, 1:23 pm

Nosmo wrote:
kirbyt wrote: The cyclists actually have great bodies from the waist down. Their butts tend to be even nicer then rowers'.
:o blasphemy!
19, 86kg, 155cm

[img]http://www.c2ctc.com/sigs/img1218138029.png[/img]
Top
Nosmo
10k Poster
Posts: 1595
Joined: November 21st, 2006, 3:39 pm

Post by Nosmo » June 23rd, 2008, 8:43 pm

philrow wrote:
Nosmo wrote: The cyclists actually have great bodies from the waist down. Their butts tend to be even nicer then rowers'.
:o blasphemy!
Yes but its true. There is a noticeable difference since I've switched to almost all rowing from cycling. Fortunately, according to my wife it is more then offset by the changes elsewhere.
Top
nnn
Paddler
Posts: 6
Joined: May 14th, 2008, 5:54 pm

Post by nnn » August 10th, 2008, 7:34 pm

maybe it's because cyclists train for races that last 5hrs+. while your race may last 7minutes. professional rowers dont look like bodybuilders either.
Top
Nosmo
10k Poster
Posts: 1595
Joined: November 21st, 2006, 3:39 pm

Post by Nosmo » August 10th, 2008, 11:57 pm

nnn wrote:maybe it's because cyclists train for races that last 5hrs+. while your race may last 7minutes. professional rowers dont look like bodybuilders either.
Are there professional rowers?
Top
User avatar
philrow
2k Poster
Posts: 262
Joined: November 6th, 2007, 2:52 pm
Location: Erie, Pennsylvania

Post by philrow » August 11th, 2008, 11:52 am

Nosmo wrote: Are there professional rowers?
Well, naturally! I hear the pay is crap though, something like -$xx,xxx over a lifetime.
19, 86kg, 155cm

[img]http://www.c2ctc.com/sigs/img1218138029.png[/img]
Top
AtlantaCyclist
Paddler
Posts: 15
Joined: June 13th, 2006, 2:46 pm

Post by AtlantaCyclist » September 27th, 2008, 1:15 pm

Chris Hoy from Scotland - a track rider who won three golds in Beijing:
http://bp3.blogger.com/_LnoIRCQ5kcY/Rkt ... web003.jpg

Rasmussen is unusual even for skinny roadies.
Top
Post Reply

Return to “Training”