Favourite Armstrong moment

benjo maso wrote:
Armstrong claimed to weigh 72 kg, but according to dr. Ferrari his ideal
Tour weight was 74.

Well, I recall a TdF site trombinoscope in which Armstrong states in
the
video that his weight is 74kg. I remember that because that was my
weight at
the time (it follows that it must have been 2003).

-ilan

benjo maso wrote:

True. For instance, Fransesco Moser was always a bit too heavy for the Alps
or the Dolomites, but when he managed to lose a few pounds, he immediately
lost a lot of power as well.

I think Olano also made a big effort to lose weight, and managed to
reduce by
a similar amount as Armstrong for the 1999 TdF, but did not improve his
climbing
at all. Actually, I find it hard to give another example of a
professional rider who
lost a lot of weight and became a good climber (I am talking about
reducing
race weight, not Ullrich-like loss of off season weight).

-ilan

ilan wrote:

I think Olano also made a big effort to lose weight, and managed to
reduce by
a similar amount as Armstrong for the 1999 TdF, but did not improve his
climbing
at all. Actually, I find it hard to give another example of a
professional rider who
lost a lot of weight and became a good climber (I am talking about
reducing
race weight, not Ullrich-like loss of off season weight).

Jalabert?

On 17 Dec 2006 11:54:11 -0800, wrote:

ilan wrote:

I think Olano also made a big effort to lose weight, and managed to
reduce by
a similar amount as Armstrong for the 1999 TdF, but did not improve his
climbing
at all. Actually, I find it hard to give another example of a
professional rider who
lost a lot of weight and became a good climber (I am talking about
reducing
race weight, not Ullrich-like loss of off season weight).

Jalabert?

No.

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benjo maso wrote:

True. For instance, Fransesco Moser was always a bit too heavy for the
Alps
or the Dolomites, but when he managed to lose a few pounds, he
immediately
lost a lot of power as well.

I think Olano also made a big effort to lose weight, and managed to
reduce by
a similar amount as Armstrong for the 1999 TdF, but did not improve his
climbing
at all. Actually, I find it hard to give another example of a
professional rider who
lost a lot of weight and became a good climber (I am talking about
reducing
race weight, not Ullrich-like loss of off season weight).


----- Original Message -----
From: "ilan"
Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.racing
Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2006 5:33 PM
Subject: Favourite Armstrong moment



benjo maso wrote:

True. For instance, Fransesco Moser was always a bit too heavy for the
Alps
or the Dolomites, but when he managed to lose a few pounds, he
immediately
lost a lot of power as well.

I think Olano also made a big effort to lose weight, and managed to
reduce by
a similar amount as Armstrong for the 1999 TdF, but did not improve his
climbing
at all. Actually, I find it hard to give another example of a
professional rider who
lost a lot of weight and became a good climber (I am talking about
reducing
race weight, not Ullrich-like loss of off season weight).

-ilan


Serhij Hontchar... Gontchar... whatever.
At his climbing best, he definitely lost TT power. He seems to have reverted
to a regime favoring the latter (witness his results this season), having
realized that it's not enough to stay with the best in the high mountains if
you can't crush them against the clock (as Indurain did). But he definitely
dedicated 1 or 2 seasons to attempting to become a climber.

"ilan" wrote in message
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benjo maso wrote:
Armstrong claimed to weigh 72 kg, but according to dr. Ferrari his ideal
Tour weight was 74.

Well, I recall a TdF site trombinoscope in which Armstrong states in
the
video that his weight is 74kg. I remember that because that was my
weight at
the time (it follows that it must have been 2003).


OK, but was he talking about his ideal Tour weight? His own site or the site
of US Postal (or both) reported a weight was 72 kg. I can still be found on
numerous sites.

Benjo

I assume that he was referring to his weight at the pre-race medical
control. That
weight might be higher than usual, because the riders may have eaten,
assuming
that weight is usually given upon waking without eating or drinking.
For example,
the 2005 official site lists Armstrong as 75kg:
http://www.letour.fr/2005/TDF/LIVE/f.../coureurs.html
and it would make sense that this corresponded to the data of the
medical
check-up.

-ilan

benjo maso wrote:
"ilan" wrote in message

OK, but was he talking about his ideal Tour weight? His own site or the site
of US Postal (or both) reported a weight was 72 kg. I can still be found on
numerous sites.

Benjo

ilan wrote:
I assume that he was referring to his weight at the pre-race medical
control. That
weight might be higher than usual, because the riders may have eaten,
assuming
that weight is usually given upon waking without eating or drinking.
For example,
the 2005 official site lists Armstrong as 75kg:
http://www.letour.fr/2005/TDF/LIVE/f.../coureurs.html
and it would make sense that this corresponded to the data of the
medical
check-up.

Armstrong:
Taille : 1.77 m
Poids : 75 kg
BMI: 23.9

Landis:
Taille : 1.78 m
Poids : 68 kg
BMI: 21.5


Armstrong's seems quite high. Sure it isn't off-season, reported by team?

Dan