Armstrong's Tour De France Time Trials

From: (Rik O'Shea)

I see Armstrong in the same light [focus, preparation] in terms of his
overall performances in the TdF.

Well thanks for your reply. Lance offers (IMHO) refutation of folklore that
TT'ers are only born. Now if he could spare a little time to work on that
sprint...
--Tom Paterson

(Rik O'Shea) wrote in message . com...
Dear Posters,
Thank you for your feedback. My original post was quite long as it
needed to contain an unabridged set of facts relating to Armstrong's
TdF time trials. I will attempt to summaries some of the issues that
have been raised in relation to these time trial performances.

Goddam!
You sure type a lot and are super obsessed.
Do you race much? Ride much?

-Ken

(ronde chumpion) wrote in message . com...
Hey,

I still don't understand why you post at all, Rik O'Shea. Are you
even a bicycle rider? Have you ever raced?

You seem to keep harping on Lance pre and post cancer, and make some
stupid contrasting statements.

Listen closely.

1) Lance set a USCF Junior category national record in 1989 for the
20k Time Trial. Period. Any words to the effect that his performances
now are suspect is stupid. He was a raw talent. He spent most of the
day off the front that year at Jr Worlds in the RR, after which many
national coaches were duly impressed with his talent.

2) People are amazed that he can climb now, never taking into account
he was one of the fiercest attacking riders many times pre cancer.
Look at Jeremy Ranch (Utah) Elite National RR in 1991, when he smoked
Steve (the next LeMond) Larsen on the final climb to be champion at
age 19.

3) Guys like Darren Baker stating that when LA attacked (Pittsburg,
Philly, Tour de Trump, or even Flanders, Liege-B-Liege, etc.... NOBODY
could match his accelerations.

SNIP

You just posted about *THE MOST DEFINITIVE* L.A. biography/palmares
ever here on RBR.

You got some brains boy!

-Ken

"Rik O'Shea" wrote in message
Abridged Post Cancer Analysis
Summary:
Post Cancer Average Speed 50.229 km/h

Difference pre-post cancer (50.229 - 45.447) = 4.782 km/h

Assuming Armstrong had a pre cancer maximum LT power of 342W he would
have to increase this by 119W to 461W to achieve this increase in
speed. Some correspondents have indicated that his current max LT
power is measured at 420W and that his aerodynamic drag has been
reduced. This would indicate that he achieves an approximate 41W
benefit from improved aerodynmics and that his aerobic threshold
increase pre/post cancer is approximately 78W (22.8% improvement).

*In Tour ITTs*

Do you get that? Not that I checked any of your numbers, but you need to
realize that what you are calculating is limited to the scope that I
indicated. Otherwise you need to include a lot more ITTs. There are plenty
of variables you have not calculated. Did Lance also learn how to peak for
the Tour post-cancer? Why did you fail to factor that in as well?

I appreciate that you found his post race comments and that he was not
"resting", so that is something but my comments with regard to motivation
still apply albeit to a lesser degree.