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| Alakagom |
Posted on 07-02-2012 16:43
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ruben wrote:
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Hell yeah !  Nordhaug is a rider to watch this year. The team was telling in certain interview's he's one of the stronger on the team. He's done highest VO2 max on the team and now Julich is coaching his personally. Julich was responsible for Froome after Tour 
To pint out ,he created that gap within 2km
Great to see Puccio up there too 
You do realise he also had Henao behind to keep the others in order. So it's easier to create a gap.
Still impressive though But yeah, true that.
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| roturn |
Posted on 07-02-2012 17:01
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Lemoine seriously crashed in this race. He needed an emergency operation and seems to have bruises on kidney and lung as also two broken rips.
But obviously he is fine now.
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| issoisso |
Posted on 07-02-2012 17:29
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Alakagom wrote:
I will try to find it. One of the Norwegians who knows Nordhaug personally wrote on different forums he had a VO2 of 92 in the training camp in Mallorca. I will try to find that for you, but I don't know there is anything except that. Possibly on Sky's website I may find out something more.
Sorry, but that's impossible. VO2Max is an enormously gigantic part of being a professional cyclist and the highest recorded in a pro cyclist is Greg LeMond's massive 90-92.5 (accounts differ on the exact number). If Nordhaug's was 92 he'd be winning the Tour de France last year.
It's normal though that random people who know athletes make such claims about them. Happens every day.
EDIT: For reference, Induráin's and Hinault's were both 88
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| kumazan |
Posted on 07-02-2012 17:34
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issoisso wrote:
Alakagom wrote:
I will try to find it. One of the Norwegians who knows Nordhaug personally wrote on different forums he had a VO2 of 92 in the training camp in Mallorca. I will try to find that for you, but I don't know there is anything except that. Possibly on Sky's website I may find out something more.
Sorry, but that's impossible. VO2Max is an enormously gigantic part of being a professional cyclist and the highest recorded in a pro cyclist is Greg LeMond's massive 90-92.5 (accounts differ on the exact number). If Nordhaug's was 92 he'd be winning the Tour de France last year.
It's normal though that random people who know athletes make such claims about them. Happens every day.
It's a preventive excuse. When he's storming the field from nowhere à la Froome, they'll just point out that "there's nothing strange, it's already known that he's got a massive VO2Max".
You heard it here first.
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| Aquarius |
Posted on 07-02-2012 18:16
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issoisso wrote:
Alakagom wrote:
I will try to find it. One of the Norwegians who knows Nordhaug personally wrote on different forums he had a VO2 of 92 in the training camp in Mallorca. I will try to find that for you, but I don't know there is anything except that. Possibly on Sky's website I may find out something more.
Sorry, but that's impossible. VO2Max is an enormously gigantic part of being a professional cyclist and the highest recorded in a pro cyclist is Greg LeMond's massive 90-92.5 (accounts differ on the exact number). If Nordhaug's was 92 he'd be winning the Tour de France last year.
It's normal though that random people who know athletes make such claims about them. Happens every day.
EDIT: For reference, Induráin's and Hinault's were both 88
Max value reached maybe, but it fluctuates throughout the season(s) for any sportsman. Not that I'm of any importance, but mine fluctuated between 64 and 69 in 1998, and was down to 60 in 2002 (lack of training).
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| evilhumer |
Posted on 07-02-2012 18:40
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Absolutely delighted for Nordhaug |
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| Alakagom |
Posted on 08-02-2012 10:33
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Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana ( 4th stage at Mallorca ) has been cancelled due to snow.
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| dienblad |
Posted on 08-02-2012 10:53
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Alakagom wrote:
Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana ( 4th stage at Mallorca ) has been cancelled due to snow.
Snow at Mallorca??? Didn't know that was possible....
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| Eden95 |
Posted on 08-02-2012 11:16
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Alakagom wrote:
Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana ( 4th stage at Mallorca ) has been cancelled due to snow.
Damn 
I was hoping for a good race.
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| sam1196 |
Posted on 08-02-2012 11:33
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I heard Contador VO2max was 99,5 in 2009 (Verbier). Is that possible?
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| roturn |
Posted on 08-02-2012 12:24
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Really interesting race in Qatar today with lots of wind.
16 riders in front with eisel, flecha, stannard, blythe, boonen, maes, steegmans, cancellara, farrar, hunter, navardauskas, cooke, kruopis, kluge, veelers, friedemann
Cavendish behind, won`t probably come back. |
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| roturn |
Posted on 08-02-2012 12:37
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Qatar - Stage 4
| 1 Tom Boonen (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step | | 2 Tom Veelers (Ned) Project 1t4i | | 3 Fabian Cancellara (SUI) RadioShack-Nissan | | 4 Juan Antonio Flecha (Esp) Sky Procycling | | 5 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 0:00:4 | | 6 Nikolas Maes (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 0:00:11 | | 7 Yoann Offredo (Fra) FDJ-BigMat 0:00:14 | | 8 Bernhard Eisel (AUT) Sky Procycling | | 9 Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin-Barracuda | | 10 Ian Stannard (GBr) Sky Procycling 0:00:36 |
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| 1 Tom Boonen (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step | | 2 Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin-Barracuda 0:00:31 | | 3 Juan Antonio Flecha (Esp) Sky Procycling 0:00:34 |
Blythe maybe one of the strongest today but punctured with 2km to go.
Edited by roturn on 08-02-2012 12:41
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| ember |
Posted on 08-02-2012 12:40
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roturn wrote:
Boonen wins ahead of Veelers and Cance. Flecha 4th with Steegmans, Maes following.
Blythe maybe one of the strongest today but punctured with 2km to go.
I'd say Farrar looked stronger, but he was, just like Blythe and Kruopis, taken out by a puncture on the last 5 kilometers. Pretty sure Blythe punctured before, but waited for the 3 kilometers sign to raise his arm to signalize the puncture, as it looked like a puncture on his rear wheel.
Well done Boonen, great stage from him and his team, completely ripping the peloton apart.
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| Eden95 |
Posted on 08-02-2012 12:42
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It was a good race, Blythe was looking great following Cancellara's acceleration until he punctured. There were a few punctures today, Krupois from GreenEDGE dropped out of the front group also. Farrar wasn't happy at the end, swearing and such.
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| Aquarius |
Posted on 08-02-2012 12:42
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sam1196 wrote:
I heard Contador VO2max was 99,5 in 2009 (Verbier). Is that possible?
Yes. It's not above any physical limit, and it's not a percentage either, so yes, that's possible.
Saying that was really case is something else (I have no idea), or saying he could do it without dope is also something else (I have an idea).
Sportsmen with the highest VO2 are generally nordic skiers. Björndalen had the highest VO2, with a figure of 96.
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| Zanci93 |
Posted on 08-02-2012 12:43
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Great race ! Saw the last 10 km. Cancellara with great attack and Boonen in fantastic shape.
I was in Mallorca the last week and we had crazy weather. We were in the same hotel as radioshack and omega pharma. Was impressive to see them eye to eye. We could eat with them and met them on the road when we were in the training. |
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| ember |
Posted on 08-02-2012 12:48
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Aquarius wrote:
Sportsmen with the highest VO2 are generally nordic skiers. Björndalen had the highest VO2, with a figure of 96.
Actually, it's Daehlie (most succesful wintersport athlete, counting olympic gold and medals) who has been registered 96 in VO2. He tested 96 in offseason, and the doctor/trainer who was there when Daehlie tested, said Daehlie in top form could have a VO2 above 100. |
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| Avin Wargunnson |
Posted on 08-02-2012 13:06
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ember wrote:
Aquarius wrote:
Sportsmen with the highest VO2 are generally nordic skiers. Björndalen had the highest VO2, with a figure of 96.
Actually, it's Daehlie (most succesful wintersport athlete, counting olympic gold and medals) who has been registered 96 in VO2. He tested 96 in offseason, and the doctor/trainer who was there when Daehlie tested, said Daehlie in top form could have a VO2 above 100.
Actually Bjorn and Ole Einar has both equally 11 olympic medals,but that is not so important Both were/are rather machines than humans,these numbers are brutal.
To be not so off-topic, great victory from Boonen, i like OPQS more and more.
Edit: I was wrong, checked Wiki now and Bjorn has 12 medals
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| FreitasPCM |
Posted on 08-02-2012 16:44
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King Boonen is back. Hope he can compete with the best in the cobbles later in April. |
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| sam1196 |
Posted on 08-02-2012 20:16
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Avin Wargunnson wrote:
ember wrote:
Aquarius wrote:
Sportsmen with the highest VO2 are generally nordic skiers. Björndalen had the highest VO2, with a figure of 96.
Actually, it's Daehlie (most succesful wintersport athlete, counting olympic gold and medals) who has been registered 96 in VO2. He tested 96 in offseason, and the doctor/trainer who was there when Daehlie tested, said Daehlie in top form could have a VO2 above 100.
Actually Bjorn and Ole Einar has both equally 11 olympic medals,but that is not so important Both were/are rather machines than humans,these numbers are brutal.
To be not so off-topic, great victory from Boonen, i like OPQS more and more.
Edit: I was wrong, checked Wiki now and Bjorn has 12 medals
Still hard to believe... where is the 2nd highest V02max of a cyclist?
On-topic: yeah OPQS is really making something from the early season, i hope they don't get stuck in April
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