Olympics - Individual Pursuit

[blackcat]

actually in a 2007 article with the academy riders on the track, Ellingworth was saying Burke's 3'17" was only 3 seconds outside Wiggins in form time in preparation for the worlds.

So I call bull$**** spin on the mail from BB Dave, but I appreciate your input, not trying to suggest you were spinning, just your mail is not credible imo.

So Wiggins 3'14" 3km runs 4'16" schedule at best, and fair enough, he has a taper, but I don't think he brings it down much below 4'14".

If there is the 2012 IP, Wiggins is gonna jump and not attempt to qualify, cos he knows he cant take those other riders in 3 years.

[blackcat]

one addition, BB Dave, dont think this was a false flag or misinformation, intelligence to throw off potential rivals. Wiggins did not have any rivals in 2007.

[Big_Blue_Dave]

There was an awful lot of work done in the 12-15 months to the Olympics by BC to get everyone prepared to break their own personal bests by the time the main competition (Olympics) came around, from the 2007 worlds.

Most of the endurance team went in at a good level of form, but not the best level in order to still improve by the Olympics. The coaches know that to peak twice in one year is detrimental to the performances of the riders as the second peak can be much weaker/shorter and/or more unpredictable in timing than the initial peak.

Then you have to add the equipment enhancements that BC and its suppliers created in all aspects of the equipment they use which created a number of watts saved or helped transfer more watts per pedal stroke than the old equipment, and you get the differentials.

[blackcat]

what, so his best time is around 3'14" ish, late 2007 by Ellingworth's estimate, and then in 2008 he has brought it down to 3'09" ish.

I dont buy it sorry. The gains from equipment are marginal and declining returns as you get closer to the ultimate point. Most of the drag is determined by the turbulence the legs create, which then react with the frame. There is only one way he could have brought his time down like that. He was slower in Majorca than in Athens, and in Manchester Huizenga put him to the sword in qualifying, but was neck and neck in the first km. If Wiggins really had so much up his sleeve, he would have selected a different schedule to ensure the win versus Huizenga.

I still hold Wiggins is fortunate that he was not going up against Hincapie, Cancellara, Farrar, Hushovd, Renshaw, in the pursuit, because I think all of those guys have him covered over 4km. But their income is via the road. Wiggins was fortunate that a Protour team persisted with him from Linda Mac thru Columbia. Wins in Dunkirk and l'Avenir don't cut it.