erik saunders said:so right... Lopes put the wood to Nothstien in a standing 200 when he was the world champ back in the day... ON HIS BMX BIKE... no lie...
no one area of bike racing has it all cornered up when it comes to pure physical ability...
you are pretty much just adding different skills and experience to that raw ability when you are looking at the specialists...
when skill and experience are at play (always) its not a given that a man will prevail in a physical contest over a woman...
no doubt that a top woman track racer is going to have a million times the skill and experience to pull off a flawless flying 200... a pro road racer is going to make a mess of it... and have a ****tier time...
like this:
Women's Omnium Flying 200: 2nd: Sarah Hammer 12.277 seconds
Men's Omnium Flying 200:......13th: Tyler Farrar........12.287 seconds
Yeah, i remember when Lopes smoked all of us at Redlands in 2000 street sprints. Impressive field as well.
Link:http://www.cqranking.com/men/asp/gen/race.asp?raceid=15531