Most of the time you can just look for a guy wearing a leader's jersey.![]()
Sean Kelly made that mistake when most of Jumbo crashed and he said Primoz must have escaped as he couldn't see the red jersey
Most of the time you can just look for a guy wearing a leader's jersey.![]()
I googled it a bit and it looks like it's a bit of both. He is in attacking position (his back is a lot more horizontal) a lot of times when others are not and his frame does appear to be smaller:
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I googled it a bit and it looks like it's a bit of both. He is in attacking position (his back is a lot more horizontal) a lot of times when others are not and his frame does appear to be smaller:
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I'm not a specialist, but there's a couple of other factors as well. First it's the arms-to-legs legnth ratio, then its the elbow angle, the way you are holding drops and finally stem angle and length.Is it just a question of spending more time on the drops than others?
There was an interview with him on Slovenian national TV where he hinted he was pretty good at school...Primoz knows the laws of physics well:
Heared he gave up on studying when he figured out he wasn't the #1 smartest kid alive.I'm not a specialist, but there's a couple of other factors as well. First it's the arms-to-legs legnth ratio, then its the elbow angle, the way you are holding drops and finally stem angle and length.
There was an interview with him on Slovenian national TV where he hinted he was pretty good at school...
I'd think so. Mostly because there would likely be more emphasis on flexibility and strength/power in the jump from a very deep position.Being from Brazil, winter sports are a complete mystery to me. But does this riding position have any influence of his ski-jumping? I mean, to jump longer one needs to be very aero.
There should be some benefits - but as @Red Rick mentioned it has to do with deep position:Being from Brazil, winter sports are a complete mystery to me. But does this riding position have any influence of his ski-jumping? I mean, to jump longer one needs to be very aero.
Yeah. I've read studies that elite athletes were actually more often engaged in other sports in the early development of their sports career than subelite athletes.There should be some benefits - but as @Red Rick mentioned it has to do with deep position:
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I'm pretty sure he is far less uncomfortable in attacking position than some other cyclists because of his background.
There should be some benefits - but as @Red Rick mentioned it has to do with deep position:
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I'm pretty sure he is far less uncomfortable in attacking position than some other cyclists because of his background.
Edit: Bracing for "wait, he was a ski jumper?" joke![]()
I'd think so. Mostly because there would likely be more emphasis on flexibility and strength/power in the jump from a very deep position.
Given that I think he's significantly better than the rest of the field and has the strongest team, it's a bit surprising that he's only 2-3 minutes up over the Movi duo.
Before I've never considered how ski jumping may have helped him, but now it seems to have given him advantages in some areas. Remember that Roglic's breakthroughs came in TT's. It's easier to understand how a thriathlete or runner (like woods) can cross over to cycling, but perhaps ski jumping (or God knows what other sport) can give a sharper edge if the athlete has a great aerobic capacity.
You talked about power, so the pull the ski jumper does is essential to a good jump? I wonder if a good ski jumper who crossed over to cycling would have a strong acceleration...
Even so, it is impressive that someone with such a great aerobic capacity would grow in a almost totally anaerobic/position sport.
I don't know about the aerobic capacity of a ski jumper, but the aero position and explosive jump should come extremely natural to a ski jumper. The real question for me is the muscle fiber ratio.Before I've never considered how ski jumping may have helped him, but now it seems to have given him advantages in some areas. Remember that Roglic's breakthroughs came in TT's. It's easier to understand how a thriathlete or runner (like woods) can cross over to cycling, but perhaps ski jumping (or God knows what other sport) can give a sharper edge if the athlete has a great aerobic capacity.
You talked about power, so the pull the ski jumper does is essential to a good jump? I wonder if a good ski jumper who crossed over to cycling would have a strong acceleration...
Even so, it is impressive that someone with such a great aerobic capacity would grow in a almost totally anaerobic/position sport.
Oh, definitely. MAL is one of my favorite riders -- nothing like seeing a pure climber in full flight!Mas and MAL are in great form and are great riders, Lopez can beat everyone on climbs like yesterday's, he beat Pogacar last year. Mas was with Pogacar, Carapaz and Vingegaard at the Tour, and it looks he was peaking to the Vuelta. But the small amount of ITT so far helped their position, I imagine in a 33 km flatish TT a top-form Roglic might put 2 to 3 minutes on them.
It's just not a Froome- or Armstrong-level dominance, but maybe that's a good thing.
Before I've never considered how ski jumping may have helped him, but now it seems to have given him advantages in some areas. Remember that Roglic's breakthroughs came in TT's. It's easier to understand how a thriathlete or runner (like woods) can cross over to cycling, but perhaps ski jumping (or God knows what other sport) can give a sharper edge if the athlete has a great aerobic capacity.
O God please, no. There's no comparison between bionic Captain America (not counting even the dope and the dirty politics) and "no risk, no glory."
I always thought there were some parallels between Roglic & Tyler Hamilton.
Hamilton was a downhill ski racer who also came into cycling a bit later. And like Roglic, Hamilton's first real breakthrough & impressive display was in an individual TT (it's all in his book). Also, Hamilton was another rider with a pretty low profile on a bike.
I do think the Roglic off the saddle position on climbs can look a bit like Lance. It's just an aesthetic thing. It's like he's a combination of several schools of positioning thought & cadence to maximize his potential.
He hasn't been a ski jumper for 10 years already, whatever that might have helped him in transition to cycling is long gone so I'm not sure why it's still discussed. His current form and bike handling has nothing to do with him being a ski jumper in the past, surely..
I dont think he rides a very small frame; his Bianchi was size 53 dont know about CerveloIt's then not the frame, just the riding position?