General News Thread

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Some changes in the rankings at the Rabo vo2 max test..

Lars Boom now absolute record holder with 512W
And some new names appear on the w/kg ranking. Rohan Denis, Marc Goos and Wilco Kelderman in particular.

Gesink tested 6.7 w/kg this year, so I assume he's almost fully recovered now, it's 0.3 off his personal best and he was 2kg too heavy this time

 

[theyoungest]

Lars Boom now absolute record holder with 512W
And some new names appear on the w/kg ranking. Rohan Denis, Marc Goos and Wilco Kelderman in particular.

Gesink tested 6.7 w/kg this year, so I assume he's almost fully recovered now, it's 0.3 off his personal best and he was 2kg too heavy this time

Bit surprised to see Rohan Dennis there... speaks volumes about the value of this test versus actual climbing on the road. He posts the same numbers as Robert Gesink

Not to mention the guys who don't even make the best 20 anymore, like Denis Menchov and Thomas Dekker.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Some changes in the rankings at the Rabo vo2 max test..

Lars Boom now absolute record holder with 512W
And some new names appear on the w/kg ranking. Rohan Denis, Marc Goos and Wilco Kelderman in particular.

Gesink tested 6.7 w/kg this year, so I assume he's almost fully recovered now, it's 0.3 off his personal best and he was 2kg too heavy this time

lol. you clealry don't understand the tests at all. these are short tests, like an hour. gesink can't train for longer than 3 hours so no he's not almost at his best again. and boom has gained weight then which is unfortune imo as I see him better as a hilly rider

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Bit surprised to see Rohan Dennis there... speaks volumes about the value of this test versus actual climbing on the road. He posts the same numbers as Robert Gesink

Not to mention the guys who don't even make the best 20 anymore, like Denis Menchov and Thomas Dekker.

:facepalm: of course it says an increidble lot about climbing. but you also need to take in the weight of a rider. I'm sure wiggins had very high watt per kg weight when he was a track rider so when he lost considerable weight he became a much better climber

 

[theyoungest]

:facepalm: of course it says an increidble lot about climbing. but you also need to take in the weight of a rider. I'm sure wiggins had very high watt per kg weight when he was a track rider so when he lost considerable weight he became a much better climber

So basically you confirm my point

And apparently Dennis has about the same weight as Gesink as well.

 

[craig1985]

Does anybody have any info on Rusvelo, who are their riders, their kit and bikes etc.? They have Pro Continental status and have applied for wildcards at RCS races and will ride at the Volta ao Algarve and whilst I will concede I don't understand Portuguese, the article in Record was of no use when trying to gather if they were going field in the race. There has been next to no articles about them on CN, they just appear mysterious.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

their rider lineup is everywhere

 

[craig1985]

I've seen the women's team but I'm pretty certain they won't be trying to get wildcard to ride the Tirreno, MSR etc. Google has been no use to me either, maybe in Dutch media is everywhere, but that is of no use to me.

 

[Ferminal]

Does anybody have any info on Rusvelo, who are their riders, their kit and bikes etc.? They have Pro Continental status and have applied for wildcards at RCS races and will ride at the Volta ao Algarve and whilst I will concede I don't understand Portuguese, the article in Record was of no use when trying to gather if they were going field in the race. There has been next to no articles about them on CN, they just appear mysterious.

It's a spinoff from the track program, it's basically a national team. Heiko Salzwedel is overseeing the whole thing so don't be surprised if there are a few decent performances. Henk Vogels is also a DS/development coach.

The thing is we don't know how seriously they will take the road, given how important the track will be until August.

 

[Sylvester]

Here's their team. You haven't been searching too well

 

[jens_attacks]

funny guy,all my respect!

mikaelcherel Mikael Cherel
Bon petit voyage matinal Nice/Lyon avec Vinokourov. Je n'ai pas manqué de le tasser discrètement contre le hublot... #arrivéetap3romandie

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

lol. you clealry don't understand the tests at all. these are short tests, like an hour. gesink can't train for longer than 3 hours so no he's not almost at his best again. and boom has gained weight then which is unfortune imo as I see him better as a hilly rider

Gesink already trained for 6 hours months ago. read his twitter...

You are sadly misinformed once again. Mr minister of misinformation...

 

[theyoungest]

Gesink already trained for 6 hours months ago. read his twitter...

You are sadly misinformed once again. Mr minister of misinformation...

No, that's not true. Recently he mentioned the milestone of a 4 hr training.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Gesink already trained for 6 hours months ago. read his twitter...

You are sadly misinformed once again. Mr minister of misinformation...

he had a 3 hour training around new years. that's his longest training so far I think he said

 

[Havetts]

RGUpdate Robert Gesink
Iets meer dan 3 maanden terug brak ik mijn been, vandaag 4u, 130km met ong. 33/u! Wereld van verschil! j.mp/vN7Yy0 #ander_mens!
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Atleast 4 hours as a minimum.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

An interview with Sean Kelly from a couple of weeks ago about An Post's prospects for this season. Apparently they signed three more riders than they originally had the budget for, but their sponsors agreed to give them more bikes etc.

It also seems, reading between the lines a bit, that they've come to some sort of arrangement with British Cycling to give young British track riders a shot on the road (they are up to four British riders this year, all 23 or younger). That makes a lot of sense, given that it's an English speaking team, based in Belgium and with a better programme than the British based Conti outfits. As an aside British Cycling apparently were pushing them hard to take on Jonny Bellis, which I think reflects pretty well on British Cycling.

http://www.irishcycling.com/publish/news/art_6004.shtml

 

[Havetts]

he had a 3 hour training around new years. that's his longest training so far I think he said

6u,175km met @PMartens83 en @dennisvanwinden. Hele mooie ronde, helaas liet de zon ons in de steek! Route: j.mp/ylew5x met 2500Hm.


Today - 'new record'?

 

[boomcie]

Maybe we should change the thread title.

"Exact amount of hours that Robert Gesink spends in preparation of his next crash"

 

[Havetts]

I dont mind. Topic changed to that, so I posted on topic. Don't read if you don't care..

 

[theyoungest]

I dont mind. Topic changed to that, so I posted on topic. Don't read if you don't care..

It's also newsworthy (if only slightly).

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

it's definitly newsworthy if he hasn't crashed

 

[theyoungest]

it's definitly newsworthy if he hasn't crashed

Yes, mr. I-hate-Gesink-but-apparently-follow-his-training-routine-on-twitter.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

nah I got that from a different forum where someone posted his training time.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

No, that's not true. Recently he mentioned the milestone of a 4 hr training.

just last week 5 hr...

 

[The Hitch]

Yes, mr. I-hate-Gesink-but-apparently-follow-his-training-routine-on-twitter.

What's weird about that? Keep your enemies close and all that.