Height & Weight: You Vs the Pros

[Michielveedeebee]

I can climb decently when I'm fresh. But my condition is so horrific that if I have to do a climb after 50km im still dead.

maybe you should start training

 

[Kwibus]

1.97m and 70kg.

And no I don't have anorexia.

Oh wow!
I'm 201cm and 93kg at this moment, but 4-5 years ago my weight was 80kg and when I was 18 and I reached 201cm I weighed 75kg which ofcourse was underweight.
I'm not sure how old you are, but once I past the age of 25 I started gaining weight. Slowly, but now at 29 my weight is 93kg and rising.
Also a reason I'm going to buy a bike this winter and see if I can get it down to 85kg allthough I'm not sure if the misses will agree, but I love climbing!

Too bad the closest hill is about 200km away..

 

[auscyclefan94]

You dutchies are quite tall. I think after Christmas today my weight won't be comparable to any cyclist out there!

 

[nobilis]

Too bad the closest hill is about 200km away..

Although i live by the sea, the closest climb is 5 minutes away. Plus the weather is perfect all year long so i can almost train everyday outdoor. These are the benefits of living in a Mediterranean country. Basically no forced offseason.

 

[craig1985]

Although i live by the sea, the closest climb is 5 minutes away. Plus the weather is perfect all year long so i can almost train everyday outdoor. These are the benefits of living in a Mediterranean country. Basically no forced offseason.

Yeah same. I don't know what I would do if I lived in Canada and couldn't ride on the road for several months.

 

[Jancouver]

I can climb decently when I'm fresh. But my condition is so horrific that if I have to do a climb after 50km im still dead.

eat some protein .... steak is a good start

 

[craig1985]

eat some protein .... steak is a good start

durianrider to respond in 5..4..3

 

[the student]

1.84m and 68 kg here... and im quite happy with that

 

[kease7]

I'm 5ft 6 - 167cm
after xmas/illness 62kilo's but my racing weight is 59kilo's

 

[Tuarts]

Oh wow!
I'm 201cm and 93kg at this moment, but 4-5 years ago my weight was 80kg and when I was 18 and I reached 201cm I weighed 75kg which ofcourse was underweight.
I'm not sure how old you are, but once I past the age of 25 I started gaining weight. Slowly, but now at 29 my weight is 93kg and rising.
Also a reason I'm going to buy a bike this winter and see if I can get it down to 85kg allthough I'm not sure if the misses will agree, but I love climbing!

Too bad the closest hill is about 200km away..

91kg @ 194cm

Had it down to 89 before, so I'm hoping some serious training can get it down to at least 87. 85 preferably. I ****ing hate any sort of incline.

 

[Notso Swift]

Kwibus, you are about with me (195 and 90.. and Maggie Backstedt) but we should be more like 80 than 87 to do this thing right. I do go down hills pretty well though

1.97m and 70kg.

And no I don't have anorexia.

That is about the same height as Van Summeren and he his about 5 or 6 kg heavier, and he can still go up hills (very well)

 

[JediTimbob]

183cm - 77kg. Would like to drop to around 74kg, but can work ok at 77kg.

 

[Florian]

1m80, 71kgs.
My data was once quite close to a sprinter like Robbie Hunter, even if I don't feel like a sprinter at all!

 

[biopass]

180 cm and around 80-ish kgs, which is too much for a cyclist i think.

I´ve read Nibali is 180 too so i would love to see his bike set up. Mainly because i dont know if i should go for a size 56 frame or size 58.

 

[robertocarlos]

well i am 5'9" and 150lbs (1.75m and 67kg.)
according to wiki cavendish size
but everytime i look in the mirrior i see alberto contador
and the few times i have raced i feel like valverde.
my proportions are similar to contador's eventought i am heavier
but cannot manage to climb long and steady
when i haved raced i always enjoy shorter punishing climbs at the end of a shorter race and i like sprinting a bit and sometimes, sometimes i can do a decent tt.

 

[nobilis]

180 cm and around 80-ish kgs, which is too much for a cyclist i think.

I´ve read Nibali is 180 too so i would love to see his bike set up. Mainly because i dont know if i should go for a size 56 frame or size 58.

i'm 180 too and i ride a 56. It's the perfect size. A 58 would be too big, i'm quite sure. You can still ride a 56 up to roughly a height of 185cm.

 

[ferryman]

well i am 5'9" and 150lbs (1.75m and 67kg.)
according to wiki cavendish size
but everytime i look in the mirrior i see alberto contador
and the few times i have raced i feel like valverde.
my proportions are similar to contador's eventought i am heavier
but cannot manage to climb long and steady
when i haved raced i always enjoy shorter punishing climbs at the end of a shorter race and i like sprinting a bit and sometimes, sometimes i can do a decent tt.

my proportions are similar to contador's eventought i am heavier
but cannot manage to climb long and steady

Hey Roberto, I will be first in to let you know that Alberto found a nice way to get rid of those extra pounds (allegedly)

 

[craig1985]

180 cm and around 80-ish kgs, which is too much for a cyclist i think.

I´ve read Nibali is 180 too so i would love to see his bike set up. Mainly because i dont know if i should go for a size 56 frame or size 58.

I'm 188cm/6ft 2, and I ride a 57cm frame (because I ride an Orbea which for some reason do everything in 3cm increments, and the next size up would be a 60cm frame which is too big for me) which is the smallest for me, or a 58cm frame is the maximum for me. Would you fit on a 54cm frame? What bike do you ride, and what size is it?

 

[For The World]

I'm 186cm and currently 73kg. After another month of training, I think I'll be down to 72kg (I still have some fatty deposits to try and lose to get to proper racing weight).

 

[Jan the Man]

I am 182cm and 70kg. Two or three years ago when I was doing a lot of ridding and no other sport I was down at 63kg.

Since then I started doing other sports such as swimming, tennis, soccer and also started weight training and i have put on too much weight on the upper body.

I would say my overall fitness is probably comparable to back then, and I am probably healthier, but my climbing ability has plummeted.

 

[biopass]

I'm 188cm/6ft 2, and I ride a 57cm frame (because I ride an Orbea which for some reason do everything in 3cm increments, and the next size up would be a 60cm frame which is too big for me) which is the smallest for me, or a 58cm frame is the maximum for me. Would you fit on a 54cm frame? What bike do you ride, and what size is it?

My current bike is a 58cm hybrid. After i change it to a single speed and most importantly, narrowed the steer (with bar ends) from 56 to 42cm, i can suddenly do out of saddle climbs on the local hills with a good kadence on a gear that was higher than i used to ride with on the climbs before. I guess narrowing the steer opened up my lungs.

 

[redtreviso]

I'm 53 5'6 (167cm) 125lbs 56kg 1lb below my best riding shape from 20 years ago..
I had gotten up to 160 and lost it all in 15 months and 3000 miles. The first 1000 took me 10 months.. I expected that I might have to settle for being heavier because of age etc but surprised myself.. I could lose 5 more lbs since I have less muscle mass than 20 years ago..I'm still a shadow of my former self as far as cycling goes.. 3000 miles really isn't much.. 5000 more and I might be better.

 

[Black-Balled]

6', 150lb
183cm, 68kg
.00114 mi, .075tons

 

[nobilis]

I'm 188cm/6ft 2, and I ride a 57cm frame (because I ride an Orbea which for some reason do everything in 3cm increments, and the next size up would be a 60cm frame which is too big for me) which is the smallest for me, or a 58cm frame is the maximum for me. Would you fit on a 54cm frame? What bike do you ride, and what size is it?

This sizing system is annoying. Because for a 180cm guy, a 57 would be too big and a 54 too small. Maybe the solution would be a 54 with longer stem?

 

[craig1985]

This sizing system is annoying. Because for a 180cm guy, a 57 would be too big and a 54 too small. Maybe the solution would be a 54 with longer stem?

Yeah, it's stupid how they do it, as somebody who would want an Orbea, would be forced to buy a different bike. My foreman at work also rides, and he is approx 6ft, and was telling me he needs a 56cm frame, because he is a 54cm frame, and even with the longest stem he can get, it's still too small (he doesn't ride an Orbea BTW). But in saying that though, my Orbea Onix ****s all over the Trek that I used to own.

BTW, and slightly OT, but shouldn't this be in the Form and Fitness subforum?