Rogers quits Tour de Suisse to head to altitude

[DonTickles]

Question, when a rider trains at altitude (or sleeps in one of the altitude tents), what altitude are we talking here? Have there been studies on what would be the best altitude? Apparently the highest you can get in the Sierra Nevada's is about 11,500 feet, and you probably aren't sleeping anywhere near that altitude (highest city in Spain is listed as being at just 5553 feet). Alternately you could go to La Paz in Bolivia and live comfortably at 13,500 feet and train a few minutes down the road at 9000 feet. So at what altitude does the benefit plateau?

 

[Inner Peace]

Question, when a rider trains at altitude (or sleeps in one of the altitude tents), what altitude are we talking here? Have there been studies on what would be the best altitude? Apparently the highest you can get in the Sierra Nevada's is about 11,500 feet, and you probably aren't sleeping anywhere near that altitude (highest city in Spain is listed as being at just 5553 feet). Alternately you could go to La Paz in Bolivia and live comfortably at 13,500 feet and train a few minutes down the road at 9000 feet. So at what altitude does the benefit plateau?

I've read the minimum height to achieve statistically significant benefit of living at altitude as 5000 feet.. cbf finding reference

 

[BroDeal]

I've read the minimum height to achieve statistically significant benefit of living at altitude as 5000 feet.. cbf finding reference

Woo hoo. I'm covered. The rest of you sacks compare yourself to me then kill yourselves.

 

[auscyclefan94]

Woo hoo. I'm covered. The rest of you sacks compare yourself to me then kill yourselves.

If you don't mind me asking, where do you live?

 

[eljimberino]

Very high up his own **** by the sounds of it.

 

[BroDeal]

Very high up his own **** by the sounds of it.

Could be worse. Could be up yours--assuming there's enough room with all the gerbils up there.

 

[eljimberino]

Just mucking with ya.

 

[Benotti69]

where's Vino based, his winter training is in tenerife.

" the Teide, on Tenerife, to 3,718 meters. Teide, a dormant volcano, is the highest peak of Spain and the third largest volcano in the world from its base."

altitude training???

 

[Father Jack]

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where's Vino based, his winter training is in tenerife.

" the Teide, on Tenerife, to 3,718 meters. Teide, a dormant volcano, is the highest peak of Spain and the third largest volcano in the world from its base."

altitude training???

3718m = 12198 feet

 

[BroDeal]

where's Vino based, his winter training is in tenerife.

" the Teide, on Tenerife, to 3,718 meters. Teide, a dormant volcano, is the highest peak of Spain and the third largest volcano in the world from its base."

altitude training???

At what altitude is the riders' hotel?

 

[hmronnow]

didn't the tds go near fribourg the other stage. strange, as michael only rode two days of the tds and pulled out. he was already doing altitude training before at sierra nevada. so why go to switzerland and then go back there after a few days to do some more. Something does not add up.

1) Switzerland does have high mountains, but several of the TDS stages did not go particularly high.
2) Weather was awful in switzerland last week.
3) It could not have been predicted that the weather would be this bad - indeed it is worse than usual for the season.
4) Pulling out to go train in some nice dry and warm mountains would make sense.

 

[rata de sentina]

At what altitude is the riders' hotel?

Exactly. Altitude training doesn't mean riding up and down mountains. In fact it may not mean doing any actual training at altitude.

 

[Hillavoider]

Even doped to the eyeballs rogers doesn't have a hope of a podium. there are just too many other better dopers out there. he needs some canberra fireworks strapped to his seat for the steeper climbs.

 

[auscyclefan94]

1) Switzerland does have high mountains, but several of the TDS stages did not go particularly high.
2) Weather was awful in switzerland last week.
3) It could not have been predicted that the weather would be this bad - indeed it is worse than usual for the season.
4) Pulling out to go train in some nice dry and warm mountains would make sense.

1) Quite a few were over 2000m
2/3/4) Well that would help him aclimatise for the tour which will probably be rainy. A weather forecast would of tolr you rain in europe for that week. Training in those tough conditions is good prep as riders will need to be ready for tough conditions.

 

[Escarabajo]

Even doped to the eyeballs rogers doesn't have a hope of a podium. there are just too many other better dopers out there. he needs some canberra fireworks strapped to his seat for the steeper climbs.

He can talk to Cancellara to give him some extra Watts.

 

[Ferminal]

He can talk to Cancellara to give him some extra Watts.

Maybe he could just borrow some hot air from Cavendish.