The "Anton Palzer is the new Greg LeMond " thread

[Krzysztof_O]

Ski Mountaineering also has the vertical race that is just a single climb with a mass start and the short sprint events (that stuff is horrible and even makes XC skiing sprints look great), not just the classic Marathon races with Multiple ascents and descents or the individual with 1 climb and 1 descent. Palzer has been 2nd at the WC in both the vertical race and the sprint, one would assume that athletes who compete in those have a high VO2max (and a great power to weight ration when it comes to the vertical).

Agreed. The guy surely achieves incredible values of VAM when running/skiing uphill. He's got a superb engine and low body mass and can be a great climber. Obviously his leg muscles need to switch to cycling effort, which is most crucial part. This is the guy to watch and I wouldn't be surprised if he becomes a top climber at some point.

 

[tobydawq]

Antoine Palzmann

Antman Palzman... Come on, BlueRoads...

 

[BlueRoads]

Antman Palzman... Come om, BlueRoads...

Tu n'aimes pas mes blagues?

Sorry. I'm bored.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

His name is obviously Toni "Der Palzerwagen".

 

[tobydawq]

Tu n'aimes pas mes blagues?

Sorry. I'm bored.

I guess you're not a huge Marvel fan?

 

[BlueRoads]

I guess you're not a huge Marvel fan?

Hm, no, I've heard of Antman, but never seen him.

 

[tobydawq]

Hm, no, I've heard of Antman, but never seen him.

He can be quite small, though. Especially when he is in the quantum realm I guess he can be hard to see. But I think Palzer is too tall an unbugged to be called Antman.

 

[Bonimenier]

Imagine having your own thread on the almighty CN-forum without ever having ridden a race. Can he handle the immense pressure that comes with that?

 

[Bavarianrider]

Imagine having your own thread on the almighty CN-forum without ever having ridden a race. Can he handle the immense pressure that comes with that?

What pressure? He has zero to lose. If it works out the way Bora and he hopes then he will earn millions of Euros. If it doesn`t he can simply go back to his old life. There is no pressure at all.

 

[Bonimenier]

What pressure? He has zero to lose. If it works out the way Bora and he hopes then he will earn millions of Euros. If it doesn`t he can simply go back to his old life. There is no pressure at all.

There is nothing as pressurizing as having your own thread on the CN-forum.

 

[Bavarianrider]

There is nothing as pressurizing as having your own thread on the CN-forum.

I doubt any pro reads on this forum

 

[BlueRoads]

I doubt any pro reads on this forum

Obviously not. You just need to look at all the mistakes they make although we always tell them what to do.

 

[kingjr]

If I understand him right on the above-mentioned podcast, he himself says that the idea is for him to become a helper on mountain stages, and he doesn't have ambitions that go beyond that.

 

[tobydawq]

If I understand him right on the above-mentioned podcast, he himself says that the idea is for him to become a helper on mountain stages, and he doesn't have ambitions that go beyond that.

But... The OP...

 

[RedheadDane]

Obviously not. You just need to look at all the mistakes they make although we always tell them what to do.

I suppose the real tricky part is reading the forum while racing.

 

[Faserr]

If I understand him right on the above-mentioned podcast, he himself says that the idea is for him to become a helper on mountain stages, and he doesn't have ambitions that go beyond that.

Yes, he says it is just a test. It can go totally wrong, but he is really motivated and wants to see how good he can become. Bora doesn't expect him to be really good in the first year.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Well, riders with a background from another sport tend to do very well in cycling, so...

It goes both ways though. People with a background in cycling tend to do well in other disciplines as well. Like waiting tables and selling ice-cream.

 

[ppanther92]

His first cycling race was July 2020 with a mountain time trial in Austria:

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Finished 7th. Most notable names on the list: Tobias Bayer (Alpecin-Fenix), Florian Lipowitz (Tirol Cycling, Ex-Biathlon), Thomas Steger (Thriathlon), Georg Steinhauser (Tirol Cycling), Markus Wildauer (Team Vorarlberg, Bronze-medalist U23 European Championship ITT, 9th U23 World Championship ITT).

He will most certainly have improved since then.

 

[SafeBet]

I suppose the real tricky part is reading the forum while racing.

Just have Google assistant read out loud the forum on your radio.
I'm pretty sure Cunego would have won that Tour de Suisse if he knew how many people were cheering for him here.

 

[RedheadDane]

Just have Google assistant read out loud the forum on your radio.

Now, that would be cheating!

 

[Krzysztof_O]

I doubt any pro reads on this forum

Sure? I've heard that @Logic-is-your-friend is Remco himself while @Gregor_Slovenia is an account shared by Tadej and Primoz.

 

[Mayomaniac]

His first cycling race was July 2020 with a mountain time trial in Austria:

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Finished 7th. Most notable names on the list: Tobias Bayer (Alpecin-Fenix), Florian Lipowitz (Tirol Cycling, Ex-Biathlon), Thomas Steger (Thriathlon), Georg Steinhauser (Tirol Cycling), Markus Wildauer (Team Vorarlberg, Bronze-medalist U23 European Championship ITT, 9th U23 World Championship ITT).

He will most certainly have improved since then.

The winner should be mentioned in another section of the forum, a notorious Granfondo Hero climbing 6km at 9.3% in 18min 3sec (VAM of 1861) at the age of 42...

 

[Samu Cuenca]

The winner should be mentioned in another section of the forum, a notorious Granfondo Hero climbing 6km at 9.3% in 18min 3sec (VAM of 1861) at the age of 42...

I bet ISN will offer him a contract for next year.

 

[Mayomaniac]

I bet ISN will offer him a contract for next year.

Well, he's coaching Brändle, so there is already a connection.

 

[ppanther92]

The winner should be mentioned in another section of the forum, a notorious Granfondo Hero climbing 6km at 9.3% in 18min 3sec (VAM of 1861) at the age of 42...

Yeah, thats why I didn't mention him