Teams & Riders The Great Big Cycling Transfers, Extensions, and Rumours Thread

[Wyndbrook]

I'm not familiar with Ironman, but if this fat guy is the megastar then you can safely say that the 'Ironman' is a joke

Don't tell Greg that.

I believe said man being ridiculed can run 10k in sub 30 minutes, and has a run 2hr 30 min marathon at the end of an Ironman.

 

[Slavique Nuke]

He does not.

Id love to see you run a sub 14 min 5k.

Are you seriously suggesting that the fat guy is a sub 14 minute runner in 5 kilometres? Joke of the year

 

[Squire]

Are you seriously suggesting that the fat guy is a sub 14 minute runner in 5 kilometres? Joke of the year

He most definitely is. The reason why the fat guy has won so much, is that he usually outruns everybody who makes it to the running leg in the front group.

A bit of a shame he won't transition to cycling. Would have been a fun project even if I don't believe it would have been particularly successful.

 

[RedheadDane]

Are you seriously suggesting that the fat guy is a sub 14 minute runner in 5 kilometres? Joke of the year

You do realise that the the kind of body that seems "fat" within the world of cycling is actually... just pretty average?

 

[Samu Cuenca]

You do realise that the the kind of body that seems "fat" within the world of cycling is actually... just pretty average?

I've seen many fat shot putters over the years, and I'm sure I can put the shot further than them. I might have to use a crane though.

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

Are you seriously suggesting that the fat guy is a sub 14 minute runner in 5 kilometres? Joke of the year

he’s run sub 14 atleast 2 times in officially control measured courses. He’s an Olympic Champion and the guy he beat to win that gold medal in Tokyo (they started the running part together) had at that time officially recorded both a 13:26 5k and a 27:51 10000m times.
Educate yourself before you try laughing off facts.

 

[Valv.Piti]

He looks like a solid conti rider who can carve out a niche as a donkey in races in Bulgaria, Romania and what have you. If he loses another 5 kg, he might even be able to reach top-50 in said races

 

[Tim Cahill]

I think Blummenfelt's stocky profile suggests more the type who wins a Tour of Turkey or Romania mountain stage from the GC group in comical fashion against guys half his size and gets immediately popped for straight up EPO after the stage, becoming a clinic legend and being referenced constantly for the next 20 years. It's a respectable niche, perhaps Torku Sekerspor can offer him a trial if they're still around.

 

[Red Rick]

Top triathlete just means 'outrun the other good swimmers' becoming cyclist makes leas amount of sense possbile

 

[Ilmaestro99]

I think Blummenfelt's stocky profile suggests more the type who wins a Tour of Turkey or Romania mountain stage from the GC group in comical fashion against guys half his size and gets immediately popped for straight up EPO after the stage, becoming a clinic legend and being referenced constantly for the next 20 years. It's a respectable niche, perhaps Torku Sekerspor can offer him a trial if they're still around.

Someone needs to tell Lustenko to stop entering billions of stage races he can't finish, and to make the switch to ironman!!

 

[tobydawq]

Top triathlete just means 'outrun the other good swimmers' becoming cyclist makes leas amount of sense possbile

Well, in the ironman you're not allowed to draft on the cycling leg, so no.

But the Olympics distance rules are ridiculous, I agree on that.

 

[RedheadDane]

I've seen many fat shot putters over the years, and I'm sure I can put the shot further than them. I might have to use a crane though.

Shot putting is a sport that does not require a whole lot of movement, just spinning in a circle, as it's a strength/technique based sport.
If you do sitting shot putting you're not even spinning in a circle, coz you're strapped to a (non-spinning) chair.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Shot putting is a sport that does not require a whole lot of movement, just spinning in a circle, as it's a strength/technique based sport.
If you do sitting shot putting you're not even spinning in a circle, coz you're strapped to a (non-spinning) chair.

Sure, but you still have to be able to execute that technique, and people often underestimate the physical credentials it takes to do that because a lot of athletes in the power throwing events tend to be hulking and heavy-set. You'd say in terms of "perceived" athleticism from most to least, it goes from javelin to discus, to hammer, to shot put, simply because of what you'd perceive as a "typical" build for each, but crucially they're still professional athletes, it's not like their workout regime consists of eating Twinkies and occasionally spinning round a couple of times to hurl a heavy ball 20+ metres. Ryan Crouser is a hulking great bear of a man and certainly no bodybuilder physique, but while he has insane strength, it's not just being "stronger than the rest" that is why he has been a dominant figure in the discipline for years; if you ever see the field athletes warming up, you'd be stunned at some of the flexibility and gymnastic capability that should not be physically possible from a guy that size.

 

[Ricco']

A elite level shotputter can outrun above average sprinter specialists 9 out of 10 times in shorter distances up to 60m. The shorter the faster.

Ryan Crouser is reported to run under 4.8s in 40 metres, which translates to close to 7.0s in 60 metres.

A good shot putter has unreal reaction times and 10m speed, until endurance starts to kick in.

As it is said, speed is the most important part of any athletic event. The shot put is thrown far not because of the strength of the athlete, but because of the speed applied in the generation of momentum to throw away the shot put and the release velocity is the most important factor determining the actual distance of the throw.

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

A elite level shotputter can outrun above average sprinter specialists 9 out of 10 times in shorter distances up to 60m. The shorter the faster.

Ryan Crouser is reported to run under 4.8s in 40 metres, which translates to close to 7.0s in 60 metres.

A good shot putter has unreal reaction times and 10m speed, until endurance starts to kick in.

I love a good off topic discussion, so:
What do you level are you talking about when you say “above average sprint specialist”? the guys that are running 100 meter in around 10.00 and competing at national level or guys more running like 10:30 and competing at national level?
(Worth keeping in mind Duplantis ran 10.37 in his show duel vs Warholm)

4.80 in 40 meter is a fast time, but the good sprinters would still wash the ground with him. If he could do a time close to 7.00 in 60 meter that is really impressive, but Coleman’s world record is 6.41 and a bunch of very mediocre sprinters would do below 7.00. Even the best women go below 7.00 in 60m.

I think the average 10.20s 100meter sprinter would clean Crouser and the other best shot putters in distances probably from 30 meters, definitively on 40 meter and longer. 50-60 meter they would probably be pretty even or maybe getting beaten by the best female sprinters.

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

Man, if the walking beer belly that is Jason Kelce could have been the best center in the game for about 10 years straight, the NFL can't be that hard.

It's basically rugby for people who don't like bruises

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

Are you seriously suggesting that the fat guy is a sub 14 minute runner in 5 kilometres? Joke of the year

How hard is it to read a wikipedia page? I assume you have the time, you're out here posting on this obscure forum.

 

[Sciatic]

Man, if the walking beer belly that is Jason Kelce could have been the best center in the game for about 10 years straight, the NFL can't be that hard.

Shh . . . don’t let his knees, shoulders, spine, ankles, or feet hear that, they will want to have a word with you 😜

 

[Sciatic]

You do realise that the the kind of body that seems "fat" within the world of cycling is actually... just pretty average?

The kind of body that seems “fat” in cycling seems skinny in the U.S.

 

[StryderHells]

Hahahahahhahahaha it's good somebody is finally calling out the Mickey mouses sport that's triathlon. I bet this guy times for 5k and marathon are all fake. Just gets paid to be constantly on holiday doing z2 workouts and eating 8000 calories

I’ll take that bet

 

[Ricco']

I love a good off topic discussion, so:
What do you level are you talking about when you say “above average sprint specialist”? the guys that are running 100 meter in around 10.00 and competing at national level or guys more running like 10:30 and competing at national level?
(Worth keeping in mind Duplantis ran 10.37 in his show duel vs Warholm)

4.80 in 40 meter is a fast time, but the good sprinters would still wash the ground with him. If he could do a time close to 7.00 in 60 meter that is really impressive, but Coleman’s world record is 6.41 and a bunch of very mediocre sprinters would do below 7.00. Even the best women go below 7.00 in 60m.

I think the average 10.20s 100meter sprinter would clean Crouser and the other best shot putters in distances probably from 30 meters, definitively on 40 meter and longer. 50-60 meter they would probably be pretty even or maybe getting beaten by the best female sprinters.

Above average around the spectre of participants - national and regional level. Athletes with PB between 7.0 and 7.2 in 60m and 11.0 and 11.3 in 100m. Times that still require dedication and many hours of practice to achieve. Of course, the shorter the distance the better.

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

Above average around the spectre of participants - national and regional level. Athletes with PB between 7.0 and 7.2 in 60m and 11.0 and 11.3 in 100m. Times that still require dedication and many hours of practice to achieve. Of course, the shorter the distance the better.

So a professional athlete in another sport could hold their ground against “amateurs” that are way behind even the best women in that other sport, that’s not a big surprise. a better measurement is probably comparing things like this to the elite of women, and they run below 7 60s and below 11 100s.
The cycling equivalent would be a male cyclist doing like a 48-50 minutes Alpe D’Huez climb (women record is 46:37). A lot of top athletes in one sport would easily be competitive against the best women in another sport.

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

Shh . . . don’t let his knees, shoulders, spine, ankles, or feet hear that, they will want to have a word with you 😜

If he had played rugby I would have nothing to fear because they wouldn't be able to have a word with me.

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

Also lovely to read these people crapping all over triathlon athletes.

If you're off that opinion I'm just going to assume your strategy in the swimming part would be to let your 25% body fat keep you afloat whilst the current drifts you towards the end.

 

[tobydawq]

Also lovely to read these people crapping all over triathlon athletes.

If you're off that opinion I'm just going to assume your strategy in the swimming part would be to let your 25% body fat keep you afloat whilst the current drifts you towards the end.

They're probably so fat that the water shies away from them (because lipid is hydrophobic) and they can just walk.