Yes, but the amount they gain and then have to lose again is the issue. Plus, the closer you live to your race weight the 'easier' it is for your body to adapt. Yes, its easier for some than others, but a pro needs to make the sacrifice.
In his case, we're talking about 2-3 kilos between his regular spring weight to his GT weight. That's not like some other riders who lose double that or more.
Something that doesn't need to be stated, IMO.
My understanding was that he was 5-6 kilos over this spring (granted, after being a couch potato while recovering).
Even more so since they literally had the same issue last year… this is just amateur hour and wouldn’t happen at Visma for example
Let me jump back a bit here:
Unless the air filters are on his face, they won't help him much during the stages. I assume that he/they have been exploring treatments that relieve his symptoms, don't have worse effects than the allergy, and are approved for use.
"Pollen allergy" can mean oh-so-many-things in professional cycling. I wouldn't take this declaration at face value. No idea what the issue was, but I've heard this one enough to realize it means "we're not going to tell you what the issue was".
I doubt Widar will turn out better than Evenepoel, but he might have the luck of racing against easier competition. We'll see.
He may be limited by his time trialing in the same way that Remco is limited by his climbing. As Vingo and then Pogacar age out that might not matter quite as much, eh.
I don't see Widar 's top in climbing be better than Evenepoel's tbh. But he probably will crash less and have less issues with his weight.
True, but you could hear it in his voice in interviews so we can, at the very least, conclude that his upper respiratory system was affected.
For sure it’s possible, I overstated it. I simply would never take such a statement from a team at face value.
Speaking of Tom Brady in another thread, Evenenpoel just needs Brady to plan his diet and training regimen honestly.
As long as Evenepoel doesn’t ride in 50 d F weather he’ll be okay, though he’d definitely want the performance when the balls were at the correct pressure after halftime.
Remco is a structural challenge. He's got a broad upper body that will only shed so much muscle without being injury compromised. Looking at most GT guys they look like their skeletal system was somehow replaced with child-width bones. They also break like glass when they hit the pavement. You clearly have the gift of metabolism that will modulate like that.
There might be something genetic about it, but with the exception of my father who ran, hiked, and lifted weights until a few months before he died, everyone on both sides of my family are considerably heavier (more body fat) people than me (and even dad was 175-180 pounds most of his adult life). Like you said, maybe my metabolism is able to respond, but my activity level and nutrition certainly plays a part in that as well.
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