VLAB going into the Ronde van Vlaanderen.
Matteo Jorgenson ✅
Tiesj Benoot - Crashed E3
Jan Tratnik - Crashed GW + DNFed DDV
Dylan van Baarle - Crashed E3 + Sickness
Christophe Laporte - Sickness
Wout van Aert - Injured
Per Strand Hagenes - Injured
Did I miss anyone? 🙈
@ColinASturgess Hi col tomorrow will go by like a blur try not to over think it ,just speak from the heart and remember plenty of people there to support you.best wishes
Is there anything better than cycling thru the narrow country lanes around Nth Cty Dublin, looking over the hedges, meeting old comrades at the coffee stop and every sentence begins with "......do you remember that race when we......."? #greattimes#WeWereGiants
@stevemagness Was doing a ramp test year’s ago,professor conducting it said “you have a outstanding vo2 but not enough power to light a lightbulb 💡 “in a strong Dublin accent 😂
Also, Vo2max is overrated...
-Vo2max varies based on protocol
-It barely budges after you've moved from novice to well-trained
-Other physiological markers are more responsive to training, and keep improving for years
-On its own, it is a poor predictor of performance.
I did a Vo2max test, and reached 84.
Here's how...
Great genetics
Years of: high mileage + lots of threshold work + balanced quality interval work
Note: 84 was the highest breadth-by-breadth, the actual average high was 76. But on social media we pick the highest # :)