CYCLING PERFORMANCE TIPS - Last updated: xxxxxxxxx Hills/Climbing Tips Climbing is a power-to-weight activity.
World class climbers generally have less than 2 pounds of body weight per inch of height. (For example, if you're 70 inches tall (5-foot- 10), you would weigh less than 140 pounds.) Since achieving this weight is difficult for most of us, here are a few tips for hill climbing. Before I cover a few climbing tips, here is an interesting comment pertaining to the ideal physique of a competitive climber from a contributor in roadbikerider.com. How Can a Small Guy Ride So Strongly?
Question: I began riding last year and recently met my first professional cyclist in person. Comment: When you're familiar with athletes in most conventional sports, it's a shock to see how small and thin top cyclists are. Height -- 1.79 meters (5 feet, 10.4 inches) Weight -- 71 kilograms (156.2 pounds) Resting heart rate -- 50 bpm Lung capacity -- 5.69 liters (1.48 gallons) Of course, there are exceptions. Now on to the tips.
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For all the plaudits and respect earned by victories in other WorldTour events, only the Tour de France provides a shot at cycling immortality - and you can follow the race every step of the way with us. Here, in our series of exclusive videos, former rider Chris Boardman offers his expert analysis on each stage - discussing the routes and who he expects to shine. Boardman is well qualified to pass judgement, having worn the yellow jersey at the Tour in 1994, 1997 and 1998 - one of only four British riders to achieve that honour. Boardman also won gold on the track at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics and was the 1994 world time trial champion.
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