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Wiggins on the Concept2 erg
For those of you familiar with rowing, what do you think of his performance?
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/wigg...championships/ His goal of 6:02 was in the ballpark of what I expected. His actual 6:22 was a major disappointment IMO. |
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True Story
His package didn't arrive before the event.
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My daughter rows in college at a very high level and a cyclist' physique is very different than in elite crew. He clearly has the lungs but strength is key in crew. A small example: my daughter's team has plank holding contests that_begin_at holding one for 10 minutes. Her women's team's lifting workouts would humble many male pro athletes in a good many sports.
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He says he thought he had a false start, backed off a bit, and then never really got back in gear. Of course, as a friend used to reply, “that’s what he would say”. Also, being good on the erg is not the same as good on the water.
Tim |
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considering his weight, that's very respectable
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To put that time in perspective, 6:20ish is a 2K time that gets high school rowers recruited to top men's lightweight college programs. Their advantage over Wiggins is they already know how to row...
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i never knew wiggins was the geico caveman.
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Very true. Wiggo's time wouldn't get him on an Ivy or PAC 12 boat. And once on water, the rowing skill level would diverge enormously, particularly on a course like the Head of the Charles or in the wind.
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I mean, he's already proven to have the engine at an aerobic and anaerobic level.
Why not? Glad he's finding something else that interests him to pursue. |
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Yes, OK for a lightweight (155 lbs), not even close to elite for a heavyweight. Seems like he could use to shoot for 110kg! If he could put that on as muscle, that is.
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A 6:22 is a 1:35 split per 500 meters over 2K. A kid I know set the under-19 lightweight world record for 5000 meters with a time of 16:46.7, which works out to roughly a 1:40 split per 500 meters, held for almost 17 minutes. If he can pull a 6:02 as he had hoped, he'd have a decent shot, but then he still has to learn how to row.
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No Froome to pull him in the gym.
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No prob. He'll just have his shady doctor give him a bogus TUE for steroids to make up for it and he'll try to blame his drug shipment on a female rower while UKAD does its best to look the other way.
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With apologies to beeatnik, rich white people sports are so weird.
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