Wiggins on the Concept2 erg

[LegendRider]

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.

[Burnette]

His package didn't arrive before the event.

[Climb01742]

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.

[mcteague]

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

[seanile]

considering his weight, that's very respectable

[happycampyer]

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...

[54ny77]

i never knew wiggins was the geico caveman.

[Climb01742]

Originally Posted by happycampyer

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...

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.

[FlashUNC]

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.

[LegendRider]

Originally Posted by Climb01742

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.

True, but Wiggins has been fully focused on rowing for about a year and he put on a lot of mass. He's not quite at his 100kg goal, but he's substantially bigger than his Tour days.

[dogrange]

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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[happycampyer]

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.

[rwsaunders]

No Froome to pull him in the gym.

[CunegoFan]

Originally Posted by rwsaunders

No Froome to pull him in the gym.

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.

[ColonelJLloyd]

With apologies to beeatnik, rich white people sports are so weird.