A few years ago he was one of the top sprinters in the world, and though he's more of a puncheur now, he can still beat Cavendish every now and then if he gets it just right. Then this week he won the GC at Tour of California by dominating the time trial then beating some of the top climbers up Mt. Baldy, which is a beast of a climb.
What would that performance be like in terms of running? Being able to compete with top pros in the 200, 5k, and marathon? Has anyone ever been able to do that?
It's not anywhere near being able to do the 200, 5k and marathon.
The 200 in T&F is a similar person to those who do the flying 250 in track cycling.
The 5K is someone more like Cancellara in cycling.
The marathon is more like Contador in cycling.
Someone like Sagan would be similar to a really good 400/800 runner in T&F. Like Wariner at his prime had he had actually been forced to run the 800 as well.
Epic racing by Sagan. He collapsed on the ground at the end of the mountain stage up Baldy.
Sprinters in cycling go 100 miles and then kick it in (with a team lead out) for a final sprint. It would be like jogging a marathon with the lead pack (if the wind was as much of a factor in running as in cycling), and then kicking it in for a sub-54 final quarter.
The mountain stage would be like trying to keep up with Matt Carpenter going up Pikes Peak back when he was in his prime.
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Epic racing by Sagan. He collapsed on the ground at the end of the mountain stage up Baldy.
Sprinters in cycling go 100 miles and then kick it in (with a team lead out) for a final sprint. It would be like jogging a marathon with the lead pack (if the wind was as much of a factor in running as in cycling), and then kicking it in for a sub-54 final quarter.
The mountain stage would be like trying to keep up with Matt Carpenter going up Pikes Peak back when he was in his prime.
No, it would be like doing a mixture of 20 x 200 in 30, 10 x 400 in 65, 5 x 800 in 2:10, 2 x 3000 in 9:00, 1 x 8000 in 25:00 and 1 x 5000 in 14:15 closing the last 400 of that 5000 in 61.
Yeah, but sitting on your @ss the whole time.
an athlete that does 5 - 7 hour events, with fast twitch at the end and wattage output for climbs/sprints. decent LT for TT too. choose from a sport that is 5 - 7 hours long and start there
I don't think we have anyone in track and field that has shown the same versatility that Sagan has. Best descender in cycling, climbing pretty well, dominating green jersey competitions, and now showing he can win yellow
Yes, Sagan just keeps getting better, and he was pretty damn good to begin with. Amazing bike skills -- did you happen to see that "bike cam" video of Sagan blowing past Farrar on the inside of a big S curve and never touching his brakes?!! Amazing. Hope he does well in the TdF.
uh, ever heard of Jordan Hasay?
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Webb had that range plus he was really good at those solo time trials.
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