Norwegian Triathlete Kristian Blummenfelt Switching To Pro Cycling, Seriously Thinks He Can Win Tour de France By 2028

count the hours wrote:

Head Too Far Up His Own..... wrote:

Even if it were physically possible for Blummenfelt to slim down from 75kg to the 66kg that Pogacar weighs, he doesn't put out anywhere enough raw power. Blummenfelt lists his FTP as 410 watts whereas Pogacar can do north of 462 watts for 40 minutes after already racing for 5 hours and multiple mountains. Blummenfelt's current threshold power is only 5.47 W/kg whereas Pogacar's is 7.0-7.3 W/kg tired out. With Blummenfelt's current W/kg, he would be finishing with the groupetto or the broom wagon.

"Blummenfelt’s FTP (Functional Threshold Power) is set to 410 watts in Strava (with his weight shown as 75 kg or 165 lbs)."

Link:www.triathlete.com/events/an-expert-lo...

Obviously his run and swim training hurts his power output on the bike. How often do you think Pogacar runs or swims?

He currently probably spends 25% of the time on the bike that top tour athletes do. He has so much room to improve.

Head Too Far Up His Own..... wrote:

He reveals the crazy plan: Yellow jersey in 2028.
- We probably need a few years. The first year will probably not be the Tour de France. 2025 will probably be more of a year of mapping, where we have to find out where we have to work. Not only with Kristian specifically, but also with the team.
- In 2026, we aim to sit in the Tour de France. In 2027 we must be in a position to take some jerseys. If we are not in a position to take some stage wins or be at the very top in the overall, it is difficult to think that we will do something magical until 2028. So we think that then we will really test it in 2027, and then the goal of going all-in in 2028, Bu continues.

Kristian Blummenfelt's head is way too far up his own arse to seriously be switching full time from triathlon to pro cycling and thinks he can win the Tour de France by 2028. Not only does he not any any elite cycling experience, he is far too heavy compared to Tadej Pogacar, Vingegaard, or Evenepol

Link:www.tv2.no/sport/mot-norsk-overgang-av...

Head Too Far Up His Own..... wrote:

He reveals the crazy plan: Yellow jersey in 2028.
- We probably need a few years. The first year will probably not be the Tour de France. 2025 will probably be more of a year of mapping, where we have to find out where we have to work. Not only with Kristian specifically, but also with the team.
- In 2026, we aim to sit in the Tour de France. In 2027 we must be in a position to take some jerseys. If we are not in a position to take some stage wins or be at the very top in the overall, it is difficult to think that we will do something magical until 2028. So we think that then we will really test it in 2027, and then the goal of going all-in in 2028, Bu continues.

Kristian Blummenfelt's head is way too far up his own arse to seriously be switching full time from triathlon to pro cycling and thinks he can win the Tour de France by 2028. Not only does he not any any elite cycling experience, he is far too heavy compared to Tadej Pogacar, Vingegaard, or Evenepol

Link:www.tv2.no/sport/mot-norsk-overgang-av...

Head Too Far Up His Own..... wrote:

He reveals the crazy plan: Yellow jersey in 2028.
- We probably need a few years. The first year will probably not be the Tour de France. 2025 will probably be more of a year of mapping, where we have to find out where we have to work. Not only with Kristian specifically, but also with the team.
- In 2026, we aim to sit in the Tour de France. In 2027 we must be in a position to take some jerseys. If we are not in a position to take some stage wins or be at the very top in the overall, it is difficult to think that we will do something magical until 2028. So we think that then we will really test it in 2027, and then the goal of going all-in in 2028, Bu continues.

Kristian Blummenfelt's head is way too far up his own arse to seriously be switching full time from triathlon to pro cycling and thinks he can win the Tour de France by 2028. Not only does he not any any elite cycling experience, he is far too heavy compared to Tadej Pogacar, Vingegaard, or Evenepol

Link:www.tv2.no/sport/mot-norsk-overgang-av...

Crashy McCrashFace wrote:

kcgyfhfg wrote:

Well…. Lance Armstrong did go from triathlete to winning the tdf. The bike was actually his third (fourth) sport. He started by swimming, then did track, then moved to triathlon, which led him to the bike.

But of course, he was much younger when his did the switch.

We also saw Mike Woods going from a top (young) track athlete to becoming a tdf regular. Never won tdf however.

Ritchie Porte another who famously made the move from tri to the pro peloton, and more recently, Cam Wurf.

With Lance and Ritchie, the transition was made relatively young (Ritchie was 21) - so there are years to gain experience and develop. Woods is a stage hunter who is explosive for a climber. Cam was a domestique just expected to sit on the front and tap out rhythm, which is perhaps something Blumm could be useful at. However this biggest problem with late transitions is the ability to ride/manoeuvre in the peloton. Woods is notoriously crash prone, as was Porte. It's not just a matter of "my VO2 is XX mL/kg/min and my FTP is 400+ W" - it's about being able to keep yourself in position to use your physiological assets. There have been races where Woods had the fastest time up the climbs, but missed the race winning move by being out of position. Riding in the pro peloton, particularly on challenging terrain, is practically a different sport compared to the bike leg of triathlon.