this is cool, not sure if they'll have the same success with running but I'd be surprised if they don't find at least a couple of people who'll be able to cycle at an elite level
INEOS Eliud Kipchoge Cycling Academy opens in Kaptagat
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Know something or two wrote:
El Keniano wrote:
You're all on notice.
No we're not, as far as vo2 max, power output and LT threshold Europeans are equal to or greater than east Africans. The only reason supposedly they are so much better is because of their tendon elasticity. So on a bike where bouncing isn't a factor, the advantage is gone. If Kenyans are magical aerobic beast we wouldn't only see them dominate running but also other endurance sports. Wake me up when they win any major cycling competition.
Do you have a source for that tendon elasticity idea? Not doubting at all, just genuinely curious to read more.
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Anyone know anything about this? Is the idea to try to develop Kenyan cycling? Or being a training base for pro cyclists to do altitude training?
All of the dirt roads in Kenya are great for running but not so much for road biking
You know Kenya has asphalt roads too right? It isn’t all dirt roads, even when you get far away from Nairobi.
Id be more worried about protection cycling in Kenya than the lack of roads. A pack of soft white Americans riding $10,000 bikes would be quite the tempting target.
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“The INEOS Eliud Kipchoge Cycling Academy will be headed up
by Valentijn Trouw and the wider Kaptagat team. Trouw has over 30 years’
experience in identifying and nurturing long distance running talent in Kenya, …”20
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