Why are marathoners so weak? They need 6 months to rest after running a marathon even though they have no injuries. And yet here we see Jonas Vingegaard go from a major crash with punctured lung and multiple broken bones to riding at the very top level and winning a major Tour De France stage today in a 2 month span. Vingegaard suffered way more trauma than any marathoner and yet he recovered way quicker.
cyclists can do 5-6 hours of riding a day, swimmers can put away like 10K yards a day, but most pros will never go above 120 miles a week of running. Impact vs non impact endurance sport. The strain on tendons when cycling is nowhere close to that of running.
That being said, what Jonas came back from is insane, and if he manages to win the tour it'll be one of the greatest comebacks in cycling history
cyclists can do 5-6 hours of riding a day, swimmers can put away like 10K yards a day, but most pros will never go above 120 miles a week of running. Impact vs non impact endurance sport. The strain on tendons when cycling is nowhere close to that of running.
Runners can aquajog or use one of those suspended treadmills. No excuse. Marathoners don't get a punctured lung and broken bones and still take forever to do a second race in a year.
July 10 is also the anniversary of Johnny Hoogerland crashing through a barbed wire fence, getting up and finishing the stage, and then having to go do the podium ceremony for the King of the Mountains jersey before getting additional medical treatment.
Guy will never have to buy his own drinks when he walks into a bar in much of Europe.
cyclists can do 5-6 hours of riding a day, swimmers can put away like 10K yards a day, but most pros will never go above 120 miles a week of running. Impact vs non impact endurance sport. The strain on tendons when cycling is nowhere close to that of running.
Runners can aquajog or use one of those suspended treadmills. No excuse. Marathoners don't get a punctured lung and broken bones and still take forever to do a second race in a year.
Well Yuki runs 2:10 twice per month.
Seriously as a tri guy, running just pounds the body. Cycling and swimming, though also challenging are pretty much recovery, even a hard day. Thats the whole concept of a tour, or going for 6 swim golds.
cyclists can do 5-6 hours of riding a day, swimmers can put away like 10K yards a day, but most pros will never go above 120 miles a week of running. Impact vs non impact endurance sport. The strain on tendons when cycling is nowhere close to that of running.
That being said, what Jonas came back from is insane, and if he manages to win the tour it'll be one of the greatest comebacks in cycling history
the amount of pharma products flowing through his body are off the charts. remember wiggins and froome? Two mid-pack dudes who somehow lost every fat cell in their body to become GC champions. Jonas is on the same stuff. Look at his face and arms. Meanwhile pog looks like a normal champion, one that has the body composition of someone that can also win flanders. though none of you know what that is. "I watch TFD I am a cycling fan" crowd in here.
cyclists can do 5-6 hours of riding a day, swimmers can put away like 10K yards a day, but most pros will never go above 120 miles a week of running. Impact vs non impact endurance sport. The strain on tendons when cycling is nowhere close to that of running.
That being said, what Jonas came back from is insane, and if he manages to win the tour it'll be one of the greatest comebacks in cycling history
I'm not making the argument that cycling is clean, but what makes people think that runners aren't on the same "gear" that cyclists are? I have no reason to believe that cycling is any dirtier than distance running and I wouldn't be surprised if cycling is cleaner.
I feel like the work elite cyclists are putting in is more than runners. Thats not to say elite runners could run more, but they could do more low impact supplemental volume.
cyclists can do 5-6 hours of riding a day, swimmers can put away like 10K yards a day, but most pros will never go above 120 miles a week of running. Impact vs non impact endurance sport. The strain on tendons when cycling is nowhere close to that of running.
That being said, what Jonas came back from is insane, and if he manages to win the tour it'll be one of the greatest comebacks in cycling history
If anything, this tells me runners would benefit from doing more swimming/cycling.
Why are marathoners so weak? They need 6 months to rest after running a marathon even though they have no injuries. And yet here we see Jonas Vingegaard go from a major crash with punctured lung and multiple broken bones to riding at the very top level and winning a major Tour De France stage today in a 2 month span. Vingegaard suffered way more trauma than any marathoner and yet he recovered way quicker.
The stage races are also way more tactical. The average sprint stage is the equivalent of a major marathon being won in 3+ hours with a final mile in 4:05. Everyone on this board would lose their minds if that became the norm so guys could handle racing a marathon every month.
July 10 is also the anniversary of Johnny Hoogerland crashing through a barbed wire fence, getting up and finishing the stage, and then having to go do the podium ceremony for the King of the Mountains jersey before getting additional medical treatment.
Guy will never have to buy his own drinks when he walks into a bar in much of Europe.
I still remember this crash! It was caused by a race vehicle. Brutal.