'Dale Posted January 11, 2012 Author Posted January 11, 2012 From From Lance to Landis: “God knows what happened during that winter, but Lance came back the spring of ’96 and he was frickin’ huge. He looked like a linebacker. It was ‘Holy sh*t, man, he is big.’ Obviously, we all noticed it and he knew we did. He said something about [Dr. Michele] Ferrari not realizing the effect the weight room was going to have . . . but with Lance it was more than just seeing him big. I mean, he was big, but he could now rip the cranks off the bike like never before.”Wow.
Tumbleweed Posted January 11, 2012 Posted January 11, 2012 Wow. Should've added that that quote comes from Frankie Andreu.
'Dale Posted January 11, 2012 Author Posted January 11, 2012 Should've added that that quote comes from Frankie Andreu.Hmph! Thought Floyd said that. Yikes.
TNT1 Posted January 11, 2012 Posted January 11, 2012 Should've added that that quote comes from Frankie Andreu. Meh, Frankie, his lying wife and Greg probably made it up.
Tumbleweed Posted January 11, 2012 Posted January 11, 2012 Meh, Frankie, his lying wife and Greg probably made it up. You left out Greg's lying wife.
TNT1 Posted January 11, 2012 Posted January 11, 2012 You left out Greg's lying wife. Oh, forgot about Kath. The b!tch.
Tumbleweed Posted January 11, 2012 Posted January 11, 2012 Oh, forgot about Kath. The b!tch. She had sexy specs though.
GrumpyOldGuy Posted January 11, 2012 Posted January 11, 2012 From From Lance to Landis: “God knows what happened during that winter, but Lance came back the spring of ’96 and he was frickin’ huge. He looked like a linebacker. It was ‘Holy sh*t, man, he is big.’ Obviously, we all noticed it and he knew we did. He said something about [Dr. Michele] Ferrari not realizing the effect the weight room was going to have . . . but with Lance it was more than just seeing him big. I mean, he was big, but he could now rip the cranks off the bike like never before.” Indeed, as a younger athlete pre-cancer, LA was a fairly big guy, if you look at the photos and compare him to those athletes around him he was definitely on the "larger" size. Cyclists are a bit like fisherman in certain areas, they like to stretch the truth a bit, and the biggest area they like to "stretch" is weight. I doubt LA was ever below 74/75 kgs at the start line even in his tour winning days, frame wise he was no Marco Pantani and could never afford to lose that kind of weight, of course he would have lost another kg or two before the big mountains but he was not a 65kg wonder.....ever.!
Tumbleweed Posted January 11, 2012 Posted January 11, 2012 Indeed, as a younger athlete pre-cancer, LA was a fairly big guy, if you look at the photos and compare him to those athletes around him he was definitely on the "larger" size. Cyclists are a bit like fisherman in certain areas, they like to stretch the truth a bit, and the biggest area they like to "stretch" is weight. I doubt LA was ever below 74/75 kgs at the start line even in his tour winning days, frame wise he was no Marco Pantani and could never afford to lose that kind of weight, of course he would have lost another kg or two before the big mountains but he was not a 65kg wonder.....ever.! There is a lengthy section of From Lance to Landis, which debunks the myth about his weight and VO2 levels over his career.
GrumpyOldGuy Posted January 11, 2012 Posted January 11, 2012 There is a lengthy section of From Lance to Landis, which debunks the myth about his weight and VO2 levels over his career. Okay maybe I must read it, I have to say I am not really a big fan of the general "run of the mill" cycling books as I find them terribly self promotional and are usually so "fluffed" up with BS to keep the "myth" alive that I soon put them down in disgust. I will have a lookie see though, I am looking for something to download on my kindle again.
Tumbleweed Posted January 11, 2012 Posted January 11, 2012 Okay maybe I must read it, I have to say I am not really a big fan of the general "run of the mill" cycling books as I find them terribly self promotional and are usually so "fluffed" up with BS to keep the "myth" alive that I soon put them down in disgust. I will have a lookie see though, I am looking for something to download on my kindle again. I've read most of the books by and about Lance. Walsh's book is worth a look-see as much of it comes out of court depositions and interviews with insiders and experts.
Garfield2010 Posted January 11, 2012 Posted January 11, 2012 I will quote this from one of the many books that was written about the man:- In the beginning of the Tour de France in 1999 Lance stunned everybody by leading the entire race the first ten days. Still, the major test would be the mountains, and in the first day of serious mountain climbing two riders managed to break away and give themselves a major lead. No one was sure how he would handle the mountains. This is the point where even the worst moments of Lance’s life came back to help him. The cancer ate away at him, but it also made him fifteen pounds lighter, even when he was packed with muscle. Fifteen pounds is a big deal when riding up a mountain, and Lance proceeded to do something that was unthinkable: he caught up to the leaders by “attacking” the course uphill. While everyone else was surviving, he was actually gaining a lead and passing riders while going up a mountain! The hours and hours of pushing himself to the limits in his new training paid off, and he passed the surprised leaders on the way further up the hill. Nobody could catch him. No one could come close. Lance Armstrong’s name instantly became famous world wide.
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