Patchelicious Posted February 5, 2018 Share Just buy one of these https://www.facebook.com/OfficialCyclingPorn/posts/2023201167706803 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiny K Posted February 5, 2018 Share Who's the heaviest oke to do a sub 3? I'm just asking because if I weighed 88 my old mum would be worried about me, at 78 I'd be falling over from weakness and at 68 I'd make a skinny corpse. I know my limitations, I will never do a sub 3 - I would be over the moon if I did a 3:30. But how many of us larger types have ever hit this target? That would be an interesting thread actually. Heaviest sub3 CTCT/Argus finisher ever - let's track him (or her?) down. I was probably around 96Kg's at the time - done a couple sub 3's - 2:57 / 2:53 / 2:52 Currently making my way down from 105Kg's (got a 7 month old littlie) - at 97Kg's - want to get back down to 92Kg's (where I was last year March) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RudolphPretorius Posted February 5, 2018 Share I'm going to stir the pot a bit. What does it take to get a sub 3 in a 100+ km road event? Does training play a role, or is it being the right weight, or is it learning how to ride behind someones wheel?Stick with the 36 ave guys on the hills. Actually quite simple. The problem is they're trying to drop you on the hills. Sent from my LG-M400 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arendoog Posted February 5, 2018 Share At 100kg i have gone sub 3 a few times in Gauteng .Usually the hilly events suit me better than the flat windy courses on the east rand. My best times have been from the slower D,E even F groups that don,t surge that much .The hot starts in A,B and C groups kill me .The key for me is to find a few strong riders that keep a constant strong pace rather than trying to stick with a bunch that surge from the start .Being able to finish strong requires great fitness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mongoose! Posted February 5, 2018 Share The only race that everybody wants to ride a Sub3 is CTCT.. And very few can....hahaJust look at the % over finishers Compare CTCT then to other races.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sitting@89 Posted February 5, 2018 Share That would be an interesting thread actually. Heaviest sub3 CTCT/Argus finisher ever - let's track him (or her?) down.I think I can weigh in on this one (pun fully intended). I finished 947 in 3:36 at 135kg and targeting sub 3 this year (did not do last year) recon I could finish it sub 3 at about 115kg which to me is lean (12% body fat) quite sure over that weight for 99% out there it would be damn near impossible to finish sub3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mamil Posted February 5, 2018 Share I just had a second helping of chinese take away ... sigh .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audible Anarchy Posted February 5, 2018 Share For me the trick to faster times is to get used to riding for longer periods closer to threshold and being able to hang on when things surge for those 2-3 mins. Sweetspot workouts, VO2 max etc... get your body and heart used to going full gas. Even if it is only for short bursts at first. Picking a couple of segments on your training routes and trying to attack them harder / improve your times also helps a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiny K Posted February 5, 2018 Share I think I can weigh in on this one (pun fully intended). I finished 947 in 3:36 at 135kg and targeting sub 3 this year (did not do last year) recon I could finish it sub 3 at about 115kg which to me is lean (12% body fat) quite sure over that weight for 99% out there it would be damn near impossible to finish sub3 How "big" are you that 115 is lean?! I'm 1.95m tall and weighing 97Kg's am at 17% body fat (ok, so the itch needed scratching - after dinner, 100.3Kg's, 18.1% body fat)... time to get back on my bike... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwissVan Posted February 6, 2018 Share Pardon the dof question, why all the references to Argus and 94.7, when did they become 100k + races? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sitting@89 Posted February 6, 2018 Share How "big" are you that 115 is lean?! I'm 1.95m tall and weighing 97Kg's am at 17% body fat (ok, so the itch needed scratching - after dinner, 100.3Kg's, 18.1% body fat)... time to get back on my bike...I am 208cm tall and still carry some upper body bulk from rugby playing days, so fair to say "a bit bigger than your average cyclist" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fruity Posted February 6, 2018 Share Pardon the dof question, why all the references to Argus and 94.7, when did they become 100k + races?Exactly, there's Amashova and Tour Durban as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bleedToWin Posted February 6, 2018 Share Pardon the dof question, why all the references to Argus and 94.7, when did they become 100k + races? Argus is 100k + 9k, so...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sitting@89 Posted February 6, 2018 Share Exactly, there's Amashova and Tour Durban as well Tour Durban is 102km I am sure? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fruity Posted February 6, 2018 Share Tour Durban is 102km I am sure?105km Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bleedToWin Posted February 6, 2018 Share How "big" are you that 115 is lean?! I'm 1.95m tall and weighing 97Kg's am at 17% body fat (ok, so the itch needed scratching - after dinner, 100.3Kg's, 18.1% body fat)... time to get back on my bike... 1.94m reporting in, weighing in at 85kg. Not climbing as well as in my younger days, but still klapping sub 3s. (Well missed it at Bouckaert Soenen, but hey that was 123km!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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