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Originally Posted by creekster
So if he doesn't lose power (i.e. goo ITT time) why will he lose climbing ability? recovery time? No more EPO? Too much weight? Do you think his famous high cadence style helps or hurts his comeback?
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I have nothing to base this on then my own experience but in a ITT you elevate you heart to a high level and keep it there but you don't red line it. In the mountains you elevate it while climbing but at some point you've got to go beyond that red line and I think this is where age comes in. The heart just can't handle it like it used to. Also the body just doesn't recover like it use to. A lot of these 45 year old cyclist can hang and even beat the younger guys for one day but put then up against each other day and day and the younger guy will win. You just don't recover like you once did.