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The reason they went there is the lower resistance at altitude.
Of course the rider has less oxygen too and cannot get as much oxygen an will produce slightly less power, but these guys are professional sprinters; one of the other contestants was Theo Bos, multiple sprint world champion(*)
They use their white muscle tissue and get their oxygen after the race.
Put two in a tandem bicycle, then maybe 100 mph is possible.
The camera on the stalk was lighter than one in the nose with a long cable to the screen.
(*) I have to take that back.
It was not Theo but rather his brother Jan Bos that I saw, a former sprint speed skating world champion competing for one of the other teams. Many skaters use cycling for training and some excel in both disciplines. A pur sang sprinter no less.
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Last edited by RedDevil; 10-20-2013 at 02:01 PM..
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