I received a call from Barrie Shepley a few weeks ago, letting me know Lionel Sanders is on the way down and to see if I could arrange some times to ride.
Fortunately, I had a bike crash a few days before he arrived. The talk had been about helping him set his record up Lemmon (26mi climb starts at 2900ish ft-8300ish ft) The reason why I use "fortunate," is due to the speed he rode up the mountain.....and on a tri bike!
Sanders rolls down from snowy Canada, only have ridden on the road zero times this winter. Putting on a helmet was probably odd for him, as I assume he does not use one on the trainer. He arrives at the Tucson airport on 27th of Feb at 11:30am. By 2pm, he is under way for his first assault on Lemmon. He crushes the mtn, riding times the wintering pro cyclists (climbing specialists) do not achieve. He does it again on March 1st. The only data I have is power and have no clue what he weighs. He was around 355w for 1:40.......not forgetting he was in thin air. Again, no idea on his weight.
It makes no sense for me to write all of his splits down, as they are irrelevant to you. There are plenty of bad ass triathletes who have come to Tucson to train in the cold months, including Kienle, Tollakson, Twelsiek and company. No disrespect to those guys, but I have never had the fear of a full gas ride with them. Lionel Sanders has me wide awake at 5am wondering how I am going to get out of the next invite as the earlier bike crash is wearing off.
Honestly, this guy is just like that TYR wetsuit. I can't wait to see him run this week, then see what he does this year. I am a believer and I have yet to shake his hand. After watching Jan Frodeno's performance with flat tire, penalty etc...I thought Sebastian should put him on his dart board. Sebastian needs to get a second dart board. Will be fun watching in 2015. Place your bets.
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Fortunately, I had a bike crash a few days before he arrived. The talk had been about helping him set his record up Lemmon (26mi climb starts at 2900ish ft-8300ish ft) The reason why I use "fortunate," is due to the speed he rode up the mountain.....and on a tri bike!
Sanders rolls down from snowy Canada, only have ridden on the road zero times this winter. Putting on a helmet was probably odd for him, as I assume he does not use one on the trainer. He arrives at the Tucson airport on 27th of Feb at 11:30am. By 2pm, he is under way for his first assault on Lemmon. He crushes the mtn, riding times the wintering pro cyclists (climbing specialists) do not achieve. He does it again on March 1st. The only data I have is power and have no clue what he weighs. He was around 355w for 1:40.......not forgetting he was in thin air. Again, no idea on his weight.
It makes no sense for me to write all of his splits down, as they are irrelevant to you. There are plenty of bad ass triathletes who have come to Tucson to train in the cold months, including Kienle, Tollakson, Twelsiek and company. No disrespect to those guys, but I have never had the fear of a full gas ride with them. Lionel Sanders has me wide awake at 5am wondering how I am going to get out of the next invite as the earlier bike crash is wearing off.
Honestly, this guy is just like that TYR wetsuit. I can't wait to see him run this week, then see what he does this year. I am a believer and I have yet to shake his hand. After watching Jan Frodeno's performance with flat tire, penalty etc...I thought Sebastian should put him on his dart board. Sebastian needs to get a second dart board. Will be fun watching in 2015. Place your bets.
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paulthomas: Mar 2, 15 4:15