He actually comes on this forum once in a while–I think I’ve seen him post before.
Awesome dude, awesome triathlete - so happy to see his success this season, hoping this is the year it translates to Worlds for him on home turf in Nice
Exactly.
You’d have to be blind not to see what this kid is going to do. He will be a World Champ one day if he stays healthy.
Nah you’re misinterpreting his skill level. He’s a top level 70.3 athlete. Like top level. Not 2nd tier. Has been rising like a meteor the last 2 years. Not surprised at all he beat Gomez. Lightning on the run.
Been following him on strava for a while and he’s made some big gains on the bike, as well as having solid swim and run pedigree from his ITU background. Kinda ideal athlete for the 70.3 distance.
Not sure if he will win the Worlds in Nice but a medal would be a good effort. World Champs races tend to function differently from the Conti Champs at 70.3 as shown in Port Elizabeth last year where he came 10th after having a great season. He’s leveled up since then, so add in the Nice bike course and hes a factor.
The irony of your post is off the charts. ‘Yeah Von Berg won the championship race, but did you see Gomez’s Run?’ The
exact premise of thread is how some athletes get all the attention win or lose, case in point this is a perfect example.
Probably a half dozen stories on this site alone on his wins, certainly one of the new young guns coming up. But did you see Gomez’s run to catch him? 1;07+ to miss by a hair. Rudy had to really pull out the stops to keep that train rolling past him in the last meters. Maybe we will hear more about his ride, looks like a small group formed and Gomez either missed it, or had a problem…
Very true about the Nice bike course. Rudy is a scary good descender, and looking at the World’s course, there is some serious gains to be had coming down the mountain.
The exact premise of thread is how some athletes get all the attention win or lose, case in point this is a perfect example. \
I guess some of us can hold two or more thoughts in out heads at the same time, noted…
Look at his Strava training. He is very smart with a clear long term development in mind. Lots of long bike rides at 210-240 watt avg, which is obviously completely aerobic for him. Moderate run volume with careful intensity. I bet he does more intensity in the pool, which has good crossover to running if you are already a good runner. His training is very different than LS, who does a lot of hard trainer rides and run intervals, which to me is overkill and a recipe for overtraining and injury.
So if you had to buy stock in Rudy or Ben Kanute who would you choose.
So if you had to buy stock in Rudy or Ben Kanute who would you choose.
I’m buying Rudy.
Seriously, if you have to chant for someone, is there a better one than “Ru-DY!” I don’t think so.
So if you had to buy stock in Rudy or Ben Kanute who would you choose. //
I feel like Ben is a mature Dow stock that pays a dividend, and Rudy is a Nasdaq IPO from a couple years ago, that has since doubled. Each has their attributes and returns, but at this point if you are looking for the next Amazon, then it would be Rudy…Ben is the stock I hold in my portfolio and sleep easy at night…
I’ll take both. They’re two great young racers that are fun to follow. Both seem like genuinely good guys. The future of USA Triathlon is looking good with these young guns!
So if you had to buy stock in Rudy or Ben Kanute who would you choose. //
I feel like Ben is a mature Dow stock that pays a dividend, and Rudy is a Nasdaq IPO from a couple years ago, that has since doubled. Each has their attributes and returns, but at this point if you are looking for the next Amazon, then it would be Rudy…Ben is the stock I hold in my portfolio and sleep easy at night…