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Come off it, what do you think this talent offers that good training can't provide?
I do. I don't believe the talent 'leg up' disappears as you train more. Why/how would it if rider A responds X much, and rider B responds X+1 ?
miro_o-
You're going to have to qualify exactly what this talent is. What talent to do your friends have which ALWAYS gives them an advantage over the competition? They don't bump you up 2 places in a race if you have 'talent'.
Apart from the .0001% of people who are physiological freaks like Armstrong, there is no natural talent that presents a constant advantage over everyone else, all the time.
MechaMorgan
Come off it, what do you think this talent offers that good training can't provide? I ride with a bunch of guys who can do a 21 minute 10 mile TT on their road bikes with no aero kit, for a bit of fun on a Tuesday night. It's because they ride every day, twice a day.
I'm aware my heart rate is fucking terrible - that's not a problem though, because via training, I can work it down... Some people might start with a leg up, but if you don't capitalise on it the people who train day-in day-out, will be faster than you.