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Supposedly he was a high level tennis player as a teenager...
Just doing some snooping in BC, he did 31 races in 2015, cat 4-cat 2, another 30 in 2016. 66 racing days in 2017.
You come across 17-18 year olds getting into racing and going from Cat 4-1 in a year, so not completely unbelievable that a 24 year old could do it.
He’s been fortunately able to fund a full time cycling habit and train like a pro (which I’m sure a lot of young riders are very jealous of)
No matter how long you spend away from your family in an altitude tent, if his genetics said 250w ftp, then he wouldn’t be riding in a pro team.
Could still be a doping cunt though.
Acliff
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For sure some people can come to it later in life
https://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/blog/tt-ace-john-archibald-talks-power-ftp-and-racing-again/
"Growing up, I did the odd cycling trip as part of a family holiday. I was more interested in swimming as an athletic endeavour. However, after commuting to work by bike in 2012 and developing my interest from there. I did my first road race in 2014 and started to take it more seriously"
I'm just saying it's suspicious when someone who doesn't ride a bike at all, has obvious access to funds for "training aids", isn't already doing another sport at a high level, or any level it seems, starts winning national level road races in 12 months.