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@babydinotrackboy
weights on leg press can vary greatly from sled to sled, those figures are impressive of course but then again shouldn't they be? We are talking about some of the worlds best female sprint athletes.
To put it in comparison my best slp is 260kg on a 45degree sled and 450 for 5 double and I'm 91kg! Lad i coach who has only been seriously weight training 4 months has hit 150slp and 300 double and he is 68kg.
As for being interested in elite training dulwichrider for the most part you are right, those who are novices need to ride their bikes more and make sure they are lean, however you can still pick up useful things from elite programs that when taken with common sense and the help of a coach or more knowledgeable rider can get you where you want to end up much quicker.
Couple of small points - losing weight does not make you fitter, it does however raise your power to weight ratio, making changes of pace and acceleration easier and should make you more aerodynamic ;-)
Also a higher lung capacity doesn't necessarily make you recover quicker by itself (which is why good testers often struggle with short rack races), thats also down to the bodies ability to cope with anaerobic work and tolerate and deal with its byproducts eg lactate.