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^ I'd guess that extra core strength helps people to actually use their lungs to breathe. (i.e. without decent core strength you are likely to slump your back, reducing the effective volume the lungs can expand to)
Also when climbing whilst out of the saddle. Otherwise you just flop up and down without actually adding any more power.