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Re:Training Makes Runners More Efficient, but Not Cyclists (... by DenisM on Monday February 22, 2021 @02:19PM (#26229126)
Did you hear about the guy who won a downhill race after losing his chain out of the gate?

Mountain biking is a lot closer to mountain skiing than it is to race biking - very little locomotion, a whole lot of body balancing.

https://www.bicycling.com/racing/a20022483/video-aaron-gwin-...

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Re:Training Makes Runners More Efficient, but Not Cyclists (... by mft_ on Monday February 22, 2021 @03:57PM (#26230502)
One anecdote. Most DH races involve a lot of hard pedalling.
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