Originally Posted by
aggs:
“Not according to Mr LeMond, apparently
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/greg...ll-dont-exist/”
There's high cadence, and then there's Froome cadence! I've tried to copy it but I do find it too high (btw I'm just an average club rider - no more than that). I'm comfortable between 90 to 100 rpm on the flat (about 80 uphill) - any more than that and I find it very hard work and I go slower. For instance, when Froome attacked up Mont Ventoux in 2013 his cadence probably reached above 120 at times. That's high for a road cyclist on the flat - up a mountain it's virtually unimaginable.
So from personal experience I partially agree with Lemond in that Froome's super-high cadence isn't for everyone, certainly not me, although Lemond is clearly wrong about a small gear not being able to create a gap in Froome's case because Chris has done exactly that many times.
It obviously works for him, but what I was referring to in my previous post is how cadence in general is considerably higher now than 20 years ago - just have a look at that YouTube clip again and the big gear mashing/upper body swaying/muscling compared with the much smoother, more efficient technique of today's riders.