Originally Posted by
Smaug1
Just poking around a little bit, road cycling pros seem to aim for 6-7% body fat, so I guess I'd agree with peak Lemond @ 10%.
I don't know WHERE I got 2-3%; thanks for the correction. I may have quoted Lemond from the video interview and he may have been exaggerating.
Lemond says it in the video, so yeah you were just quoting him (and I was really just correcting him).
Probably whoever was taking his skinfold measurements told him it was this. But the results of those can vary a lot based on the technique/skill of the person doing it, so I'd guess that is where the error actually comes from.
6-7% sounds very reasonable for an elite pro athlete.