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I have to agree with Alex on that video - too nerdy for me. I did always wonder why back in the 80's & 90's when Lance and crew ruled supreme, cyclists looked like beasts with massive power to drive them up through the mountains and along the sprints. Truly inspirational for a teenage boy like me who worshipped Arnie and Stallone on the big screen but then pro riders started to get skinnier and skinnier as the years went on.
With the research we now have as per that video, we can see that there is a balance to achieve to find maximum performance with a minimum amount of drag and mass so as to not slow things down. I guess that's why Egan Bernal is so successful due to his diminutive size but great strength.
I do not size up to either of those attributes so will hang out at the back of the pack.