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Originally Posted by Trakhak
Giovanni Battaglin said in an interview in the 1980s that to preserve his legs on long climbs in the Alps and Pyrenees, he would look at the sprocket size his competitors were using on the climb and go one tooth larger.
before Lance Armstrong discovered EPO (?) and whatever else - he 'discovered' the advantage of spinning ... (and lean body mass etc)

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