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Clearly he is fast enough but his fitness sucks(figuratively speaking)...he needs John Tomac or Alton Baker period. He is one of if not the best technical riders out there, even on a sub par bike.
Clearly the bike isn't "subpar".
Kenny is.
Don't you think Roczen knows what fitness is required?
I imagine it's pretty difficult to train when you are traveling all over...
Or maybe that's all he has to give?
Being technical is great and all. Winning is a lot better.
Hey, I am a Kenny fan, just telling it how I see it. If you can't see that Tomac and Webb are the fittest well take your blinders off. The game has changed and fitness outweighs talent now...John Tomac always upped the fitness game and so is Eli.
I don't think it's a traveling problem. He has been in it for years and knows what is required in terms of fitness. Maybe his arms injuries are holding him back, but guess we'll never know. What I'm wondering is how he can ride MX longer, which is more harder...
On the other hand, 5th at A1. I can't say that's bad, although he should have been around 8th if others haven't crashed.
I think at this point we all know the story of why Kenny is not as fit as those guys and probably never will be. He's doing the best he can with his obvious health issues. Also he was already with Aldon, and ended up feeling worse. I can't remember exactly what he said at the time, but he went to the Red Bull training facility and I think he had an extremely low red blood cell count.
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He doesn't do enough anaerobic training. Needs more 30/30 interval training. His top end is done once he blows up once. Eli and Webb can hit 190 HR multiple times and recover to diet again. Kenny, Chase can't.
Aldon is proven to work. I love Kenny and I love Germany even more so but Kenny was born a stubborn German...you can tell a German...you just can't tell them much.
Man, why did he waste his time scowering two continents for answers on his health??
Poor bastard should have just thought to do more 30/30 interval training and brought you on board to coach him!
Ya know these guys aren’t all created equal. Eli is a freak when it comes to fitness something 99% of riders could never achieve. Kenny could do Eli or Aldons program and he’ll never be fit as Eli.
i wish people would stop tearing Kenny apart. It’s great he’s still riding we should enjoy it.
I'm not sure what you mean by we'll never know. We do know, he's been talking about how his immune system hasn't been the same since his injuries for ages now. The Epstein Barr virus has been the main culprit that's caused a lot of his issues, and he can't handle antibiotics, so when he had to take them to treat the lime burns at that supercross it messed him up. He's also had to deal with stuff like COVID which probably affected him more than most. I can't believe people don't know this stuff by now...?
Good grief, I think he has proven he knows what it takes to win a race. Maybe he doesn't give a shit to be Eli Tomac.
Imo looked like he got arm pump. Easy do on that track. He made a few small mistake kind of back after back . By the end he was back on DF 14. I don't think the bike will hold him back at all . I am sure he needs time to fine tune it . especially for track conditions he hadn't rode on yet with it .
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You can tell a German, you just can't tell them much! Maybe there's a reason Webb succeeded last night after going back to Aldon? He realized he F'd up last year.
3rd option… you train him.
Hmmm.maybe John Tomac is just the best trainer in the business. Maybe high altitude training does help. MAYBE Eli rides bicycles way more than others think. Ricky wasn't the most talented...he worked the hardest. IMO opinion Kenny, Mookie, Anderson all have more talent than Eli and Webb....Eli and Webb just work harder. Kenny inarguably the most talented of the bunch...well maybe besides Moosecan.
So who is Kenny's trainer? What credentials does he hold?
I think Kenny is looking at the big picture career wise, good solid rides are way better than leaving on the Asterisk mule.
Top 5 at A-1 is nothing to be bummed about, could be a good start for him to build on. As far as I am concerned it is amazing the guy is even racing at that level after the injuries and all the other health issues.
Man, you're on to something here. You should message Kenny to tell him the good news! He'd be insane not to become your student. Red Bull Schmed Bull!
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I think this could be the start of a super-team.
Maybe, as Kenny said on press day, the bike is good, but not where it needs to be at this point of the season. Seemed to be good at the beginning of the race, but not as good at the end. He said although he felt great at the practice track, that was the practice track, and they would know more after the race.
All in all, I thought he looked pretty good for a month on the bike on a gnarly track.
Props to Ken as he rode a damn good race imo. Got some points, no injuries and put suzuki in the top 5.
Or option three(the one you forgot)…a little more testing on the bike he’s only been on a couple of weeks. Kenny looked spicy early on but looked to be fighting the bike a bit
armchair observation here, but Kenny is holding significantly more muscle mass than back in 2016. That comes at a metabolic toll.
Ding ding ding...we have a winner.
You clearly don’t understand the difference between talent and physiology. Eli is in the top .1% of the top 1%. He is a truly elite athlete. Not everyone can just train harder and get to his level. In fact you’ll do the opposite and burn yourself out.
eli has two parents who were elite elite athletes and he grew up at elevation. Two things that contribute to his body being exceptional at delivering oxygen to his muscles. No matter how hard Kenny trained he can’t make up that disadvantage at this point in his career. Especially after his surgeries.
Top 5 worst takes on vital I’ve read.
I’m not sure the elevation thing is the key point here. Andersen has problem with elevation but hasn’t shown a stamina problem last year or this.
Yeah, Kenny’s problems are probably long term related to his surgery.
Fifth ain’t bad. Was in second for a bit and could have temporarily got the lead if he hadn’t made a few mistakes.
We can work with speed.
Kenny was great last night! His starts put him in position with the lead group and he was on pace all night, stayed out of trouble, didn't crash, I mean 5th at A1 with a bike he has been on for a matter of weeks-a big fricken win in my humble opinion. I'm stoked he is still in the series as it takes a cast of different characters to make any sport go and he is one of them. Appreciate the guy while he is here you knuckleheads. He remains an elite talent and can still rip out wins.
I like how top 5 in the world is “ok” now. Some people 🙄
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