Professional cyclists pursue the ultimate speed, will consider all aspects, height and weight are taken into account, World Tour data show that professional riders average height of 180.9cm, weight 68.8 kg.
The highest professional cyclist ever?
Connor Dunn \ Guillermo Brunetta These two drivers are the highest riders recorded by the UCI (International Cycling Union), with a height of 2.04 meters, which is particularly "protruding" in the big troops.
The shortest professional cyclist?
Samuel Dumulin, an athlete who is only 1.59 meters tall, participated in a total of 12 Tour de France and retired in 2019, winning the stage championship in 2008.
Is height important?
In fact, for professional drivers, height does have an impact.
According to previous data, the average height of athletes with better time trial results is higher than that of professional players on the World Tour, while the average height of riders who are good at climbing stages is 2.7 cm higher than the overall average height.
UCI regulations
For athletes under 190 cm in height, the horizontal distance from the bicycle to the handlebars must not exceed 75 cm, while for sports vehicles with a height of more than 190 cm, this distance must not exceed 85 cm. So this also determines the height of the high, may not be able to play normally, because this distance may allow the athlete to touch the handlebars of the legs during the race.
Of course everything has been unexpected, and all-round climber Chris Froome is 1.86 meters tall, above that average. Therefore, height is not the most important determining factor, strength is always the first.