Hamish Bond

wallace_and_gromit
wallace_and_gromit Posts: 3,070
edited January 2018 in Pro race
You may not have heard of Hamish Bond, but he is a massively gold medalled heavyweight international rower. He's also a pretty handy cyclist for a big lad (listed as 1.89m and 91kg) after training for three 6 minutes rowing races (albeit fast ones) in a week.

https://www.strava.com/activities/389101348

https://www.strava.com/activities/387081169

I thought this was mildly interesting in the context of the debate about how fast one might reasonably expect the "giant" Dumoulin to be able to climb, though it proves absolutely nothing!

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  • Unamed2.0
    Unamed2.0 Posts: 41
    Resurrecting the thread a little, <cough> ...

    .. he's just come third in the NZ time trial championships (won by Jack Bauer). Looks like he's going to spend some time racing - he came eighth in the Tour of Southland last November too. Dropped his weight down to about 80kgs.
  • joelsim
    joelsim Posts: 7,552
    Wallace and Gromit wrote:
    You may not have heard of Hamish Bond, but he is a massively gold medalled heavyweight international rower. He's also a pretty handy cyclist for a big lad (listed as 1.89m and 91kg) after training for three 6 minutes rowing races (albeit fast ones) in a week.

    https://www.strava.com/activities/389101348

    https://www.strava.com/activities/387081169

    I thought this was mildly interesting in the context of the debate about how fast one might reasonably expect the "giant" Dumoulin to be able to climb, though it proves absolutely nothing!

    The giant is about the same weight and height as Froome. Only a kg or two in it.
  • nzhendo
    nzhendo Posts: 12
    I did the "Abel Tasman Cycle Classic" a few weeks ago at which Hamish Bond and George Bennett, were competing amongst others. He was looking pretty lean then. Went on a 145km solo breakaway at 40km/hr for the win, seems he's a reasonable cyclist!

    https://www.strava.com/activities/791872136
  • brit66
    brit66 Posts: 350
    As a former rower, I also noticed this story a few days ago too.

    This guy is a serious athlete: unbeaten in the pairs event since 2009 (that's 69 straight races!), and the second best erg (indoor rowing machine) score of all time. Go to your local gym and get the 500 m split down to 1:38, and then hold that for an HOUR and you get some idea of this guy's engine.

    Be interesting how he does and if he does really well, whether that tempts him into cycling. I guess the money at the bottom end of the pro ranks isn't as good as for an Olympic and world record holder rower, even though that money isn't great either.
  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    nzhendo wrote:
    I did the "Abel Tasman Cycle Classic" a few weeks ago at which Hamish Bond and George Bennett, were competing amongst others. He was looking pretty lean then. Went on a 145km solo breakaway at 40km/hr for the win, seems he's a reasonable cyclist!

    https://www.strava.com/activities/791872136



    Didn't you get wet? :D
  • nzhendo
    nzhendo Posts: 12
    Sorry , I forgot to mention we were on pedalos.
  • wombly_knees
    wombly_knees Posts: 657
    http://www.roadcycling.co.nz/hamish-bon ... ic-opener/

    Having a decent race at the nzcc despite an early crash. Seventeenth in the overall in some challenging conditions.
  • brit66
    brit66 Posts: 350
    I see he won the recent NZ TT title.
    http://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/latest-news/olympic-rowing-champion-hamish-bond-takes-new-zealand-time-trial-title-364657

    His average power for the 50 mins, 50 secs, was 450 watts.

    If you've got it, you've got it!
  • fenix
    fenix Posts: 5,437
    Joelsim wrote:
    Wallace and Gromit wrote:
    You may not have heard of Hamish Bond, but he is a massively gold medalled heavyweight international rower. He's also a pretty handy cyclist for a big lad (listed as 1.89m and 91kg) after training for three 6 minutes rowing races (albeit fast ones) in a week.

    https://www.strava.com/activities/389101348

    https://www.strava.com/activities/387081169

    I thought this was mildly interesting in the context of the debate about how fast one might reasonably expect the "giant" Dumoulin to be able to climb, though it proves absolutely nothing!

    The giant is about the same weight and height as Froome. Only a kg or two in it.

    91kg ? Froomes weight off Wikipedia is given as 66Kg - which ties in with that nudey shoot he did...
  • philbar72
    philbar72 Posts: 2,229
    brit66 wrote:
    I see he won the recent NZ TT title.
    http://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/latest-news/olympic-rowing-champion-hamish-bond-takes-new-zealand-time-trial-title-364657

    His average power for the 50 mins, 50 secs, was 450 watts.

    If you've got it, you've got it!
    so it seems. except the top guys put out around 480 watts for that duration (historically Cancellara/Martin/Wiggins have all done around this).
  • cruff
    cruff Posts: 1,518
    Loads of buzz around him on the domestic TT circuit here last year. He spent a couple of months over here in the summer. Consensus was that his bike handling needed a bit of work, and his cda (although pretty good) could be improved - but that he put out some impressive times - especially on the dragstrip courses

    He is a sizeable unit
    Fat chopper. Some racing. Some testing. Some crashing.
    Specialising in Git Daaahns and Cafs. Norvern Munkey/Transplanted Laaandoner.
  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,786
    There is a funny debate on CW about the quality of the field in the NZ champs ( i see the guy who finished second used to ride for ''Breads of Europe - All About Plumbing Cycling Team'', which has to be one of the best team names), but 50mins for 40k over a hilly course in horrible weather can't be knocked.
    http://cyclinganddesign.blogspot.fr/
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 72,739
    Nothing more annoying as a skinny cox who cycles than a big heffer in your boat who within 3 weeks starts smashing you on the bike.
    _
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,196
    Fenix wrote:
    Joelsim wrote:
    Wallace and Gromit wrote:
    You may not have heard of Hamish Bond, but he is a massively gold medalled heavyweight international rower. He's also a pretty handy cyclist for a big lad (listed as 1.89m and 91kg) after training for three 6 minutes rowing races (albeit fast ones) in a week.

    https://www.strava.com/activities/389101348

    https://www.strava.com/activities/387081169

    I thought this was mildly interesting in the context of the debate about how fast one might reasonably expect the "giant" Dumoulin to be able to climb, though it proves absolutely nothing!

    The giant is about the same weight and height as Froome. Only a kg or two in it.

    91kg ? Froomes weight off Wikipedia is given as 66Kg - which ties in with that nudey shoot he did...

    I think his current cycling weight is substantially less than his 91kg rowing weight...
  • Dorset_Boy
    Dorset_Boy Posts: 6,935
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Nothing more annoying as a skinny cox who cycles than a big heffer in your boat who within 3 weeks starts smashing you on the bike.

    take him up some proper hills. :D

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