Cycling is a sport where weight and height can define a cyclist’s characteristics. Thus, Cycling Statistics posted an interesting fact on social media about the tallest teams and also the teams with the shortest average height.
Visma Lease a Bike leads the statistics
According to the research, Visma-Lease a Bike is the tallest team in the peloton with an average height of 183.1 cm, with a tie for the second position.
Tallest World Tour Cycling Teams
1- Visma-Lease a Bike 183.1 cm
2- Team DSM-firmenich PostNL 183.1 cm
3- UAE Team Emirates 183.1 cm
Teams with the Shortest Average Height
3- Arkéa-B&B Hotels 179.7 cm
2- Astana Qazaqstan Team 179.5 cm
1- Cofidis 179.1 cm
Tallest World Tour Cyclists
Among the cyclists, prominent sprinters stand out when measuring athletes’ height. A Danish rider from Movistar, standing over 2 meters tall, leads the ranking.
1- Mathias Norsgaard (Movistar Team) 202 cm
2- Max Walscheid (Team Jayco AlUla) 199 cm
3- Daan Hoole (Lidl-Trek) 198 cm
4- Jonas Rutsch (EF Education EasyPost) and Roel van Sintmaartensdijk (Intermarché-Wanty) 197 cm
5- Johann Price-Pejtersen (Team Bahrain Victorious) 196 cm