After watching Petter Northug win the 50K XC skiing gold at the weekend I gathered together some interesting numbers on V02 max a feature in Cycle Sport
Northug's is reportedly 96 which is pretty amazing, here are some others
Greg Lemond - 92-94
Bradley McGee - 89
Indurain - 88
Cadel Evans - 87
Armstrong 83-85
Boardman - 80
If you really want to coach a future TdeF winner though, train your dog to ride a bike, a fully trained sled-pulling Husky has a V02 Max of 240!!!