The smaller bicycle racers do the best in the mountains only because they have less weight to lift all of those meters. Their power goes into overcoming wind and rode drag AS WELL AS lifting their own weight up the mountain. The best sprinters are usually bigger guys with more raw power but they fade badly in the mountains due to the extra weight that has to be carried up the mountain. So good sailboat bike riders (that's gonna take some getting used to) use ALL of their power only to pump hydraulic fluid so the focus is on only who can produce the most power; any lifting is provided by the boat, making them more like the sprinters - bigger and stronger. Oracle is looking at converting the tactician station into a bike so that he can keep his head up, produce more power, and be well stationed to talk to the helm.