JONGish riders weight note

I had assumed a lot of these relatively heavier riders on the tour (like Lance, at about 160-ish) were at least 10 pounds lighter. I know 160 isn't considered "big," especially in today's 'roided out world of pro sports, but given how lean these guys are, I'd guess they're up near the top where strength-to-weight ratio is concerned.

Also, along the same line, I heard a commentator on today's race remark that today's riders train so much more "all-around," like "track and field athletes," than riders from back in the day (i guess), who used racing to train.

I would be interested in anyone's personal experience with adding or increasing weight training to their riding regimen.

Before cancer therapy, Armstrong raced at about 175-180 lbs and was strictly a classics rider. Absolutely no stage race promise. He's now racing at about 160 and pedaling much, much more efficiently.

Weight kills. Period. There's absolutely no reason for a cyclist or runner to carry excess upper body poundage. Unless you're a sprinter or trackster, having huge legs is an additional burden, contrary to popular belief.

Edit- I need to qualify that first assertion as Armstrong did have success in stage racing (e.g., Tour de Pont), but never in any of the grand tours.

This is from the newsflashes from todays tour stage. Holeee shit. I don't weigh 98 kg and I am 6'6".

16 H 47 - The Heaviest Rider Is In Today's Escape
The heaviest rider at the start of the Tour de France was Magnus Backstedt who pushed the scales to 98kg at the pre-race medical in Liege. "It's like riding behind a truck," said the Swede's former team-mate, Stuart O'Grady several years ago when they raced together at Credit Agricole.