is that 5.2 w/kg right now or from a while back? and when you say "for my country", do you mean he represented your country at European Championships, etc, or rather that he's a professional 1500m runner from your country?

given that he's a professional middle distance runner, likelihood of him having a big aerobic engine needed is more than good (i'd say better than 90% chance). Due to the issue of biomechanical efficiency, running speeds don't always necessarily translate into power on the bike (as in, the really biomechanically efficient can get away with generating less power, which makes their on-bike performance worse). But if that 5.2 w/kg is recent, then chances of him being able to translate that onto the bike is high, b/c 5.2 w/kg is just the baseline (coming off of injury, being new to the sport, etc). He can probably tack on another 10% by just focusing on biking (the gain usually observed when one switches from multisport to solely cycling). Beyond that is anyone's guess. Probably has the genetics and drive to make it a continental pro; beyond that is anyone's guess. Of course, you know better than I that he'll also need good bike handling.

He probably also have a more than decent kick and short-term power, both of which are very useful in cycling.

No doubt. And if a move doesn't stick they potentially have Jakobsen and/or Bennet to sprint.

Last 15 min of MSR should be something this year with the likes of those guys going off, sprinters and then the all-arounders like MvdP, Sagan, Trentin, etc trying to decide which card to play.