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Power chart...this is just depressing
Came across this recently, some things are just better left unsaid or unexplored.
I always wondered where I sat...well now I know. There are some strong/light cyclists out there!!! http://d4nuk0dd6nrma.cloudfront.net/...rprofiling.jpg |
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I think I'll pass! |
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Only max power test I've done was 18 years ago and lasted 30 sec. I'm sure it's perfectly fine to round that up to 1 min, if memory serves I only threw up a little bit after 30s so 30 more would have been easy. That made me exceptional once upon a time.
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Thank you for the laugh...yep, I guess I am guilty of that.
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The only saving grace is that it is unlikely that the rider gifted with exceptional FTP/kg is the same one that maxes out the 5 sec power/kg.
In other words, I'd like to see the numbers for Greipel, Cancellara and Froome for those durations.
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The chart is from the Racing and Training with a Power Meter. Andrew Coggan is the author of the chart I believe. There's certainly some tolerance around the exact values but from my own performance, it's pretty much right on. Depressing/deflating but right.
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I know a ton of people who have values that are higher than their category - and a bunch that have a category that's much higher than their values. |
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As Caleb Ewan and Cavs would tell you; power is only one part of the speed formula. Power + Aero = fast.
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Well, you do still have to race the bicycle race you're in, so that makes sense.
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am I reading that right? a 90kg rider with no training should be able to put out +1000 watts for 5 seconds?
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Age? I assume this chart is for young people in their prime. What about us old geezers?
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I once saw one of these weighted for age. Made me feel SLIGHTLY better.
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I wonder what the 5 second power of Sumo wrestler is? |
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Based on my experience in Central Texas, the chart may be outdated. Many racers I know have power numbers higher than their predicted category. So, it's worse than you thought!
A friend who is a trainer and consultant in Spain just posted an analysis of pier files for a rider for the whole Vuelta 2016. All the categorized climbs were done at above 5.5 w/kg. More striking still is that the rider's ftp is 5.7 w/kg! That's just astounding. I can only hold that for 5 mins! |
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