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for sure ... average power on a stage might be in the high 300 Ws for a tough mountain time trial, lower over the whole race when you're in the peleton, an extr
by RockyMcNuts 11y ago
for sure ... average power on a stage might be in the high 300 Ws for a tough mountain time trial, lower over the whole race when you're in the peleton, an extra > 50W or 0.5 W/kg would turn a nobody into a champion.
http://www.bicycling.com/training/fitness/trainingpeaks-power-profiles-cyclists http://www.bicycling.com/training/fitness/trainingpeaks-powe...
http://sportsscientists.com/2011/07/the-tour-de-france-power-2011-outputs-from-the-outside-in/ http://sportsscientists.com/2011/07/the-tour-de-france-power...
http://sportsscientists.com/2009/07/tour-de-france-2009-power-estimates/ http://sportsscientists.com/2009/07/tour-de-france-2009-powe...
- mc808 11y agoA 10% boost for an hour, or a series of short breaks without having to stop, could turn an almost-champion into a champion.
- RockyMcNuts 11y agoif by almost-champion you mean someone somewhere back in the pack. Relative to me the Cleveland Browns are almost Super Bowl champions!
- mc808 11y agoYep I misread "a nobody" as "nobody".