Originally Posted by
carleton
What are you really asking?
Are you asking how long will it take for you to clock 2,500W? Or asking how long will it take for you to start winning races? You can certainly do one without the other
There are guys in gyms in every neighborhood that could probably lay down weill over 2,000W without ever having been on a bike.
2,500W is not required to win even elite track races.
Using Max Wattage to evaluate the potential of a bike racer is like using vertical leap to evaluate the potential of a basketball player. It's just one small metric among many.
Well since I've never ridden the track at all I think I go under the general consensus that trackies have such a fast sprint based off their power output.
Obviously I have no idea what I'm talking about as I've only ever ridden the road, but am really interested in learning more.
Other question I was going to ask was, what are you guys doing in the off-season outside the gym?
Is it just a 90 minute spin 3x a week or are you doing intervals like 10s seated sprints or standing start efforts?