"The 33"-Road Bike Racing - A peek into Levi's power at ToC

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waterrockets
03-13-08, 08:25 AM
I saw this in the Wattage group:



In estimating his average power output for the 30 minute time trial Levi would bet he maintains 395-400 watts.

Yeah, so that's 6.45 W/kg for 30 minutes, after that mountain stage and the breakaway for 2nd :eek:

http://blog.trainingpeaks.com/2008/03/an-interview-with-levi-leipheimer-march-10th-2008html.html

I know it's just what he said, and not data. But still.

So my 4.26 W/kg FTP is like his endurance pace I suppose. To match his 30m W/kg, I'd need to be rocking 522W. He's, umm... Fast.

Anyone else wish we could get data like this for Indurain? I know we can extrapolate, but the real targets or data would be cool.

kensuf
03-13-08, 08:51 AM
I saw this in the Wattage group:



Yeah, so that's 6.45 W/kg for 30 minutes, after that mountain stage and the breakaway for 2nd :eek:

http://blog.trainingpeaks.com/2008/03/an-interview-with-levi-leipheimer-march-10th-2008html.html

I know it's just what he said, and not data. But still.

So my 4.26 W/kg FTP is like his endurance pace I suppose. To match his 30m W/kg, I'd need to be rocking 522W. He's, umm... Fast.

Anyone else wish we could get data like this for Indurain? I know we can extrapolate, but the real targets or data would be cool.

Hey I only rock 4.1 W/kg, so you're doing better than me. :)
LowCel
03-13-08, 08:55 AM
Hey I only rock 4.1 W/kg, so you're doing better than me. :)

I'm at a whopping 3.7 W/kg. Once I lose the rest of my weight I will only be at 3.9 W/kg. :(

Duke of Kent
03-13-08, 08:59 AM
I'm interested in knowing by what amount his power production fluctuates between TT, drops, and climbing positions.
ElJamoquio
03-13-08, 10:51 AM
I'm interested in knowing by what amount his power production fluctuates between TT, drops, and climbing positions.

+1.

I always like knowing the pro's power. I'm not sure why.
ElJamoquio
03-13-08, 10:53 AM
To match his 30m W/kg, I'd need to be rocking 522W.

Allegedly (approximately) LA's output.
kukusz
03-13-08, 10:54 AM
I always like knowing the pro's power. I'm not sure why.

Humiliation? Self-flagellation?
AlexTaylor
03-13-08, 10:55 AM
I think mine is around 2w/kg. Seriously.
jcbenten
03-13-08, 10:59 AM
I think mine is around 2w/kg. Seriously.

+1