Watts question
11-13-16, 10:39 AM
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Watts question
I've been cycling for 3 months now and I can now maintain 200-225 watts for 1 hour at 60kg. How much watts can the average pros do? How long do you think it would take for me to reach my goal for 300 watts?
11-13-16, 10:46 AM
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Join a local club and try to beat them.
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But my watts drop significantly on longer rides like I did a 3 1/2 hour ride and could barely maintain it at 150-160 watts.
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Takes about two years of hard riding to get in top shape.
Pros ride about 20,000 miles a year.
Pros ride about 20,000 miles a year.
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It's not just about watts. Ride, enjoy yourself, push when you feel like it, go easy other times. Ride with others sometimes.... mix it up.
Turn off the computer sometimes.
Turn off the computer sometimes.
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Most clubs and bike shops have three groups of riders.
Beginners (you)
Intermediate
Advanced (they can pace line at 35 MPH)
Beginners (you)
Intermediate
Advanced (they can pace line at 35 MPH)
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11-13-16, 11:47 AM
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Check with some bike shops for group rides.
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225w / 60kg = 3.75w/kg. Not too shabby for just starting out.
11-13-16, 01:07 PM
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Chris Froome's published power data was 419 watts for a sustained 20-40 minute effort.
Chris Froome's physiological test data released | Cyclingnews.com
Chris Froome's physiological test data released | Cyclingnews.com
11-13-16, 02:07 PM
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Chris Froome's published power data was 419 watts for a sustained 20-40 minute effort.
Chris Froome's physiological test data released | Cyclingnews.com
Chris Froome's physiological test data released | Cyclingnews.com
11-13-16, 05:30 PM
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Most pros will be somewhere in the 350-400W for an hour (climbers lower, TT and rolluers higher). Some of Jens published break-away data shows an average power of ~320W for a 3 hr stage he won.
Power Analysis: Jens Voigt?s winning power file, Stage 4 of the USA Pro Challenge | VeloNews.com
Pack aerodynamics are amazing.
At the front of peloton, the front is pushing at ~400W while they're up there. Back in the middle, everyone is cruising at ~250W. To a large extent, none of the pros can go full gas for 3+ hrs, the majority of the race is at ~70% effort.
There will be short accelerations where you may need >500W to bridge a gap, and that's really the hard part.
11-13-16, 08:58 PM
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Most pros will be somewhere in the 350-400W for an hour (climbers lower, TT and rolluers higher). Some of Jens published break-away data shows an average power of ~320W for a 3 hr stage he won.
Power Analysis: Jens Voigt?s winning power file, Stage 4 of the USA Pro Challenge | VeloNews.com
Pack aerodynamics are amazing.
At the front of peloton, the front is pushing at ~400W while they're up there. Back in the middle, everyone is cruising at ~250W. To a large extent, none of the pros can go full gas for 3+ hrs, the majority of the race is at ~70% effort.
There will be short accelerations where you may need >500W to bridge a gap, and that's really the hard part.
Power Analysis: Jens Voigt?s winning power file, Stage 4 of the USA Pro Challenge | VeloNews.com
Pack aerodynamics are amazing.
At the front of peloton, the front is pushing at ~400W while they're up there. Back in the middle, everyone is cruising at ~250W. To a large extent, none of the pros can go full gas for 3+ hrs, the majority of the race is at ~70% effort.
There will be short accelerations where you may need >500W to bridge a gap, and that's really the hard part.
11-13-16, 10:27 PM
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The first thing you should do is buy and read "Training and Racing with a Power Meter", by Allen and Coggan. It'll tell you everything you need to know. Pay attention to "Functional Threshold Power" -- it's the basis for everything else. If you averaging 200-225 over an hour, that's basically your FTP -- assuming that's an all out effort. Anyway, read the book. While I'm at it, forget about what the pro's or anyone else, can do. Compare yourself today with yourself last week.
11-13-16, 11:41 PM
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Well, Contador finished 5th in the 2015 Tour de France (which Chris Froome won). He abandoned the Tour de France this year due to injury. Chris Froome won the Tour de France this year as well.
11-14-16, 02:17 AM
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Forget Contador. Drop down to the 33 forum here and check out the thread on junior Brandon McNulty.
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