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CrimsonKarter21 03-03-08 05:49 PM
1000W for 4 Minutes
 
I heard about some track racer being able to ride for 4 minutes at ~1000W, can anyone shine some light on this?

Andrew Coggan 03-03-08 05:55 PM
Originally Posted by CrimsonKarter21 (Post 6272985)
I heard about some track racer being able to ride for 4 minutes at ~1000W, can anyone shine some light on this?
I can: it isn't possible.

11.4 03-03-08 06:42 PM
Originally Posted by Andrew Coggan (Post 6273024)
I can: it isn't possible.
Well, he was on a Ducati at the time.

CrimsonKarter21 03-03-08 06:47 PM
Well, 11.4 seems to not believe this statement, so it never happened. Thanks!

cerewa 03-03-08 07:24 PM
Well, he was on a Ducati at the time.
I don't think it's possible for a typical ducati to put out only 1000W (1.3 horsepower) ... you hit the throttle at all and the power probably jumps well past that.

CafeRacer 03-04-08 11:07 AM
Why's everyone so bent up about wattage??? Who cares.

Dubbayoo 03-04-08 12:16 PM
Originally Posted by CafeRacer (Post 6277242)
Why's everyone so bent up about wattage??? Who cares.
Same reason people care about horsepower I guess.

JeanCoutu 03-06-08 07:28 PM
If said dude is a world class cyclist that weighs 130kg...

http://www.cyclingpeakssoftware.com/...ofiling_v4.xls

bitingduck 03-06-08 08:54 PM
That would result in a 4 km individual pursuit of well under 4 minutes.

Not a chance.

WR for team pursuit is right around 4 minutes.

StephenH 03-06-08 09:42 PM
Okay, memory test here- I remember reading several months ago, probably in the road forum, where some "large" professional cyclist held the record for wattage done at some cycling show on stationary machine. Seems like that was 1200 watts or something, not necessarily for 4 minutes. Does that ring a bell with anyone? This guy was like 6'-6" with weight to match, and pro-caliber racer.

bonechilling 03-06-08 10:01 PM
Originally Posted by StephenH (Post 6295097)
Okay, memory test here- I remember reading several months ago, probably in the road forum, where some "large" professional cyclist held the record for wattage done at some cycling show on stationary machine. Seems like that was 1200 watts or something, not necessarily for 4 minutes. Does that ring a bell with anyone? This guy was like 6'-6" with weight to match, and pro-caliber racer.
Sounds like Ondřej Sosenka.

http://www.bicirace.com/photo/2005/o...HourRecord.jpg
http://www.sosenka.cz/archiv/2005/m12.jpg


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