Not at all. He could be amped up and pedaling too fast. A quick glance would tell him that. And if not him, certainly me, with much less experience. I don't have a PT, so I can't measure power. I have a ride I do regularly that I know where I want to be speed and cadence wise starting out. Any variation changes my ride for the negative. I know this watching my heart rate. I don't race, but I now how cadence plays in to how my ride goes.