Originally Posted by
TMonk
All things being equal, (wattage, time at that wattage), it don't matter if you're going up, down, sideways, backwards, or in circles. That's all im trying to say here.
Of course it takes longer to go up a hill, so you're gonna gain more distance putting out the same effort on a flat road or downhill.
and I'm not arguing that 300W = 300W no matter what. But what math and science can't measure is the human (mental) factors involved. Nor can they account for a training routine that encompasses about 90% hill training. All I'm saying is that take two riders with near equal abilities at the beginning of the season, let one train on hills and the other on flat ground for the
same number of miles. Both instructed to give it their all on every ride. Then three or four months later put them on a flat course giving their all and see what happens.