Originally Posted by
shovelhd
At Bethel this year I was having a conversation with CDR in the P/1/2/3 race and I was putting out between 150W-175W at 31mph while not trying very hard to be aero. But I'm pretty small.
I've coached a number of guys to learn the skill of conservation.
IOW - go to a fast group ride, see how easy you can make it.
Hide, think about wind, pay attention to accelerations before they happen, etc...
solo-win-shovelhd could pretty much float through some races if he needed to, and
low-FTP-CDR has that art down pat.