Originally Posted by
lungdoc
Does that calculation of 1000 watts at 60km/h seem right? I thought pro-level sustained power output was circa 400-450 watts and they rode at speeds close to that fairly often. That's 37 mph.
I don't think pros ride at 60kph "fairly often". From what I've seen, they do it in some attacks, gap bridging, ultimo chilometro, etc. But that would be only a small amount of total race time. And at a sprint they can pull 1800/2000w for a few seconds, IIRC.