Originally Posted by
Racer Ex
Sprinting is not what Fudgy is really after if I read his post right. If I am mistaken, apologies. But what he seemed to be after was separation, which is a bit of a different animal because by definition in can't be a maximal effort. Really two different skill set with pretty different tactical considerations and physical requirements.
Maybe it's just me, but I can do a dozen 100% 5" efforts, and they don't feel tiring at all. That's not how I always get separation or anything, but I've been able to attack 100% for that first 5", then start pacing for a longer break. That's a pretty guaranteed separation unless we're in the final kilo, but there are obviously more efficient ways to get separation most of the time.