Originally Posted by phoebeisis

How much hp or watts can a good bike rider sustain-pedaling a bike-for say 1 minute?
Can anyone actually hold 33 mph at sea level-1 hp 750 watts-for a minute?

I seem to remember the "pilot/motor" of that English Channel human powered plane was producing under 1/2 hp-for 1.5 hrs or so?? He was a bike rider.
Not Lance at his most boosted of course-heck not Lance Unboosted.