Originally Posted by
Quinn8it
Id say top speed happened after the 200m line.. In/after turn 2. Which makes sense as that's the point that you have used all the banking.. And just entered the pole lane
And as for sectioning off the effort- I just did it quick.. I'm of the opinion that the 12" timed effort section is way less important than the 25" total effort portion... I just grabbed that section to illustrate my corners theory.
The 12" section is also important. It will show your average cadence, average speed and average power for the effort.
All things being equal, top speed always happens in the corners. Every rise in speed is in the corners. That's because your body leans inward and your wheels actually travel faster than your center of mass, then they slow down slightly slower than your center of mass as your exit the turn.
This is evident especially in steady efforts like a 4K where you see the rhythmic oscillation in the graph but the wattage stays somewhat steady.
So, if max speed happen in the the middle of the turn and the F200M start line is at the middle of the turn, then that's where the clock started on the effort.
Here is an excellent example of where to mark the sections for a F200M on a 250M track:
Pink is speed, green is power, and blue is cadence:
Another way is to count back 12" from where your power dropped, assuming that you let off the gas as soon as you crossed the finish line.