Originally Posted by
achoo
Barely. And that's with full leadouts from riders who actually do hit almost 12 W/kg for a minute...
You're NOT that strong. Good racers can barely hold 25 mph in a time trial on a time trial bike wearing aerodynamic gear. On a road bike they'll hold, say, 23 mph. And those riders will kick your ass and drop you like used toilet paper.
36/23 cubed is almost four.
That means GOOD RACERS have to hold almost FOUR TIMES your aerobic threshold power for a full minute or two to hold the speeds you're claiming.
You'd probably have to do five or six times your aerobic threshold to hold the speeds you claim to hold for a minute or two.
No one on this planet does that.
Why aren't you taking Mark Cavendish's spot in the TdF?
comparing a 10-25 mile tt to a few hundred meter sprint is completely hilarious.
Decent racers can barely hold 25 mph
25 mph is a high cat5 to cat4 speed for a flat tt course. Nothing to write home about. And once again if you actually took the time to *read* what I wrote you would realize i was discussing a brief sprint. in fact, hitting mid 30s on a full on sprint is relatively easy (~100 rpm in the big ring) for any fit rider on a road bike. maintaining it for more than 10 seconds is difficult but not impossible. (especially if conditions are favorable.)