Originally Posted by
Carbonfiberboy
OTOH, I TT best at 94-96 cadence. I obviously can put out the most power at those cadences. Higher cadences put a greater load on my CV system, but all the same I can hold the watts longer up there than at a lower cadence. You might practice that and see if it's true for you too. 4 miles is pretty short. When it gets up to 10 miles it really makes a difference. When I'm just riding, I don't pedal that fast, though.
Since I dont have a cadence function on my GPS I very well could be in that range already. I do know there is a sweet spot I have and when on the speed courses it's cranked up near that 95rpm range but will quickly upshift if it's too easy or too fast of a spin to apply pedal pressure.
That 4mi is a "candy" course. Lot's of heavy breathing and in the drops working on form. Speeds run 23-26mph.