Originally Posted by
Stucky
Very true. I think too, what is often over-looked, is that stronger riders are naturally able to pedal at higherr cadences at a given power level, just do to the fact that they are stronger. (Seems like the vast majority of these studies are done on actual athletes/elite athletes- and thus have little to no relevance to the average schmoe).
Studies on the strength of professional cyclists show that as a group professionals were indistinguishable from an age-matched population of UNTRAINED individuals. In terms of strength, top cyclists are worse than the average schmoe.