Originally Posted by
RChung
...All three of those guys are faster than your kid.
As you baited me I thought I'd respond with some data. Winning and faster (speed) are different. Elite sprinters are more than just powerful, they have to see the path to win, take the risk etc. - and win. That is different than power and different than speed.
I am responding you your challenge that somehow the training we have been applying is less fast than your three. As I said - I'm not so sure, but I did find some data using accurate PM devices.
Measured, power tap at the hub. We have several power taps, I have no reason not to trust this. At the time he did not want it shared with USAC, and we forgot about it.
This may be the first time shared as I got so much grief sharing data from 2 years earlier.
This was the last year he was training in 2016 before college. This is a 140 lb junior.
This was 2 years before with a Sagan teammate, GT racer, multi time elite NC, junior NC, future collegiate NC, U23 ITT and Road NC.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Us-fOprYEXA&feature=youtu.be
This was this month (5 years later) CO State Pro crit championship. .
Training now is 3 hours / week on the bike and lottsa marching and similar gym. The text in the video is not mine.
This was a 40mph finish sitting up. How fast can he go? I don't know, he rides measurement free.
https://studio.youtube.com/video/s_yqrNq2xG0/edit