Originally Posted by
genejockey
I has questions.
I've slightly re-ordered your question.
Does "one leg" mean pedaling with one leg, or pedaling with two legs but only measuring one?
Only one leg was measured.
Does a nonzero torque at 200 degrees (20 degrees past BDC) imply pulling up?
Yes.
Why is the black curve higher average watts but lower % VO2 max?
There are two possible explanations. First, L/R asymmetry presumably varies with power so although single-leg power wasn't much differernt, total power could have been; but, second, since total combined power of both legs wasn't measured, it could be that pulling up was so much more taxing on this particular rider that his economy was way lower. Or some combo of both.