Originally Posted by Snuffleupagus
That's at the END of a long RR. I never see my peak wattage at the end of a race, I see it during training or warming up before a race.
For example, the last crit I did and pulled out 3rd in the field sprint I only hit 783 watts. I pulled out of a draft with 10 seconds left to go and ramped up from 265 watts to 783. Enough to beat most of a large CAT-3/4 field.
I'm with ya. I'm just guessing that even at the end of a long RR Zabel would probably beat a fresh EdZ. I'd feel pretty comfortable taking that bet.
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