Originally Posted by merlinextraligh
To state the obvious, it took more power to stay in the group than you had, as shown by the fact that your power in the group was higher than when you went OTB.
What you are saying is true but the phsiological systems he used when trying to stay with the pack were totally different from those used solo. In the pack he was essentially either coasting or anaerobic; on his own he was essentially entirely aerobic.
--Steve