Originally Posted by asgelle

I've written about the Monod model before and pacing strategy is just another application. The model consists of a critical power, Cp, that can be maintained for a long time, and anaerobic work capacity which is the amount of work that is available above and beyond that from critical power. The simplest treatment to optimize pacing strategy is to take Cp as the minimum power produced over the course of the TT and then add power over Cp up to the limit of AWC so as to minimize time. The next level of complication is to allow a recovery of AWC during periods when power is lower than Cp. To do so however requires some model of the rate of replenishment of AWC as a function of power below Cp and time. I'm currently not familiar with a simple model for this, though.