Thread: How many watts can a fit cyclist produce?
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Old 02-08-08, 12:58 PM
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If you're looking for an instantaneous peak (not sure how they measured that)

the maximum for a sprinter (track racer) is said to be 2000 watts.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicycle_performance

I'm guessing that amount is actually sustainable for about 1/4 revolution of the pedals.
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