Originally Posted by
HolyInstantRice
No! Practice leg speed. The top track cycling sprinters in the world are doing flying 200m sprints with a cadence of 160 or more not just because they can, but because people tend to produce higher power at higher RPM. Compared to the guys you're sprinting against, you will have NO snap in your sprint if you're doodling your legs along at 100 rpm.
OK.. so the training session then would be, try to get out of the saddle at 110rpms and start sprinting trying to get up to say 120rpms in the beginning and slowly increasing the cadence as sessions add up?
I just can't fathom the fact that you can actually stay out of the saddle at 140-160rpm and still turn the crank with power.
The track guys seem to stay in the saddle when they turn the cranks at an insane revolution.