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03-10-07, 12:22 PM
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Random Question: Highest watt output ever recorded?
Anyone know what the highest watt output by a cyclist is? I think Landis said he was able to reach 1100+ (for a few seconds) recently while mountain biking after hip surgery. Anyone have a link to the highest ever recorded?
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03-10-07, 12:23 PM
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It's a lot more than 1100. IIRC there were some track sprinters somewhere in the 2400 range.
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Originally Posted by DrPete
It's a lot more than 1100. IIRC there were some track sprinters somewhere in the 2400 range.
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https://www.ingentaconnect.com/conten...00003/art00014
This article studied three "elite track cyclists" and mentions peak powers of 1729-2282W.
This article studied three "elite track cyclists" and mentions peak powers of 1729-2282W.
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Floyd's not quite the peak power type.
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But still, if that's true I might have a higher 5-second power than Floyd (1163). So I'm thinking it's probably higher than mine, but that's just a guess.
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R600DuraAce hit something like 40,000 watts recently while on a recovery ride through the park....
...at least that's what I hear...
...at least that's what I hear...
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Originally Posted by CyLowe97
R600DuraAce hit something like 40,000 watts recently while on a recovery ride through the park....
...at least that's what I hear...
...at least that's what I hear...
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Originally Posted by CyLowe97
R600DuraAce hit something like 40,000 watts recently while on a recovery ride through the park....
...at least that's what I hear...
...at least that's what I hear...
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Originally Posted by donrhummy
Anyone know what the highest watt output by a cyclist is? I think Landis said he was able to reach 1100+ (for a few seconds). Anyone have a link to the highest ever recorded?
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Originally Posted by DrPete
But still, if that's true I might have a higher 5-second power than Floyd (1163). So I'm thinking it's probably higher than mine, but that's just a guess.
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Originally Posted by DrPete
It's a lot more than 1100. IIRC there were some track sprinters somewhere in the 2400 range.
And compared to a track cyclist thats next to nothing....
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Originally Posted by DrPete
But still, if that's true I might have a higher 5-second power than Floyd (1163). So I'm thinking it's probably higher than mine, but that's just a guess.
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Originally Posted by donrhummy
It was the power number he got recently while mountain biking after his hip surgery.
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Originally Posted by donrhummy
Anyone know what the highest watt output by a cyclist is? I think Landis said he was able to reach 1100+ (for a few seconds). Anyone have a link to the highest ever recorded?
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Originally Posted by JayC
Then he went back in time when his flux capacitor kicked in.
03-10-07, 05:26 PM
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Originally Posted by ElJamoquio
Hell, *I* can do close to that. I bet Landis does 1500 easy.
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I'm sure there are a few guys in the Pro Peloton that haven't cleared 1000 watts. But it doesn't matter, they're still pros, and we're still here trying to compare ourselves to them.
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Originally Posted by asgelle
While both those statements may be true, the second doesn't follow from the first. Chris Boardman has often been quoted as saying he never broke the 1000W mark.
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what the hell? when i go to my 24 hr fitness the cycling machine can measure output in watts. I put it on the highest setting and I can only get 378. this is for a burst of a few seconds. and the resistance is very tough, i am doing it at 140 cadence for about three seconds.
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Originally Posted by jeef
what the hell? when i go to my 24 hr fitness the cycling machine can measure output in watts. I put it on the highest setting and I can only get 378. this is for a burst of a few seconds. and the resistance is very tough, i am doing it at 140 cadence for about three seconds.
A decent 175lb pro road sprinter might crank out 1700w-1800w.
And everything in between...
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Originally Posted by jeef
what the hell? when i go to my 24 hr fitness the cycling machine can measure output in watts. I put it on the highest setting and I can only get 378. this is for a burst of a few seconds. and the resistance is very tough, i am doing it at 140 cadence for about three seconds.
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Allegedly, average peak for Euro pros is 15 watts/kg with Bettini allegedly closer to 20 per. Nothstein claimed 2200 watts peak.
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Originally Posted by Dial_tone
Allegedly, average peak for Euro pros is 15 watts/kg with Bettini allegedly closer to 20 per. Nothstein claimed 2200 watts peak.
I know lots and lots of amateur hacks who sprint over 15w/kg when fresh.
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At an HPV club event someone hooked up a wattmeter between a resistance load and a recumbent pedal-powered generator. That was some 30 years ago and as nothing more then a commuter I peaked at 1,400 watts.