Jens Voigt going for Hour Record 18 Sept

[TALUS]

450 W for an hour :eek: :eek:

[gummibear]

 

 

Jens Voigt began his career as a skinny German kid from the east side of the wall. He ends it as a cycling icon known simply by his first name, a fierce competitor famous for mercilessly punishing those who would test themselves at the same start line. As Jens puts it, "I get paid to make other people suffer."

Behind that fearsome reputation stands an affable, approachable guy loved by fans and the peloton alike. Even the victims of his relentless attacks are sorry to see him retire—but after 17 years in the saddle, the oldest man in the pro peloton has earned a rest.

We rode shotgun as Jens powered through his last professional race, the 2014 US Pro Challenge. Bravo, Jens. You'll be a tough act to follow.

[Gen]

http://www.trekfactoryracing.com/news/hour-record-twitter-qa

[andydude]

Watts/kg really does not matter. What matters is watts/drag where the drag is the combination of mechanical resistance and air resistance.

 

Watts/kg only matters when you are climbing, which is normally the important thing for road races because this is where time gaps are made/lost.

I would say absolute power matters? It should be easier to calculate than on the road, because there's no wind, except his own.

 

Edit,

 

The official formula for Power (in watts) is below with the legend below that - from Wiki.

 

P = g.m.Vg (K1 + s) + K2.Va^2.Vg

 

g = earth's gravity

Vg = ground speed (m/s)

m = rider mass (kg)

s = grade (m/m)

Va = rider's speed through the air (m/s)

K1 = lumped constant for all frictional losses (tires, bearings, chain)

K2 = lumped constant for aerodynamic drag (kg/m)

['Dale]

The playlist that Jens will listen to in preparation for, during and after the attempt:

 

Warmup:

 

REO Speedwagon “Keep on loving you”

Brian Adams “Summer of 69″

Journey “Wheel in the sky”

Air supply “Making Love out of Nothing at All“

Metallica “Turn the page”

Hour Record:

 

Republica “Ready to go”

P.O.D. “Feel so alive”

Metallica “One”

AC/DC “Hells Bells”

AC/DC “Highway to hell”

Farmerboys “Here comes the pain”

Ugly Kid Joe “Goddam Devil”

AC/DC “Thunderstruck”

Black Sabbath “Paranoid”

Metallica “Frayed ends of sanity”

Europe “Final Countdown”

Cooldown:

 

Metallica “Nothing else matters”

Cranberries “Zombie”

Kansas “Dust in the wind”

Air Supply “All out of love”

['Dale]

http://www.trekfactoryracing.com/news/hour-record-twitter-qa

No access to live power data

No access to earpiece, just a coach shouting from the side

 

(TRACK rules)

[Wyatt Earp]

The playlist that Jens will listen to in preparation for, during and after the attempt:

 

Warmup:

 

REO Speedwagon “Keep on loving you”

Brian Adams “Summer of 69″

Journey “Wheel in the sky”

Air supply “Making Love out of Nothing at All“

Metallica “Turn the page”

Hour Record:

 

Republica “Ready to go”

P.O.D. “Feel so alive”

Metallica “One”

AC/DC “Hells Bells”

AC/DC “Highway to hell”

Farmerboys “Here comes the pain”

Ugly Kid Joe “Goddam Devil”

AC/DC “Thunderstruck”

Black Sabbath “Paranoid”

Metallica “Frayed ends of sanity”

Europe “Final Countdown”

Cooldown:

 

Metallica “Nothing else matters”

Cranberries “Zombie”

Kansas “Dust in the wind”

Air Supply “All out of love”

Lekker playlist except for that Brian Adams number.

[deanbean]

We can watch here too

http://pelotonmagazine.com/feedzone/live-video-jens-voigt-attempts-new-hour-record/

[Tumbleweed]

CyclingTips ‏@cyclingtips  4h

.@GraemeObree on @thejensie hour record attempt: "there is no way that Voigt is not going to break the world record" http://cyclingtips.com.au/2014/09/obree-on-the-hour-record-it-is-a-whole-phenomenon-rebooted/ …

[Wyatt Earp]

LEGEND

[Wayne Potgieter]

" I have no illusion to keep the record once Fabian and other specialists start having a go. But I kind of like the idea of telling me grand children about it, when they sit on my lap when I’m 75"

I love that line.

[gummibear]

[fanievb]

what time (SA) will it start? or am i to stupid and misread it? 

 

edit: found it thx @bicyclesafetysa 

[Shebeen]

let's have your predictions on the final distance, admin has donated a 3month subscription to thehub.  Two decimal places should be enough.

 

50.42

[Tubehunter]

50.55

[Patchelicious]

450 W for an hour :eek: :eek:

pah, tis but a warmup!