Quadrant Analysis - Question for Bikemax

[bruce]

Okay,

 

I don't really feel like doing work today so I thought I would delve into the mysteries of Quadrant Analysis

 

The OFM was an interesting race for me - plenty of attacks, plenty of gutter riding (threshold) and then a nice little sprint at the end.

 

Reading Coggans explanations http://home.earthlink.net/~acoggan/quadrantanalysis/index.html

 

I see I spent most of the race in Quadrant III and IV

III = low force low velocity

IV = low force high velocity

so, what can I learn from this??

[linnega]

...That you need to help me do my work.

[bruce]

I suspect that my command of the English language would render me incapable sir (aren't you involved in journalism or something similar?)

[BikeMax]

Bruce - that's a low blow at this time on a Monday..

 

Short answer;

 

Quad IV - largest component - variable power efforts in a road race like this, accelerations etc to mark moves

 

Quad III - recoveries from above while you were loafing in the bunch

 

Quad II - Only one real climb that would see much of this and a few rollers

 

Quad I - Sprint for the line

 

Looks about right I reckon.

 

Now get back to work...

 

[bruce]

Hmmmnn,  as they say in the classics, so what?

 

I reckon the match analysis you do is far more valuable.

[BikeMax]

 

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Agree - I have never been able to draw much value from these plots other than - well that's what that sort of race elicits..

 

Now match analysis - that's worth having..

 

[bruce]

Looks a bit like Cherrys condition on Saturday.  Although, I think that one spot in Quadrant I is cause for concern.

[linnega]

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=bruce] I suspect that my command of the English language would render me incapable sir (aren't you involved in journalism or something similar?)

Only in my spare time and as the guys at Chainwheel will testify I have not had much of that in the past 18 months.

 

I'm an accountant by trade, and I had some interesting data analysis to do but no time to do it and no-one with adequate technical ability to pass it onto.