NotSoBigBen Posted November 7, 2006 Share Anyone know what sort of max power / power to weight ratio a 16 (ok nearly 17) year old would produce if he were a fair to good cyclist? Just wondering! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Bag Posted November 7, 2006 Share Around 10watt/kg, maybe a bit less Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce Posted November 7, 2006 Share For what duration? 10watts/kg for 30 seconds maybe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotSoBigBen Posted November 7, 2006 Share Lets say for 30 minutes? 10 does seem a bit high to me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Bag Posted November 7, 2006 Share 10 is only for a short while yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Bag Posted November 7, 2006 Share I think a trainer told me once 4:1 for a 30 min Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotSoBigBen Posted November 7, 2006 Share Thanks T-Bag, sounds a bit more realistic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Bag Posted November 7, 2006 Share Yeah, sory about the other one! I was a bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikeMax Posted November 7, 2006 Share 30 min power to weight is a function of threshold power (60 mins) - the %age of FTP would vary from rider to rider but could be around 107% A 17 year old rider Elite rider may well have a power to weight at threshold of around 4.5-5 w/kg and so 4.8 - 5.3 for 30 mins. This is really all rough estimates and needs to be treated as such - more info needed to be of any real use to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marius Posted November 7, 2006 Share I got this form UCT's sports institute :<?:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> * Normal body fat% range for elite male athletes (pre-competition): 8 ? 12%* Normal body fat% range for well-trained male athletes: 10 ? 14%* Normal body fat% range for active men: 12 ? 18%* Sum of skin folds for elite male endurance athletes < 40 mm* Sum of skin folds for male endurance athletes < 70 mm* Peak power output for elite cyclists ranges from 400 ? 550 W* Power to weight ratio for elite cyclists ranges from 5.5 ? 7 W/kg* VO2max for sedentary men ~ 40 ? 50 ml/kg/min* VO2max for active ? well trained men ~ 50 ? 65 ml/kg/min* VO2max for elite cyclists ~ 68 ? 85 ml/kg/min Hope that helps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windbreaker Posted November 7, 2006 Share * Peak power output for elite cyclists ranges from 400 ? 550 W[/Quote]They mean threshold power surely? Peak power (5s) should be well up in the 1500 plus range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marius Posted November 7, 2006 Share maybe, probably, I have no idea, just copied it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikeMax Posted November 7, 2006 Share * Peak power output for elite cyclists ranges from 400 ? 550 W[/Quote]They mean threshold power surely? Peak power (5s) should be well up in the 1500 plus range. Peak Power (PPO or MAP) is the result of a ramped test of ever increasing power over time(there are several protocols) that lead to the peak power that is sustained for the last ramp being measured - this is where Marius' figure comes in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oclv110 Posted November 7, 2006 Share Heard from one of the commentators with the Tour De France that Tom Boonen's watts output in a spint is 1800 for the last 20 sec's.Is that true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Bag Posted November 7, 2006 Share Tom Boonen! My hero!!!!!! If you ask me, the commentators was wrong, it was 1800 Kilo watt!!!!! He is a Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce Posted November 7, 2006 Share * Peak power output for elite cyclists ranges from 400 ? 550 W [/Quote] They mean threshold power surely? Peak power (5s) should be well up in the 1500 plus range.Peak Power (PPO or MAP) is the result of a ramped test of ever increasing power over time(there are several protocols) that lead to the peak power that is sustained for the last ramp being measured - this is where Marius' figure comes in. So that would correspond to power at VO2Max? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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