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If I remember correctly Jaco is close to 6 w/kg.  I'm sure Cruxie knows the exact numbers.

 

Contador's numbers for 15min:

 

Quote: Alex Simmons

 

- 3,200 metres of road travelled
- 500 metres of vertical ascent
- average height above sea level ~ 1,000 metres
- sea level pressure 1,020 hPa
- 20 C temp
- 930 seconds
- race weight 62kg
- add 8.5kg for bike + clothes etc
- Crr ~ 0.004
- CdA ~ .32 (out of saddle/on tops)

 

with that lot I get 6.1 W/kg.
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Bruce' date=' where were you for the race, since we finished together?

 

Mine was TSS 257, NP 277, IF 0.902, FTP @ 320.

 

Karen reckons I should push the FTP up to 330, but then the pain during the week becomes to much Cry

 

Those stats or Andrew are serious - at 5% improvement that puts him at 5.5w/kg!!!!
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Cool - interesting to see that TSS and IF are relatively close. NP = Dead
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If I remember correctly Jaco is close to 6 w/kg.  I'm sure Cruxie knows the exact numbers.

 

Contador's numbers for 15min:

 

Quote: Alex Simmons

 

- 3' date='200 metres of road travelled

- 500 metres of vertical ascent

- average height above sea level ~ 1,000 metres

- sea level pressure 1,020 hPa

- 20 C temp

- 930 seconds

- race weight 62kg

- add 8.5kg for bike + clothes etc

- Crr ~ 0.004

- CdA ~ .32 (out of saddle/on tops)

 

with that lot I get 6.1 W/kg.
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From: http://www.podiumcafe.com/2008/9/12/613128/the-gossip-page

 

Basso is currently preparing for his return to racing in October. Aldo Sassi of the Mapei Center is directing Basso's training,

and has given the Italian rave reviews for his "extraordinary engine."

Sassi also trains Cadel Evans. Warning: Numbers ahead. In recent tests,

Basso held 430 watts for 28 minutes. After riding 130

kilometers averaging 220 watts, Basso did a series of short efforts: 20

seconds at 800 watts, followed by 30 seconds at 400. Capo did not say

how many times he repeated this sequence. Suffice to say, more than

once. In an ergo test, Basso recorded 6.3 watts/kg and a VO2 max of 88. (For reference, Lemond's VO2 was reportedly 92 at his peak.) Sassi also confirmed that Basso's blood values have remained stable and unsuspicious.

 

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- race weight 62kg
- add 8.5kg for bike + clothes etc

with that lot I get 6.1 W/kg.

 

hang on... 62kg + 8.5kg = 70.5kg. Multiply that by 6.1 = 430.05w

 

motherf**kerShockedShockedShocked

 

also, 8.5kg for bike + clothes etc. Does etc incl bottles, shoes, helmet? If so, something doesnt add up....
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If I remember correctly Jaco is close to 6 w/kg.  I'm sure Cruxie knows the exact numbers.

 

Contador's numbers for 15min:

 

Quote: Alex Simmons

 

- 3' date='200 metres of road travelled
- 500 metres of vertical ascent
- average height above sea level ~ 1,000 metres
- sea level pressure 1,020 hPa
- 20 C temp
- 930 seconds
- race weight 62kg
- add 8.5kg for bike + clothes etc
- Crr ~ 0.004
- CdA ~ .32 (out of saddle/on tops)

 

with that lot I get 6.1 W/kg.
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From: http://www.podiumcafe.com/2008/9/12/613128/the-gossip-page

Basso is currently preparing for his return to racing in October. Aldo Sassi of the Mapei Center is directing Basso's training, and has given the Italian rave reviews for his "extraordinary engine." Sassi also trains Cadel Evans. Warning: Numbers ahead. In recent tests, Basso held 430 watts for 28 minutes. After riding 130 kilometers averaging 220 watts, Basso did a series of short efforts: 20 seconds at 800 watts, followed by 30 seconds at 400. Capo did not say how many times he repeated this sequence. Suffice to say, more than once. In an ergo test, Basso recorded 6.3 watts/kg and a VO2 max of 88. (For reference, Lemond's VO2 was reportedly 92 at his peak.) Sassi also confirmed that Basso's blood values have remained stable and unsuspicious.

 

430w for 30min would put his ftp at just a few % below that - say 420w.  Wikipedia says he weighs 70kg which puts him at 6w/kg at threshold - about right for a grand tour winner.

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