Zabriskie19 wrote:Hello to all, (may have offended some on my gtr post hope all is cool)
ok so I have nooooo idea about power, wattage whatever etc. But last race ( A grade ) I was told that we averaged 303Watts (280-290 most races) for the entire race, I was in the winning breakaway of five, only got 4th
.. but atleast my team mate got the win.
anyway story is the guy who got the average of 303 watts IMO I did a fair bit more work than him, we brokeaway in the second half of the race and he said to me that he thought we averaged around 320 watts for the time in the breakaway, which was just over 30 minutes. I won't lie we were all on the rivet and almost lapped the A grade field.
Now my question is I (at 75kg
) must have done around 320 watts or so? which equates too a power to weight ratio of over 4.3 for the whole race now is it just me or is that just not possible I hear it takes 5 p/w to be a pro, ok I was pushing it pretty hard and without sounding stuck up im a fairly fit A grader.
cheers for the replies in advance.
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P.S i've raced against a few pros eg. Rico rogers, and aloooot of Drapac Porsche riders. but never beaten any of them!
Apart from all the other stuff the others have mentioned, just as an example of how power can vary between two riders:
A few weeks ago on a squad training ride I run, the first section I typically lead it out to set the pace for the day. It's about a 12-15-min run, of which 10-min is uninterrupted. Mostly flat/slight undulations.
A client of mine was next to me on the front. We are of similar stature, although he weighs a bit more than me. Now I was going along fairly solidly, good tempo pace but I could tell it was just on the edge of too hard for my client, so I kept it there (it's good for him). When I later got his power meter file I compared that same section with my own.
My average power: 260W (my threshold ~ 295-300W)
His average power: 290W (his threshold ~ 275-280W)
So while I was tapping it out without too much difficulty, he was heading towards the hurt box.
Quite simply - he is somewhat less aerodynamic on his road bike than I am on mine (and I am by no means aero). It has pointed out to me another area we can look at to help him gain some more speed. So even though two riders might appear similar, something as small as bike set up can have a large impact on the power - speed relationship.
A competitive local A grade rider will be 4.4W/kg and up, winners probably nudging 5W/kg. I'm close to 4W/kg, and I can hang with A-grade, but not contend. It varies around the world. Go to NorCal and if you're a 45+ masters racer and not 4.8-5.0W/kg, then you'll be pack meat.
People ask me all the time what power it takes to be able to race a given grade, or to win a certain grade. Reality is, there more to it than that. If you want to know what grade you are capable of racing, you go race.
I have people that train at our Studio who put out more power than me, but struggle in races while I'm getting ready to put the hammer down. Why? Because they are still learning the craft of racing, and tend to be a little less effective with their use of power as a result. Winners are often those that pedal the least. But when they do, they pedal hard.
...but IIRC you are only 17 or 18?.
... and riding up in a peloton would help!.