Will Frishkorn's SRM Data

Roadie_scum

I was interested to read an article about Will Frishkorn's SRM data when he won the NRC Colorado Cyclist Classic. It seems to me his power outputs weren't as high as I expected. Is he super-aero, or am I underestimating how difficult this is?

http://www.pezcyclingnews.com/?pg=fullstory&id=2534 is the link

Does anyone have power data from:

(i) A national road series race in Australia.
(ii) An Elite 3 or Nationale race in France/rest of Europe.
(iii) An Elite 2 Race in Europe.
(iv) European high level professional race (Div 1/2, etc).

I would be very interested to compare.

velomanct

those power figures seem a little low. 4.65w/kg for 31 minutes? thats 325watts at 70kg. i did the same power in my last 20km TT (im a little heavier)

400watts over 4 minutes?!!!? thats it?
i did that in my last hilly race, and got dropped by the 3s

Pocket Rocket

Who said he was at max, he could have been cruising??

ric_stern/RST

i only very briefly read the article at Pez. If memory serves me correctly, wasn't the race conducted at something like 5 or 8thousand feet? if that's the case then power would be greatly reduced.

yes, to all four, although admittedly in point one i only have data from females. actually, thinking about it, it's a female world cup race that was in Oz.

Power isn't always higher in pro races (and in some races it's stupidly low) it's just that the higher powers are maintained for much longer periods of time.

additionally as PR suggests, the race may not have been maximal for the rider.

ric

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fascat

Hey Now, the author here,
Like I wrote in the article 4.65 w/kg was not a maximal effort for Frischkorn or the other breakaway riders. However, it was faster than the peloton wanted to ride when faced with 5 high altitude stages, and over 18,000 total feet of climbing.
Frischkorn did present data in subsequent stages at 5.2 w/kg for periods in excess of 20 minutes. And again this was at altitude. At sea level his power threshold would be even greater.

For comparisons sake most of the guys in the front groups posses the ability to climb in excess of 5.5 w/kg (20 minutes or longer)

Similarly the final 4 minutes of Stage 1 occured after a 3.5 hour breakaway at 8,000ft and at the end of a 17 mile climb. What was important that Frischkorn's power output was greater than Danny Pate's.

If Will were to perform a 4 min critical power test he would likely be in the 6.2 w/kg range or greater.

In order for you to compare your 400 watts its best to divide your absolute power by your body weight in kilograms for a more accurate comparison.

Glad you all found the article,
-Frank