Originally Posted by hrumpole .
Point taken. I think. So what you're saying is that if you're riding at tempo at 60, it's still tempo, you will just fatigue quicker
Yes, that's why it's called tempo 75 - 90% of Functional threshold power (60min maximal aerobic power) cadence is irrelevant
Say you're doing a 10 minute interval. Let's take an extreme example-say at 60rpm, you last 1 min, but at 100, you last 10.So in terms of training effect, why wouldn't you want to be at 100?
Cadence is a red herring forget cadence, it's best to choose your preferred cadence, what ever feels the most comfortable at the time to get the job done. All things being equal; speed, wind, course etc then power will be the same reguardless of cadence and if power is the same then your using the same system/s.
So for 1 minute, you're training the same system, but after ten, then what? How do you quantify minute 2?
Not sure what you mean, if the pace/power is idendical at minute 2 and minute 10 onwards then your training the same systems as you were at minute 1 reguardless of how many times you change your cadence during the interval or during seperate intervals.