WarrenG said:I thought of the error too and maybe it is. I just assumed the people doing the testing knew what they were doing-maybe not.
I'm not saying that they didn't know what they were doing, just that there are many potential sources of error when measuring blood lactate, including both technological and biological ones. Thus, when faced with anomalous results such as the odd "bump" in lactate levels between 170 and 200 W, the first question to ask is, are these results correct? As I said, I predict that if the test were repeated Fergie's lactate levels would be lower at 200 W, such that they fell more in line with the points above and below.