Pro Peleton Cadence

[690MBCOMMANDO]

Anyone know what the cadence of the pros is?

On flats?

On hills?

 

[ed073]

Anyone know what the cadence of the pros is?

On flats?

On hills?

It's different for each rider.

 

[nssane]

Here are some stat's copied directly from the official Lance Armstrong web site about Lance's key stats:

VO2ml/kg: 83.8
Max power at VO2: 600 watts
Max heart rate: 201
Lactate Threshold HR: 178
Time Trial HR: 188-192
Pedal rpm's during TT: 95-100
Climbing rpm's: 80-85
(sometimes faster when attacking)
Average HR during endurance
rides (4-6 hrs): 124-128
Average watts during
endurance rides: 245-280 watts
Training miles/hours,
endurance rides: 5-6 hrs / 10

 

[keydates]

In a very general guess (as it is indeed different for every rider), I'd say that cadence is about the same as most other people (85-95 rpm)...maybe in the low 100s.

 

[Smartt/RST]

Anyone know what the cadence of the pros is?

On flats?

On hills?

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=11474339
Note that the abstract does not account for climbing out of the saddle, which will greatly reduce the average overall cadence during mountain stages.

 

[runna]

Here are some stat's copied directly from the official Lance Armstrong web site about Lance's key stats:

VO2ml/kg: 83.8
Max power at VO2: 600 watts
Max heart rate: 201
Lactate Threshold HR: 178
Time Trial HR: 188-192
Pedal rpm's during TT: 95-100
Climbing rpm's: 80-85
(sometimes faster when attacking)
Average HR during endurance
rides (4-6 hrs): 124-128
Average watts during
endurance rides: 245-280 watts
Training miles/hours,
endurance rides: 5-6 hrs / 10

So Lance is over 10bpm above Lactate Threshold for a whole time trial?

 

[dhk]

So Lance is over 10bpm above Lactate Threshold for a whole time trial?

Sure, but I believe lots of us can maintain 93% of max HR for an hour. The 600W max power output VO2 output is what impresses me. Also amazing is his 245-280W power output on endurance rides at 62-64% max HR.