Tempo riding - 70-75 rpm, 75-80 rpm, 85-??? rpm...powers, HR's, etc.....
I've seen a few different "definitions" of tempo riding and want to throw this topic out there to get some discussion on it. Tempo riding makes up a majority of longer road races (e.g.1 day classics and multi-day tours). You hear about teams riding "tempo" for well over 100k or riders setting a blistering "tempo" up a 15k/7% climb.
We have tempo riding in our own training, and I've seen it prescribed at various HR, power, gearing, and cadence ranges. I have my own definition of what tempo riding is, but would like to hear from some other coaches and athletes. Are the adaptations gained from "tempo" riding necessarily gained only in one specific cadence, power, HR, or gear range?
If so why? If not, why?
enjoy
I've seen a few different "definitions" of tempo riding and want to throw this topic out there to get some discussion on it. Tempo riding makes up a majority of longer road races (e.g.1 day classics and multi-day tours). You hear about teams riding "tempo" for well over 100k or riders setting a blistering "tempo" up a 15k/7% climb.
We have tempo riding in our own training, and I've seen it prescribed at various HR, power, gearing, and cadence ranges. I have my own definition of what tempo riding is, but would like to hear from some other coaches and athletes. Are the adaptations gained from "tempo" riding necessarily gained only in one specific cadence, power, HR, or gear range?
If so why? If not, why?
enjoy