I saw Lance Armstrong talking in regard to their sponsor, AMD, about how much more advanced telecommunications is now than it was even in the time of Lemond, and he commented that the best technological improvement for training in the last 10 years is the power meter. Then it showed Bruyneel with a device in his hand, and they said he can stay in contact not only with his team members when they work out but with riders anywhere in the world.
I'm guessing that Johann can watch a rider's workout in real time on display with readouts from various devices. The "dashboard" on these training bikes they use is very sophisticated and elaborate. I'm wondering if some of this feedback is how they became very interested in Ivan Basso last winter. Lance says USPS tried to recruit him when Heras defected, but they were unable to uproot him from his other plans. Now he is riding extremely well in the Tour. I wonder if they had more than race results to go by. Like for example, I wonder if they looked at his power meter and heart rate monitor readings while he trained, comparing this with his recovery times using more readings. It would seem to be a lot more to go by than a rider's confidence level and how well he can finesse someone on the telephone.
I'm guessing that Johann can watch a rider's workout in real time on display with readouts from various devices. The "dashboard" on these training bikes they use is very sophisticated and elaborate. I'm wondering if some of this feedback is how they became very interested in Ivan Basso last winter. Lance says USPS tried to recruit him when Heras defected, but they were unable to uproot him from his other plans. Now he is riding extremely well in the Tour. I wonder if they had more than race results to go by. Like for example, I wonder if they looked at his power meter and heart rate monitor readings while he trained, comparing this with his recovery times using more readings. It would seem to be a lot more to go by than a rider's confidence level and how well he can finesse someone on the telephone.