The highest output sprinters do something like 1800 watts in an all out sprint. A sustained pace at world record time for the century would require quite a bit lower wattage. Depending on the rider's size, it might be something like maybe 400 watts.
I wonder if there is some kind of chart that would show typical power outputs for various distances or times for a typical rider. I would expect, if time were on the horizontal axis and power on the vertical, that the graph would start high and slope downward quickly. What I'm mainly wondering about is whether a rider typically, in good condition, maintains a steady wattage at distances beyond a certain amount or if there is a steady decline in maximum sustained power output.
What's better to work at if you want to improve your curve (ie, shift the whole graph upward), increasing the ultra long distance wattage or increasing the shorter distance wattage? Will increasing the shorter distance wattage automatically increase the longer distance wattage? What about the inverse (ie, increasing the longer distance wattage to increase the shorter)?