5:36 His HR drift is in line with the increase in temps. He’s probably just not used to the heat after some time off. Even if he is heat adapted, would expect some drift with the raise in temps
@@jonesmithavery7 Of course, it does. However, people tend to believe in so-called "cycling coaches" who prescribe overly complicated training plans. Losing weight and spending more time on the bike seem too simple for amateurs. When you hear about the training routines of amateur racers, you'll realize that they are often more complicated than those of most professional riders.
@@krbndlls Having spent time around professionals in my younger days (some of the riders I used to train with are now racing for UAE), and having read multiple autobiographies of pro riders, I think you might be surprised. Cavendish has written several autobiographies where he details his training methods and how he prepared for the World Championship that he eventually won. You won't find much "pseudo-science" from TH-cam in his accounts. Instead, you see a lot of long, hard riding with motor pacing before big events. There's simply no substitute for hard work. Of course, there's also the opposite end of the spectrum, where some pros have every pedal stroke carefully calculated, but many don't train like that. Brian Holm (look him up if you don’t know who he is) often mentions that during many QuickStep training camps, the riders were frustrated with their new German super coach, who tried to engineer their training sessions. Nobody paid attention to him-they just wanted to race each other during the camps. This was the Wolfpack, the strongest classics bunch for years!
Realistically it is NOT well under his LT1 and especially this time of the year. After off season I would assume he's sitting on 300 flat. Maybe 320-330 in absolute peak form.
@ you dont get how fit these guys are. Its cleaely well under. He can hold 360 in peak form under LT1. 290 is no problem. All of them are riding at 70-75% threshold easily and their threshold is well over 400 when they are over 70kg
@@jamesd5241 Haha. Show me a power file and lactate values from anyone other than Pogacar with well over 5w/kg LT1. There is none. I’m a pro athlete myself and know many other pro athletes personally. That’s just utter bullshit
@ well i guess your not very good one then. Lime i said these guys are all pushing over 400w thresholds. And their LT1 is around 80% of that. So 320 is very achievable. Mcnulty can do much more than 400 as he is heavier.
@@jamesd5241 Yeah I said around 320 peak form. As I said show me a guy who’s at 70kg and pushing 360 for LT1. For example I trained Lt1 with couple astana boys this summer in Italy and they did around 280 LT1 at around 60kg ish. And that is really really strong. I can do 280 for 5 hours at under 68kg so maybe I’m bad. And my sport is not even cycling.
Would be cool to look at Abrahamsen
Take a shot for every “crazy”
5:36 His HR drift is in line with the increase in temps. He’s probably just not used to the heat after some time off. Even if he is heat adapted, would expect some drift with the raise in temps
Awesome vid and analysis! He had a major upset at the US National Championships last year in the last minute of the race.
hes back
I recommend watching this video at 0.7 speed.
Do you think he is riding rather high z2 power to train his fatmax? Or is there some other theorethical background to this?
just ride 30 hrs per week.
its funny how "just ride more bro" almost always actually wotks
@@jonesmithavery7 Of course, it does. However, people tend to believe in so-called "cycling coaches" who prescribe overly complicated training plans.
Losing weight and spending more time on the bike seem too simple for amateurs. When you hear about the training routines of amateur racers, you'll realize that they are often more complicated than those of most professional riders.
@@user-el3rp6nh5mwhat pros are doing is a so called "second simplicity" and usually there is more to it than just riding a lot
@@krbndlls Having spent time around professionals in my younger days (some of the riders I used to train with are now racing for UAE), and having read multiple autobiographies of pro riders, I think you might be surprised. Cavendish has written several autobiographies where he details his training methods and how he prepared for the World Championship that he eventually won. You won't find much "pseudo-science" from TH-cam in his accounts. Instead, you see a lot of long, hard riding with motor pacing before big events. There's simply no substitute for hard work.
Of course, there's also the opposite end of the spectrum, where some pros have every pedal stroke carefully calculated, but many don't train like that. Brian Holm (look him up if you don’t know who he is) often mentions that during many QuickStep training camps, the riders were frustrated with their new German super coach, who tried to engineer their training sessions. Nobody paid attention to him-they just wanted to race each other during the camps. This was the Wolfpack, the strongest classics bunch for years!
How can they ride 30h? I do Z2 one day 6h then I'm dead for 2days where I recover
mcnut
290 is well under his LT1 broski. Yes its steady effort but he isnt working hard and "smashing" himself. Also probably weighs 74kg
Realistically it is NOT well under his LT1 and especially this time of the year. After off season I would assume he's sitting on 300 flat. Maybe 320-330 in absolute peak form.
@ you dont get how fit these guys are. Its cleaely well under. He can hold 360 in peak form under LT1. 290 is no problem. All of them are riding at 70-75% threshold easily and their threshold is well over 400 when they are over 70kg
@@jamesd5241 Haha. Show me a power file and lactate values from anyone other than Pogacar with well over 5w/kg LT1. There is none. I’m a pro athlete myself and know many other pro athletes personally. That’s just utter bullshit
@ well i guess your not very good one then. Lime i said these guys are all pushing over 400w thresholds. And their LT1 is around 80% of that. So 320 is very achievable. Mcnulty can do much more than 400 as he is heavier.
@@jamesd5241 Yeah I said around 320 peak form. As I said show me a guy who’s at 70kg and pushing 360 for LT1. For example I trained Lt1 with couple astana boys this summer in Italy and they did around 280 LT1 at around 60kg ish. And that is really really strong. I can do 280 for 5 hours at under 68kg so maybe I’m bad. And my sport is not even cycling.
Amateurs trying to train like pros is 🤡🤡🤡