Computraining
I have been looking at some stats to try and get a better understanding of how good the riders are. If you currently train on our computrainer you can now get a very good glimpse of what these guys do. The computrainer has very many courses, in fact we have a lot of the stages of the tour that you could actually ride and experience for yourself. But before you go and do that let me try and paint the picture of pain that these guys go through. The Alpe D’huez stage is famous for its tortuous finish. It is said to be anywhere between 13.8 and 14 (ish) kilometres straight up, an average grade (depending on who you read) of 6.9% to 7.9%. If you have been on computrainer or know a thing or two about riding this is a serious amount of hurt but especially at the end of a 200 odd kilometre warm up! The record up Alpe D’huez is 37 mins ish. Can you imagine?
One of the numbers to look at next time you are on the computrainer is watts per kg but below is a guage for (guys, sorry girls not available from my source) where you are at compared to ‘fit’ guys and pros! It is pretty interesting if your ride a little.
Peak Power for time period |
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Males |
2 hours |
1 hour |
30 mins |
5 mins |
30 seconds |
Fit guy |
147 – 170 |
170-172 |
192-194 |
206-213 |
239-452 |
Category 4 rider |
182-209 |
209 212 |
237 240 |
254 266 |
293 559 |
Domestic Pro |
252 -291 |
291 295 |
330 334 |
353 372 |
404 777 |
International Pro |
275 – 317 |
317 321 |
359 364 |
388 394 |
452 846 |
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