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I'm not for a second claiming that technological advances (or training, nurtition etc. advances) makes current performances in any way believable. It was more just out of interest to put the climbing time/power comparisons in a better context.

Has there ever been a scientific test to compare modern bikes to bikes from different eras on a climb? It should be fairly easy to do on a set climb using a steady effort. My guess would be that modern bikes are materially faster than the early to mid 90s bikes, mainly due to being a few kgs...