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Interestingly, the guy that won the hill climb also won the 10 mile national TT championship, so he's clearly a talented rider and far more than just a strava sniper; but those numbers on the climb are still not remotely believable.
Why can't you rely on wattage as being indicative of doping? In the absence of a positive test, it's pretty much the most reliable evidence that there is. Of course, that relies on the wattage being accurate - which in this case, I suspect it isn't. I certainly wouldn't accuse any of the riders in that race of doping - I've got no real idea of who they are or their history - but I'd recommend they get their power meter calibrated if it's showing readings of 8w/kg for over four minutes. That's significantly higher than track pursuiters, who are the best in the world at training and racing specifically for that duration.Avoriaz said:You are better off comparing Hill Climbers to Strava Snipers then Pro Cyclists. This does them a huge disservice, of course, because most of the famous climbs like The Rake for example are positively brutal (this road actually has a bannister running alongside it). You can't always rely on wAttage etc as being indicative of doping or suggesting someone who can grovel for 350yards should be riding 260km pro races
Interestingly, the guy that won the hill climb also won the 10 mile national TT championship, so he's clearly a talented rider and far more than just a strava sniper; but those numbers on the climb are still not remotely believable.