Power Output fo Wiggins
I have him on 76 Kg. But if he is on 71 Kg then I have around 450 Watts for him.
I agree. But the TV images could be sending us the wrong message.
Good Comment.Steeplechase said:IMO...For a 20-22 minute climb, fully fresh, those numbers for Wiggins are achieveable especially if his weight really is down to 71kg as he reports. 71kg *6.2watts/kg = 440 watts 22 minute power at crank (SRM power) so 425-430 watts PT power. That is well within his FTP of 410 watts estimate from the prologue. Achieving this type of power output on stage 14...that's seriously impressive but I don't have cause for concern with Wiggins yet. Ventoux will tell a lot.
I have him on 76 Kg. But if he is on 71 Kg then I have around 450 Watts for him.
biker77 said:The picture after Roubaix would suggest Wiggins has actually put on weight since April as he looks like he is literally starving. He did not look that thin in today’s stage.
As I said in another thread, I am wiling to believe as long as there are no track victories for at least a year.
I agree. But the TV images could be sending us the wrong message.
This is nice Info. 490 W for 18 minutes. For that weight I have 462 W for 21:41". If what Vaughters is saying is truth then 462 W at this stage of the Tour is doable riding clean. Now under what conditions were the 490 W measured? We'll never know.Chris L said:Really interesting discussions here. Particularly with the climbing rates! Contador’s performance really is off the charts.
Check out the video with Vaughters on Wiggins which mentions some power outputs:
http://vimeo.com/5449139
Also his track from the opening TT on Garmin Connect:
http://connect.garmin.com/player/7958896
Could his specialization on road (in particular climbing) over the last 6 months be attributable? After all this is really his first big "go" at a TdF.
He has won six Olympic medals and six(!) world championship titles in the pursuit, individual pursuit and Madison (with Mark Cavendish no less) which obviously is going to take a serious level of training on the track. This year he's done little track and stuck to the road.
Personally I would be pretty surprised if he's doping given the team he's with and the amount of work he's done with British Cycling on the past few years, particularly in the run up to the Olympics! Perhaps that's my personal bias of seeing a British rider really performing in the GC though (for the first time in 25 years)!
C.