I just read this story - http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/abu-dhabi-tour-in-numbers/ - and it got me wandering...
The article quotes Giacomo Nizzolo's sprint power in the first stage of the Abu Dhabi Tour (the stage he won) to be 882 watts.
It doesn't state the time period for which this power was held, but it seems low to me. Even for a 30 second power, I'd expect a pro sprint specialist to be putting out much more than this...
I've read/heard a couple of examples of sprinters putting out x amount of watts (Kittel puts out 1600w, Cav peaks at 1200w etc), but these never feel accurate and I suspect are either made up, or widely estimated...
So, does anybody know of any documented power outputs for the top road sprinters - both power and duration - when sprinting to victory/podium in WT races?
The article quotes Giacomo Nizzolo's sprint power in the first stage of the Abu Dhabi Tour (the stage he won) to be 882 watts.
It doesn't state the time period for which this power was held, but it seems low to me. Even for a 30 second power, I'd expect a pro sprint specialist to be putting out much more than this...
I've read/heard a couple of examples of sprinters putting out x amount of watts (Kittel puts out 1600w, Cav peaks at 1200w etc), but these never feel accurate and I suspect are either made up, or widely estimated...
So, does anybody know of any documented power outputs for the top road sprinters - both power and duration - when sprinting to victory/podium in WT races?