Rise Of The Dead said:Well, I'm only using the greatest TT of all time as an example, the current World C & the biggest powerhouse in cycling & who dominated Contador by 18 seconds at the opening time trial at the '09 tour in Monaco, but there you go. Keep on with your silly arguments. If Cancellara has 2.5x times the strength of Wiggins in reserve, only one outcome unfortunately... I maybe wrong of course, a weaker rider beats a stronger, anyway...
To the original poster who wants to increase his speed; build both your areobic & anaerobic systems. Again, not saying don't put in the thousands of miles & hours, that is your biggest necessitiy in becoming the best you can be, but the more strength you develop, the more power you can apply to the pedals, the faster your able crank.
The point of highlighting Wiggins and Contador is that even rake thin can produce the highest levels of aerobic power. Cancellara is king of the TTs. But Condator, and others, have beaten him. This is not a case X beats Y but rather that you can be a stick and still be top of your game. Where's the strength there?
Can you point me to exactly how and when Cancellara does weight training? Details of his training program?
And can you elaborate as to how being able to push weight in a gym in anyway helps your ability to say "push" the effect "weight" of the pedals at 400 watts @ 90rpm? Know how much force it actually takes? And if strength wins then why don't TTers look like track sprinters?
What physiological adaptations take place doing weights that can't be trained on the bike?
The only exception I can think of are track sprinters and even then the largest part of their training is done on the bike.
It is views such as these that will actually hinder the OP, the time is best spent riding.