Surely the strongest rider should be winning a Grand Tour.
Well we got what we asked for GC Kiss. And it was boring!On the subject of Jonas's performance in the TdF time trial meaning he's doping. Does this mean all outlying performances are doped. This image makes Powell and Bolt look like serious drug users.
Quote from: highrepute on September 15, 2023, 11:05:00 pmWell we got what we asked for GC Kiss. And it was boring!On the subject of Jonas's performance in the TdF time trial meaning he's doping. Does this mean all outlying performances are doped. This image makes Powell and Bolt look like serious drug users.Not that I necessarily disagree with your overall point, but I don't find that graph very convincing. Where did that trend line come from? Why does it level off there? Why are those error bars that size?I'm generally pretty skeptical of claims along the lines of "the limit of human performance in sport X is y".
No, it doesn't. However, when someone is putting out a power (W/kg) far greater than everyone else all of a sudden and that effort registers above power curves derived from the "ate a steak" era then it's hardly surprising that a few people raise their eyebrows? Jonas trounced Pog when Pog registered a ridiculously good power output for the stage.Power is beautifully simple as a measure and removes the majority of uncertainty regarding external influences that a measure such as time (as you've posted) doesn't.
Quote from: highrepute on September 15, 2023, 11:05:00 pmWell we got what we asked for GC Kiss. And it was boring!On the subject of Jonas's performance in the TdF time trial meaning he's doping. Does this mean all outlying performances are doped. This image makes Powell and Bolt look like serious drug users.I mean, yeah, we should think Powell and Bolt were using PEDs? Powell literally tested positive for performanceenhancing drugs when he was competing - though fortunately for him some supplement manufacturer had apparently been putting drugs in the supplement he was taking when he tested positive.The all-time men’s 100m list with names associated with doping crossed off
Jonas hasn't released his power data so any figures youve seen must be estimated based on time and external influences.
The Dane did the climb on a time-trial bike and we included in the calculation a lower CdA than usual and back-tested the calculations on different riders who posted their power on Strava. However standing behind the accuracy of the calculation is more difficult than usual due to the use of a time-trial bike and his high speed on the climb.
G's podcast Watts Occuring is very good for a bit of insight into the peleton from point view of a Welshman.