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Yeah, but if you have 2 guys with the same Vo2max or FTP then the guy who can still put out the winning move at the end is still likely the most efficient, be that skill efficiency (handling, drafting), muscular efficiency (literally having longer levers or whatever physiological trait wins) or ability to turn food into fuel more efficiently. I think what Samuli posted is a better term but I clearly ain't no sports scientist. I can't believe I ride bikes without power meters these days.. whodathunkit?!
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I don't disagree, a durable or fatigue resistant (pretty much the same thing) racer is more likely to be efficient prior to the latter stages of the race....but they could also just have trained a lot to monster out watts after lots of hours in the saddle, regardless of physical predisposition or racecraft.
In any case, to me it's just describing what has be prescribed to road racers for decades, ie do your long ride then your efforts at the end. The fitter you are the more watts you can do.
I don't even pace TT's to power any more!
onyerbike
I don't think it's efficiency, to my mind that's how do you ride fastest for the least energy expenditure.
I think this is saying it two riders both ride at 4w/kg or whatever normalised metric for an extended period, who can do more race-winning shit after this point.