Tour de France: Cycling's Greatest Individual Time Trial Explained
The Real Science of Sport Podcast
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The Power of Pergacha
Pergacha would have to produce 10% more watts because he's got 10% more master carry. So that's how it works. That's why Pantani and Armstrong could climb together as long as they were in the same range of masses. I've seen estimates at about 7.4 to 7.6 watts a kilo for 13 minutes. And on that 2.7 kilometer section that I gave the points, he produced 6.6 watts and he was 10% slower than vinegar.
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