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Pro Cyclist FTPs, How to Raise Your Threshold Faster, and More - Ask a Cycling Coach 410

Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast - Presented by TrainerRoad

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The Importance of Chain Efficiency on a Bike

Christoph asked if Matthew Vanderpoll and Juan Poneerts have FTPs above 450 Watts. Anamik van Vluten's performances last year at the Tour de France assumed that she was somewhere just above five Watts per kilogram for her FTP. Nate, what are your thoughts on this? And how did they get to this and the whole concept of like training for cyclocrossIf you're interested in getting a steel or aluminum frame it doesn't matter. Carbon bikes feel like rocket ships. It's worth it. Do it makes sense for you?"

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