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CYCLING SPECIAL: The Science of Cadence / Van der Poel's Incredible Numbers / Colbrelli's Health Scare

The Real Science of Sport Podcast

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The Performance of an Engine Is a Function of How Large Is My Engine?

A performance is a function of how large is my engine, how hot can my engine run for a long time, and how efficient am I. And at some point, let's say, for argument sake, seven and a half, what's a kilogram for 30 minutes? Impossible. To produce that for 30 minutes, you either have to have a v o two max that's never been measured in a human or an epoc. They're all you have to have the ability to run your engine at max for that long. That doesn't happen because of fatigue. So if you saw that, you'd go, that gies on an ebic.

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