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Re:Training Makes Runners More Efficient, but Not Cyclists (... by nightski on Monday February 22, 2021 @01:10PM (#26227965)
I'm pretty sure biking at a fixed cadence outside would have a poor result as well in flat terrain.

At the end of the day I've seen massive improvements in my cycling ability when regularly doing a HIIT bike routine (such as sufferfest for example) on a trainer such as the wahoo kickr.

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Re:Training Makes Runners More Efficient, but Not Cyclists (... by justinator on Monday February 22, 2021 @01:22PM (#26228149)
Honestly, the best performance I ever had in my life was on a 50km race a few months after finishing a 2700 mile MTB race. Safe to say the 2700 had a lot of long, slow miles. That massive base (and recovery afterwards) allowed me to win the 50km race, by 10 minutes, against Cat 1+2 and one pro (who got second). Also everyone else had more than one gears on their bikes.
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Re:Training Makes Runners More Efficient, but Not Cyclists (... by liminal on Monday February 22, 2021 @02:43PM (#26229508)
The Great Divide?
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