Re:Human-Powered Helicopter Wins the $250,000 Sikorsky Prize
by JackGibbs on Thursday July 11, 2013 @10:10PM
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I wasn't exactly thinking of Optum or Kenda, I was thinking of a Pro/WorldTour level rider. The numbers you mention are frightening close to these I found for Brian Vandborg: http://home.trainingpeaks.com/races/saxo-bank-sungard/2011-u... - not exactly known as a powerhouse (there he is finish 47 seconds down over a 8km TT, and here he is barely beating Chris Anker Sorenson in a 40km time trial a few months before those figures: http://cqranking.com/men/asp/gen/race.asp?raceid=20722). Sure, Domencio Pozzovizzio isn't putting out 400 watts sustained (he probably isn't putting out 300), but my feeling is that Siutsou, Chavanel, Tuft, Vanmarcke, Vaitkus, Malori and other riders of their ilk are creeping up towards the 375-400 range sustained.
Don't get me wrong, I'm nitpicking here, I was just noting those numbers feel slightly low.
Re:Human-Powered Helicopter Wins the $250,000 Sikorsky Prize
by alxndr on Friday July 12, 2013 @04:12PM
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Here's a guy who's in the TdF right now: http://app.strava.com/pros/laurenstendam
On individual rides (e.g. http://app.strava.com/activities/66583736 ) there's a chart below the map which you can switch to show "Performance", check the "Power" checkbox and you'll see his watt output. Looks like today he cracked 1kw momentarily about ten times, and for an hour starting around ~1h30 in he never went below 200w.
The more reliable measure is w/kg. Pros tend to range anywhere from high 4s (low-level sprinters or rouleurs) to mid 6s (world class TT'ers or climbers), with most being somewhere in the 5s. If la gazzetta's numbers are right, and if we believe Tony Martin's posted weight of 75kg, his 480 watts puts him at 6.4 w/kg.