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Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
11-13-17, 04:21 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,694
Posted By potuz

I live in a hilly area and my strength being...

I live in a hilly area and my strength being climbs I'm logging in > 6000mts ascent during ON weeks... I don't think adding climbs to my base training will have any benefits later in the season.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
11-13-17, 04:02 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,694
Posted By potuz

Thanks for the replies guys, yes I know what Base...

Thanks for the replies guys, yes I know what Base trainng is, and I don't mind long Z2 at constant wattage, and I do know that after 3hrs 65% of FTP starts to hurt as if it was a VO2Max interval. And...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
11-12-17, 02:53 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,694
Posted By potuz

Base training at 15hr/week

Hi all, with the off-season coming, I'm starting to plan for my next season with a good base training. Traditionally the literature calls for very long hours riding in Z2/Z3. There are lots of...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
04-21-17, 06:39 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 3,004
Posted By potuz

Thanks for the replies. After a few weeks of...

Thanks for the replies. After a few weeks of concentrating more on cadence than power I am starting to see some improvements. At least I can keep without hurting much the power output that I had in...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
04-01-17, 07:58 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 3,004
Posted By potuz

VO2Max flats vs hills

This question has come up before, including an extended answer (which I am not satisfied with) in stackexchange...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
03-06-17, 05:39 AM
Replies: 8,473
Views: 776,436
Posted By potuz

It might be a combination of two things: on the...

It might be a combination of two things: on the one hand tests on a trainer are naturally lower, my first test outside ended up being 20% higher than in the trainer and the consense of the replies in...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
01-10-17, 03:45 PM
Replies: 8,473
Views: 776,436
Posted By potuz

What do you mean? I would gladly share my power...

What do you mean? I would gladly share my power files to such a database if it's formed, and so will plenty of users that already have these files public on Strava and the likes. As for the matter of...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
01-10-17, 02:48 PM
Replies: 8,473
Views: 776,436
Posted By potuz

This is even harder than just following users in...

This is even harder than just following users in Strava and grabbing their power files. I'm looking for just a bunch of files in some directory/database, I'd imagine there would be such a public...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
12-25-16, 11:01 AM
Replies: 8,473
Views: 776,436
Posted By potuz

Hello, is there a site with a good library of...

Hello, is there a site with a good library of power files with data from actual races to analyze? Same question for workouts. I guess I can pick out some strong riders in Strava/TrainingPeaks or...
Forum: Road Cycling
12-24-16, 06:38 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 4,691
Posted By potuz

Indeed, at 11%-12% grade on my daily ride, the...

Indeed, at 11%-12% grade on my daily ride, the days I'm pushing that climb is 50% out of the saddle.


:)
Allright so it seems that the trainer/heat or whatever combination is pretty bad on...
Forum: Road Cycling
12-23-16, 09:40 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 4,691
Posted By potuz

This seems like a reasonable approach and what in...

This seems like a reasonable approach and what in fact I did until I got the PM, just that I am self coached and get the impression that often times I overtrain, wanted to get accurate readings for a...
Forum: Road Cycling
12-23-16, 02:50 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 4,691
Posted By potuz

Huge difference in ftp in trainer vs hills

Hello, I'm new to power training but not new to cycling. I just got a quarq Elsa RS and wanted to start by setting my power zones for training. Here's my problem: I live in a very hilly place and...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
08-22-16, 02:07 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 503
Posted By potuz

That's not a problem for me as I am a foreigner...

That's not a problem for me as I am a foreigner here in Rio myself and can play that card when entering (which in fact that happened with my Madonne). Anyway, even if I am stopped and asked to pay...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
08-22-16, 01:42 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 503
Posted By potuz

Timing on buying a new bike and other questions

Hi, I've decided to give my 2006 Madone 5.9 SL a rest and upgrade to a new bike. I have however tons of questions and I'd appreciate your help. I live in Rio de Janeiro, my racing days are passed...
Forum: Training & Nutrition
01-09-12, 04:12 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,307
Posted By potuz

Well, something that confuses me is the huge...

Well, something that confuses me is the huge discrepancy between different systems. According to the calculator in...
Forum: Training & Nutrition
12-30-11, 09:55 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,307
Posted By potuz

Well I finally took the spinervals 27 test that I...

Well I finally took the spinervals 27 test that I had around since I got the KK trainer. I averaged 182 on the 20' TT and probably paced myself badly (but couldn't have changed that number much...
Forum: Training & Nutrition
12-10-11, 02:13 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,307
Posted By potuz

Yes, "easily" wasn't a wise choice of words, but...

Yes, "easily" wasn't a wise choice of words, but I imagine 170 will be my LTHR cause that's what I see on 40 minutes TT... I'll take a test soon I guess.
Forum: Training & Nutrition
12-08-11, 05:29 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,307
Posted By potuz

Thanks for the replies, I'll do a LT test soon,...

Thanks for the replies, I'll do a LT test soon, but I suspect that I'll be getting the same zones than if I base them on Max HR (as I think it'll be at around 170-175 bpm which I can easily keep for...
Forum: Training & Nutrition
11-30-11, 05:33 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,307
Posted By potuz

Begginer zones question

Hello list. I've been actively cycling for about 2 years now at around 1000Miles/month. I realize however that I've been making the common mistake of racing as much as I can in my trainings so I...
Forum: Road Cycling
07-11-10, 03:54 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 428
Posted By potuz

Ooops, didn't realized I hadn't set up the...

Ooops, didn't realized I hadn't set up the account to receive e-mails on replies. I'm sorry for the delay in answering. Indeed, the first day I assembled my bike I went out and found plenty of riders...
Forum: Road Cycling
07-07-10, 02:16 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 428
Posted By potuz

Road biking in the southern suburbs of Paris

Hello Forum, I'm a complete newbie to these forums so I apologize to the mods if this is out of place. I am spending two months in France in a place called Bures-sur-Yvette about an hour south of...
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