Originally Posted by
Iride01
If the OP is not entering the segment at the same speed as the riders in the other examples provided, then the power values for the segment will be different even if rider weight and all else is the same.
Those entering the segment at a faster speed and completing it with about the same average speed or final speed for the segment will have a lower power for that segment than someone entering the segment at a lower speed that has to accelerate to achieve that same average or final speed for the segment.
If the OP entered the segment at a very slow speed, it's possible they he may not even reach the average speed or final speed of the others and still have put out more power than the others that climbed the hill faster.
maybe.. sometimes... in a big peloton... and a really steep early rise...
but looking at the first charts of all... they all show the same entry levels... and we're talking .5 mile or longer, so not a hump you can big ring over (at 6+%)...
Hill A is .56 mi and is 6% with some steeper sections...
OP - some simple math - Hill A - you're averaging 10ish mph for the climb - quite good for 6% climb ! The other guys are just a hair faster...
stick with it, find you're best combo for gear/cadence. Besides climbing a great way to add power/fitness with limited time is - Intervals - not much fun, but very productive.
Ride On
Yuri