Doge

I might be off. I recall seeing that 480 number from '72. I can't find it. This is the lab test I was referring to. Still, I think the bigger guy did more.
"In 1975 at a Sporthochschule in Cologne, Germany, professional cyclist Eddy Merckx produced over 0.6 horsepower for 1hr (455 Watts) on a cycling ergometer"

His VO2 was 77. Not bad, but at this level it does not really correlate to power. I saw my kid max about 80 (at 15) and power kept going up. The beet root tests found this too. I know "science" has a formula for this, but reality is Eddie was 15 or so VO2 points below what has been recorded and hes still got the highest lab power (that I know of).

There is discussion here https://forum.cyclingnews.com/thread...55-watts.7900/