Originally Posted by
ofajen
Energetically speaking, if you want to maximize speed on a hilly course, you should put maximum effort into climbing (where your watts increase speed more) and recover on the downhill, where your watts don’t take you that much faster than terminal velocity. Of course, the race/group drafting and dynamics will have to be factored in as well.
Cycling: Uphill and Downhill
Otto
That link is
VERY interesting, albeit slightly nerdy. Thx!