I can’t even come close to this. I wasn’t born with the right genes.
If you want to duplicate the 4,520 kJ’s that Pipp put out in Friday’s 133-mile stage 5 of the Tour de Georgia.
“Here’s what you need to do,” Overton said. “For the first 75 minutes go flat out and rock 333 watts or about 88 percent of your threshold power over challenging, variable terrain. After that initial onslaught, thank the lord you did not make the break (bittersweet) for a third day. Settle in for the long haul and roll approximately 800kJ’s per hour at your tempo wattage. Pipp did 293 watts for the next four hours and 150k.
“For the first climb, push threshold wattage (Pipp did 343 watts up Burnt Mountain) for 17 minutes. For the second climb, go just as hard again (Pipp rode up Woody Gap @ 336 watts) for another 16 minutes. Remember now, there should be no lollygagging in-between these climbs — it’s back to tempo watts. For the final and steepest 3.5k climb, pretend you are helping out your teammate (who can win the stage) stay at the front of a swarming, aggressive peloton. Go extra extra hard for 8 minutes to launch him, max power! Pipp did 357 watts for 8 minutes. “
What kind of power does it take to get in a breakaway at the Tour of Georgia? At 58k into the race, Pipp stepped on it for 14 seconds and 868 watts, drafted on a wheel for 32 seconds at 394 watts, and then stepped on the gas for another 12 seconds and 722 watts.
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I wimped out on the Ken Wood road race today because of the wind and weather…I painted stripes on a bathroom wall and changed the oil in my motorcycle. I don’t have what it takes.
