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Sets World 24 hour Record - Never Ride On The Track Again
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Hello All,

http://www.cyclist.co.uk/...ter-smashing-24-hour

"Strasser, winner of four Races Across America (as the name suggests, racers cycle across the States, from West to East) cycled 941.873 km in just 24 hours – which is the new 24-hour World Record for an indoor track.

But the closer you look at Strasser’s record, the more his titanic effort reveals itself. The 34-year-old Austrian smashed the previous record of 903.765 km, set by the Slovenian Marko Baloh in 2010.

In the 24 hours Strasser spent spinning around the Tissot Veldrome Suisse of Grenchen, Switzerland, he completed 3767 laps.

His average speed wasn't one of a recovery ride. He covered the whole distance (the equivalent from his hometown of Graz, in southern Austria, to Rome) at an average speed of 39.2 km/h and an average power output of 212.16 watts (his FTP is 370)."


Cheers, Neal

+1 mph Faster
Last edited by: nealhe: Oct 19, 17 11:23
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Re: Sets World 24 hour Record - Never Ride On The Track Again [nealhe] [ In reply to ]
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So, if his FTP is 370w, and he avg. 212, then that puts him at holding 58% of his FTP for 24 hours.

58% .... Big whoop!
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Re: Sets World 24 hour Record - Never Ride On The Track Again [nealhe] [ In reply to ]
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nealhe wrote:
Hello All,

http://www.cyclist.co.uk/...ter-smashing-24-hour

"Strasser, winner of four Races Across America (as the name suggests, racers cycle across the States, from West to East) cycled 941.873 km in just 24 hours – which is the new 24-hour World Record for an indoor track.

But the closer you look at Strasser’s record, the more his titanic effort reveals itself. The 34-year-old Austrian smashed the previous record of 903.765 km, set by the Slovenian Marko Baloh in 2010.

In the 24 hours Strasser spent spinning around the Tissot Veldrome Suisse of Grenchen, Switzerland, he completed 3767 laps.

His average speed wasn't one of a recovery ride. He covered the whole distance (the equivalent from his hometown of Graz, in southern Austria, to Rome) at an average speed of 39.2 km/h and an average power output of 212.16 watts (his FTP is 370)."

Last I checked recovery rides were at an IF < 0.75. So, 0.58 is by definition a "recovery ride".

Why didn't he do 0.59? Slacker.
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