I love these. Many thanks to the pros who share their numbers, and the folks at TP for the analysis!

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Great article and love the data, but what aspect of this is surprising? Almost exactly what I would have expected to see, especially from Rapp. FTP in the upper 300's, riding as steady as possible around 80% or just under, with minimal tactical surges.

Any idea of the ht/wt of the two. also I assume climbing is calculated into some of the performance metrics. Its very different for the two, basically one climbed 50% more than the other. Does that throw off some of the TSS and other calculated metrics.

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Whats surprising is the failure to mention the run stats.
JR put 18 minutes on him during the marathon.
This says more about the bike than anything else in that article.

Jordan usually holds back until late, and Clayton usually does the reverse.

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Oh those little details. ;>)

BTW, did you get an email I sent you last week?

Gosh I hope you're kidding.

I'm astounded by the speed they got on the watts they put out. 26.9mph on <250W? Dayyyyyyyuummmmmm. That's not really astonishing for a position that one might be expected to hold for a sprint or Oly, but that's badass for an Ironman.

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Fettell is 5cm shorter than Rapp, according to my sources.

huh?

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Freelance sports & outdoors writer Kathryn Hunter

Yeah, so there was a massive tailwind which was stated in the article and reported elsewhere.

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In a windless environment, 25.2 - 25.7 would be their speed on 250 watts. Educated guess. Definitely not 26.9.

It always surprises me how intimate slowtwitcher's are with the pro's.

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Kat Hunter reports on the San Dimas Stage Race from inside the GC winning team
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Freelance sports & outdoors writer Kathryn Hunter

There is more added to the feature as I missed a bit.

I just want to know what socks Clayton Fettell is wearing!

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Clayton just started using power (like a month ago) so this may have played into this.

Why did Jordan have to climb an extra 800 ft? I am not sure he was in the same race. ;)

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I'm trying to figure out what those numbers suggest about the value of drafting with the front pack. Obviously there's not enough there to be too definitive, but I'm thinking it looks like the value is at least 5 minutes and maybe even a bit more?

A few points related to the run and Clayton's watts per kilo

1. Maybe part of the 18 min run delta is explained by the fact that Rapp is a better runner
2. Part of it is also likely related to the note about Clayton being 18 lbs overweight for this race (very impressive in that case)
3. Part of it is due to pacing

Looking at the "pacing" and the fact that this guy is 18 lbs overweight, it is scary to think what he can do being at race weight and using his powermeter well. Look out Llanos, Marino and Crowie!!!

Thanks for posting this Herbert. Very interesting stuff. One question: any idea why Fettel purposely put on 8kg? That is a LOT of weight, but he still had a good race.

Thanks,

Will

From the "analysis":


Ummm...not for a triathlon leg, or most other timed cycling events (unless it's straight uphill at 6% or more, that is).

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Tom, even though it is mainly watt/Cda, the watts per kilo will give us good insight into the potential for good run split (or not).

He said one of the best.
It is one of the two best.

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Kat Hunter reports on the San Dimas Stage Race from inside the GC winning team
Aeroweenie.com -Compendium of Aero Data and Knowledge
Freelance sports & outdoors writer Kathryn Hunter