A well timed thread this morning, and a few training rides this year, have reminded me of a substantial road block I have in my triathlon riding. I struggle to create power on flat roads. When climbing and riding into strong headwinds I can make descent power, with a tail wind I can't. In calm winds and flat roads I am well short of my sustainable power in a strong head wind or on a climb.
I found this article this morning:
It answers my question. My racing history was in MTB racing, where we pedal against resistance constantly ( I raced a much higher level of MTBing then road cycling). I am good at that, not the high speed pedaling as noted in the article. However, I need to work on this to improve my TT riding. I know this is a significant limiter.
My question is what would be an ideal strategy for working on this?
Moto pacing is not an option. I thought about doing my intervals with the tail wind for practice rather than into the wind. This might help. Any other suggestions?
I found this article this morning:
It answers my question. My racing history was in MTB racing, where we pedal against resistance constantly ( I raced a much higher level of MTBing then road cycling). I am good at that, not the high speed pedaling as noted in the article. However, I need to work on this to improve my TT riding. I know this is a significant limiter.
My question is what would be an ideal strategy for working on this?
Moto pacing is not an option. I thought about doing my intervals with the tail wind for practice rather than into the wind. This might help. Any other suggestions?