Just a thought as to whether the ‘figures all stack up’.
We’re talking about Team Sky. Possibly one of the most methodical sports teams in the world. If they release something to the public then I would recommend not wasting your time to see whether they stack up.
Except when they don’t.
Never mind power meters, etc, there’s plenty that Team Sky do poorly. Top of the list is media relations. Talent management (Wiggins, anyone?). Teaching their riders descending/handling skills.
You can’t ‘never mind’ power meters, we’re talking about power meters. No way they are going to release that without it being exactly what they recorded or, worst case scenario, making sure the fictional figures stack up.
As for the rest of your points I agree, but … They do not need media relations to win races - because they won the TdF. They do not need Wiggins to win races - because they won TdF twice without him (and arguable he was struggling anyway). Teaching rider skills may just be a case of those riders not being as good as others, period. I doubt they are ignoring it.
But … I was talking about the subject of this thread, their release of power data, and no way is it not going to stack up. (he said, waiting for the news report that details how the data doesn’t stack up)