Stages Cycling - Vallnord World Cup XC Power Competition Winner
You were given 6 riders (Catharine Pendrel, Erin Huck, Sergio Mantecon Gutierrez, Daniel McConnell, Kohei Yamamoto, and Evelyn Dong), with 3 power output options each.
Actual Output Results:
Catharine Pendrel - 219
Erin Huck - 242
Sergio Mantecon Gutierrez - 339
Daniel McConnell - 341
Kohei Yamamoto - 321
Evelyn Dong - 210
The winner for this round is PapaStone and they had this to say about winning a brand new Stages Power Meter:
 | It's awesome to win this contest. I was guessing the power figures would be a little lower due to the high altitude of the race. I'm seeing more and more Stages power meters on the trails and roads due to their ease of install and minimal weight penalty. - PapaStone |
Stages Cycling makes power meters for all types of riders. Power meters are a tool that help cyclists get the most from their training. You may be surprised, but many of the riders you follow through Pinkbike’s race coverage use Stages Power to maximize their performance. At World Cup finals in Vallnord, Andorra, Stages Cycing collected rider power meter data, this time, looking at the riders' maximum 5-minute power. With regards to cross-country racing a rider's 5 min max power is a parallel indicator to his or her VO2max, which in turn is an excellent metric for assessing a cross-country racer's performance capacity.
Thanks to Stages Cycling.
MENTIONS @orbea / @cpendrel / @SCOTT-Sports / @trek / @Cannondale
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10 Comments
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karoliusz
(Oct 5, 2016 at 7:16)
I was guessing the power figures too.
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kelownamike
(Oct 5, 2016 at 14:28)
Way lower numbers than I was expecting for a 5 min max power. Pro road riders are north of 450 watts for 20 minutes! What am I missing here? Are MTB power readings lower than road readings? Is this just one leg so we need to double it? Is this average, not 5 min max?
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TransBCEnduro
(Oct 5, 2016 at 15:01)
@kelownamike - my guess is that you can't compare road biking to mtbing at all. These guys were in an xc race that my guess would be about 1hr 30mins long. Road biking you are on the pedals 'all the time' cranking out speed where the road is always consistent. With mountain biking and trail riding, you are always on and off, pedaling, pumping (not pedaling), pedal stroke here pedal stroke there, descending, etc it's so inconsistent that to get a 5min straight output, its never going to be very high with all the variables in there. My overall ride power output is very low compared to any road bike I do. Anyway, just my 2 cents!
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kclw
(Oct 5, 2016 at 18:06)
Hard to get high numbers when the best five minutes includes a minute of descending.
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PapaStone
(Oct 8, 2016 at 4:32)
High altitude racing always starves the lungs of oxygen and leaves racers gasping for air. That's the reason I didn't go for the higher wattage figures. I still feel extremely lucky to have won and I look forward to training with power outside using the Stages Power Meter. Thanks Stages Cycling!
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Beazy
(Oct 5, 2016 at 9:16)
Any chance we could get some units on these readings? I assume watts?
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Caiokv
FL (Oct 5, 2016 at 11:57)
A number without units means nothing!
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iamamodel
(Oct 5, 2016 at 16:03)
@Caiokv: I score your comment a 12.
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Caiokv
FL (Oct 6, 2016 at 6:52)
@iamamodel: Thanks! Or no. I can't know!!
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Offrhodes
FL (Oct 5, 2016 at 7:33)
My guessing got me three of the correct.
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