Stages Cycling - UCI WC XC - Vallnord Power Competition

Sep 12, 2016 at 15:23
by Pinkbike Staff  
Who likes new stuff? Have a crack at figuring these riders' power outputs and you could be rolling out to your next ride with your very own power meter from Stages Cycling.

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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. Match the rider with their correct 5-minute maximum power for a chance to a Stages Power meter of your own. Only Registered Pinkbike users are eligible for entry; one winner will be selected at random from the correct entries.

SHIMANO M9000 cranks
**Stages Cycling will give away one Stages Power meter, up to US$649.99 value. Stages Power meter for Shimano XTR M9020 pictured.)

HOW TO ENTER


STEP 1 -
1. Make sure you are Logged in to Pinkbike. If you are new to Pinkbike, create a Sign in to enter the competition.

STEP 2 -
2. Select the correct power output for each athlete below and submit your entry. (The winner will be contacted via Pinkbike. Pinkbike users are only eligible for entry.)

**Contest Closed**


Thanks to Stages Cycling.


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23 Comments
  • 14 0
 1.21 gigawatts
  • 3 0
 Only useful if they can hit 88
  • 3 0
 HEHEHE almost choked ...
  • 8 0
 Why's Huck looking at me like she's not mad at me, just disappointed?
  • 4 0
 Because you don't realize what a great name HUCK is for a pro mountain bike racer. Huck-Dong, not so great.
  • 4 0
 Completely winged it. I know how small some of the women are, but totally guessing. I hope we get the answers at the end. Saved a screen shot so I can hopefully compare at the end.
  • 4 0
 I just went with the highest numbers, the logic being that I can put out over 300 for five minutes without exploding, so uber fit pros can probably do a lot, lot more than that.
  • 1 0
 @Fix-the-Spade, same. I know a local racer who can do 500W for 5 min, and he's not racing world cups. Some of these seem really low, but power to weight is probably a big factor.
  • 2 0
 @larryssman7: I think power to weight [W/kg] play a huge role in XC, even more than in road racing, as they are accelerating and climbing for a bigger portion of the race.
  • 1 0
 @larryssman7: Power to weight is everything, for me (85kg) to match Erin Huck (50kg) on a Watts per Kilo basis I'd have to do 510Watts. I can do that, for a few seconds, then I'm back to 280-300 and she's disappearing off into the distance like a tiny missile.
  • 2 1
 That is a hard one. Race is at altitude so the power number are going to be a fair bit lower. Plus I am not sure that course has a five minute climb. The average could include a descent.
  • 2 0
 They don't exactly make these easy.... A threshold or weight for each rider would give a better guess for the 5min power
  • 3 0
 about as good of odds as winning the lottery...
  • 2 0
 I think it's 1 chance in 729, if considered random.
  • 1 0
 I can't recall the exact number but I think Catherine is putting out some huge numbers.
  • 1 0
 @WayneParsons For a rider of her weight, the highest choice 333 watts would be a huge number at altitude, in the middle of a 1.5 hr race and not as an isolated 5 minute best effort. Like another poster said though, if the course didn't have a 5 minute pedaling section (without any notable coasting or descending), then the max 5 minute value recorded by each during the race may be nowhere near their maximum 5 minute wattage. It's a tricky question unless someone is very familiar with the course.
  • 1 0
 @Ginsu2000: 333 isn't that high. Especially when the course had a long steep climb they were all powering up
  • 5 1
 @rrsport: 333 for a 50kg rider is 6.7 watts/kg, that is an absolutely massive number.
  • 1 0
 @WhatAboutBob: if it was for an hour but it isn't. It's only 5 min power. 333 is very achievable for her
  • 1 0
 @rrsport: 6.7 watts/kg for 5 minutes is a big number for a 50kg female, even for a top pro. I'm not saying she can't hit that mark, but it's definitely not a lock like you make it sound (most female pros and olympians probably couldn't do it) and at altitude, in the middle of a 1.5hr race makes it even more difficult. For what it's worth, I chose 333 for my response, because it seems more reasonable than the much lower 2 values, but that's under the assumption that there was a steady 5 minute pedaling section on the course which I'm not positive about. If there was some break in pedaling effort within the best 5 minute section, then the correct answer will be one of the lower values given as options.
  • 1 0
 I picked 333 cuz Pendrel is such a beast!!
  • 1 0
 @zephxiii: me too! She's got massive power
  • 2 1
 Watt oh watt is their power output???







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