Fitlab Blog
Posts on training, testing, cycling science or just plain interesting stuff.5 Considerations for the Ageing Athlete
An ageing athlete who is in their 40s or 50s should not train like someone in their 20s. Below are five considerations to think about when training and racing when you are 40+.
Why Is It Harder On The Indoor Trainer?
Anyone who has used an indoor trainer and compared power numbers to what they make outdoors, will notice a weird difference. Almost everyone notices that the power levels they can achieve on the road, are better than the indoor trainer. Mysteriously, there never seems...
Big Gear Training
Old School Big Gear Training While this is a hot topic amongst coaches, big gear hill reps have been used for some time (see this article on Francesco Moser using big gear hill training for the hour record in 1984). About 7 minutes into this video you can see Moser...
Stem Race Notes
If you have a close look at bikes of the pros at race events, you’ll notice most have some notes on their stem or top tube. Sometimes these notes are clear, organised concise computer printed, and sometimes they take the form of weird vague sharpie scribbles on tape...
When Is A Watt Not A Watt?
When Is A Watt Not A Watt? 7.04w/kg …or is it 5.78w/kg... Aside from the fact that the first of the two numbers above is a prediction (waste of time –see previous post) and the second is just given to us by Team Sky (no data was given, just a number that has...
Bunch vs Breakaway Efforts A Quick Look
Bunch vs Breakaway Efforts A Quick Look Breakaway Looking at a two man breakaway, you would likely see an average power around their aerobic threshold (2mmol level or L2 for Fitlab zones). Note this is not the higher effort of OBLA (previously referred to as Anaerobic...
