wind effect, low power, weak legs, tired body?
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2017 11:57 am
Hi John,
I need some help or advice from people like you, please.
data for you to check if all parameters are ok: 175cmts height, P3 bike 10kg, me 70kg, aero position in the fast zone, hood in the street section (whole round circuit about 4,9kmts). maybe its 70% fast and 30% street. TT velocomp combo mount.
wind: yes (dont know direction, but from little to more wind)
I read and re read and (try) analize the bike ride.
Today was impossible to maintain 200+ watts. My FTP is about 260-270 and i can maitain 200 for 90mins.
It was windy (dont know in numbers) and i realized in the fast zone as the speed was in the 40kmh+ range (usually 36-38kmh). The power in this zone was about 190-210w and think thats ok. I think here the wind was helping me for the speed and not for the power. Tell me if iam ok in this.
Second section (its a fast street, but street, so i must go on hoods here).
If the wind was helping me in the fast zone, here the wind "must" be opposite and a headwind. I DONT KNOW this and dont know how to check it, but this section is the opposite way to the fast zone.
Here i was slow and do an effort to maintain speed but never power reach 200w (even 180-190w).
I cant understand this section, i cant understand the feeling in my legs/heart and so "low" power.
I did a wind speed effort in isacc and ALWAYS (the entire lap/s) the effort speed is less than wind. SO i understood that i has ALWAYS (first AND second zone) a taildwind helping me?
Im getting mad about this (my big "problem" is undestanding this second section . also dont know if aim correct in the first one). Also iam assuming that my setup is correct as some weeks ago you checked it)
thank you very much!
ale
I need some help or advice from people like you, please.
data for you to check if all parameters are ok: 175cmts height, P3 bike 10kg, me 70kg, aero position in the fast zone, hood in the street section (whole round circuit about 4,9kmts). maybe its 70% fast and 30% street. TT velocomp combo mount.
wind: yes (dont know direction, but from little to more wind)
I read and re read and (try) analize the bike ride.
Today was impossible to maintain 200+ watts. My FTP is about 260-270 and i can maitain 200 for 90mins.
It was windy (dont know in numbers) and i realized in the fast zone as the speed was in the 40kmh+ range (usually 36-38kmh). The power in this zone was about 190-210w and think thats ok. I think here the wind was helping me for the speed and not for the power. Tell me if iam ok in this.
Second section (its a fast street, but street, so i must go on hoods here).
If the wind was helping me in the fast zone, here the wind "must" be opposite and a headwind. I DONT KNOW this and dont know how to check it, but this section is the opposite way to the fast zone.
Here i was slow and do an effort to maintain speed but never power reach 200w (even 180-190w).
I cant understand this section, i cant understand the feeling in my legs/heart and so "low" power.
I did a wind speed effort in isacc and ALWAYS (the entire lap/s) the effort speed is less than wind. SO i understood that i has ALWAYS (first AND second zone) a taildwind helping me?
Im getting mad about this (my big "problem" is undestanding this second section . also dont know if aim correct in the first one). Also iam assuming that my setup is correct as some weeks ago you checked it)
thank you very much!
ale