Pro Peleton Cadence

690MBCOMMANDO said:

Anyone know what the cadence of the pros is?

On flats?

On hills?

It's different for each rider.

Here are some stat's copied directly from the official Lance Armstrong web site about Lance's key stats:

VO2ml/kg: 83.8
Max power at VO2: 600 watts
Max heart rate: 201
Lactate Threshold HR: 178
Time Trial HR: 188-192
Pedal rpm's during TT: 95-100
Climbing rpm's: 80-85
(sometimes faster when attacking)
Average HR during endurance
rides (4-6 hrs): 124-128
Average watts during
endurance rides: 245-280 watts
Training miles/hours,
endurance rides: 5-6 hrs / 10

In a very general guess (as it is indeed different for every rider), I'd say that cadence is about the same as most other people (85-95 rpm)...maybe in the low 100s.

690MBCOMMANDO said:

Anyone know what the cadence of the pros is?

On flats?

On hills?

ncbi.nlm.nih.govquery.fcgiOpen ↗
Note that the abstract does not account for climbing out of the saddle, which will greatly reduce the average overall cadence during mountain stages.

nssane said:

Here are some stat's copied directly from the official Lance Armstrong web site about Lance's key stats:

VO2ml/kg: 83.8
Max power at VO2: 600 watts
Max heart rate: 201
Lactate Threshold HR: 178
Time Trial HR: 188-192
Pedal rpm's during TT: 95-100
Climbing rpm's: 80-85
(sometimes faster when attacking)
Average HR during endurance
rides (4-6 hrs): 124-128
Average watts during
endurance rides: 245-280 watts
Training miles/hours,
endurance rides: 5-6 hrs / 10

So Lance is over 10bpm above Lactate Threshold for a whole time trial?

runna said:

So Lance is over 10bpm above Lactate Threshold for a whole time trial?

Sure, but I believe lots of us can maintain 93% of max HR for an hour. The 600W max power output VO2 output is what impresses me. Also amazing is his 245-280W power output on endurance rides at 62-64% max HR.