Grinding a big gear in a crit gradually wears down your muscles and depletes your final sprint.
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A clear cadence reminder for riders who keep reaching for too-big gears.
This episode keeps its focus on cadence and makes a clear case that 90 to 100 rpm can be more efficient than 70 when power rises. From there, it moves through tempo, zone two, sprint work, and VO2 sessions to argue for building leg speed instead of reaching for bigger gears by…
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You need a better cadence for hard efforts, not just another power lecture.
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