Cipo is not (and I mean even 3 years ago in his prime) the fastest top speed man in the field sprints. Perfect pro examples of the two schools of thought in sprinting are Cipo and McEwen. While he is standing up out of the saddle to try to turn a big gear to jump, you are spinning away from him and he won't know why. If you start to sprint in a higher gear you can open a gap between you and the guy you are sprinting against and then he has to go that much faster to come around you. It will be easier to develop in the middle of your year anyways. don't worry about your power.work on your ability to spin a higher cadence. Not that many will or can pass you at this rate -DĬlick to expand.Actually what Tooslow is saying is very much what I was trying to tell you. Then spin this up to 140rpms and your going 35mph, but get it to 150rpm and now you've got a 38mph sprint. You would have roughly a 100rpm cadance going. If the pack is at 25mph, and you were in a 52/17. Starting your sprint at 92rpm would be much better, since you should have a much better jump in that gear. How fast is the pack moving when you start your sprint? Let's assume 23mph in your gear (52/14) you would only be at 75 rpm. I would try actually sprinting in a 52/16 ( or 17 but not a 15) and see how that works (in training of course). If you can't out jump someone, then you will have to be faster than them just to pass them. It doesn't matter if you have a lead out man or not. The ability to have a quick jump is crucial. If I can get a jump on you quckly and put you one to two bike lengths back AND sprint at 35mph….how fast do you have to go to catch and pass me? how about if I jump and sprint 37mph? 38mph? Accelleration gets them more than top speed (within close margins). Start the sprint in the gear that will have you spinning out quickly. I knew what most of them didn't and still don't. I would constently challenge others to sprints where I would never leave the small ring. Now knowing this…….īack in the day when I was doing the local Tuesday/Thursday series, I was suficient with my sprinting. A 130rpm cadance and 35 mph requires about a 52/16 ratio. I had this nice reply worked up with numbers but stopped when I checked your numbers…… a 52/14 yields out only a 115 cadance at 35 mph. I am usually a lurker here, but….I felt required to respond to this… Spinning is faster than crushing a gear, so spin as fast as you cleanly can. It makes sense too, if you could turn a larger gear as easily, then you would shift and just keep accelerating. If you want you can run power to rpm models on and test this, but it takes less force on the pedals to turn them faster than to turn a larger gear. Look at track sprinters (who transition to the fastest sprinters on the road because they understand this) and that rpms they turn over in a sprint. But you shouldn't shift to the 13 until you can't cleanly spin the gear. then drop down to the 13 and try to keep your rpms as high as you can. If you are turning a 52-14 and getting into the 35+ mph range (which is actually quite fast for an amature sprint) stay in that gear until you are turning it and bouncing. So your best sprinting rpm is going to be the fastest rpm you can turn without bouncing on your saddle. As long as you are still smooth in your spin, you are fast. Unlike what others may tell you, you are fastest at higher rpms.
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