The Secret of Cycling
Maximum Performance Gains Through Effective Power Metering and Training Analysis
1st Edition
Published on 1. May 2017
384 pages
978-1-78255-435-6 (ISBN)
Description
How much power does your human engine have? How much power do you need for cycling in different conditions? How can you optimize your training and racing performance? How can you use power meters to improve your results? What are the ultimate limits of human performance?
The Secret of Cycling answers all of these questions. All factors determining the performance in cycling are explained step by step: training, nutrition, body weight, bike weight, wheels, frame, aerobars, power meters, wind, hills, temperature, the world hour record and much more. Many graphs, tables and examples from practice make it very easy to understand for the reader. Get 20% fitter, healthier and faster! This title also contains brand new insights on how the balance of the power of your human engine and the power requirement for cycling in different conditions determines your performance. It shows how power meters can be used to optimize your training and your race result. Being already a bestseller in the Netherlands and Belgium, The Secret of Cycling can be considered the ultimate textbook for all serious cyclists and their coaches.
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Maximum Performance Gains Through Effective Power Metering and Training Analysis
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Hans van Dijk is a lifelong runner and scientist. After retiring from his professorship at Delft University of Technology, he has been studying the laws of running and cycling, developing new concepts and models and writing books and columns on running, cycling and other endurance sports. He has developed the running and cycling calculators, enabling the readers to analyze and calculate their own performances.
Ron van Megen is a lifelong runner, engineer and managing director. He is keen on quantifying his results and on using all new technologies, including power meters. He has taken many of the photographs in the book.
Guido Vroemen is a cyclist and triathlete and a sports physician. He is the team doctor and coach of the Dutch Pro-Continental Cycling Team Roompot-Oranje Peloton. He is the owner of a Sports Medical and Performance Centre and combines this with many training and coaching activities (several elite cyclists, Ironman triathletes, the Dutch Triathlon Association). His expertise is in the field of exercise physiology and also in training and racing with power meters.
Content
- Cover
- Contents
- Why Did We Write This Book?
- Part I The Basics of Cycling
- 1. Cycling Is Good for You!
- 2. Cycling Is Fun!
- 3. Sports Physiology
- 4. Training Principles
- 5. Training Plans
- 6. Sports Nutrition
- Part II The Physics of Cycling
- 7. Energy
- 8. Power
- 9. Power Requirements for Sports I
- 10. Power Requirements for Sports II
- 11. The Cycling Model
- 12. The Cycling Formula and the Standard Conditions
- Part III The Power of the Human Engine
- 13. The Power-Time Relationship
- 14. The Limits of Human Power
- 15. The VO2 max
- 16. The FTP
- 17. The Relationship Between FTP and VO2 max
- Part IV How Fast Can You Bike?
- 18. World-Class Cyclists and Cycling Tourists
- 19. The Performance of the Ladies
- 20. The Impact of Your FTP
- 21. The Impact of Time and Distance
- 22. The Impact of Your Age
- 23. The Performance Index
- 24. The Impact of Your Body Weight
- 25. BMI, BFP and Racing Weight
- 26. How to Lose Body Fat and Gain Fitness
- 27. The Impact of the Weight of Your Bike
- 28. The Impact of Training
- 29. The Impact of Your Heart Rate
- 30. Why Should You Train With Power Meters?
- 31. Optimizing Your Training With Power Meters
- 32. How to Determine Your FTP With Power Meters
- 33. How to Analyze the Data of Your Power Meter
- 34. Power Profile Testing
- 35. Laboratory Testing
- 36. Pedaling Efficiency
- 37. The Impact of Altitude Training
- 38. The Impact of Your Fatigue Resistance
- 39 The Impact of the Rolling Resistance
- 40. The World Speed Record
- 41. The Impact of the Air-Resistance Coefficient
- 42. The Impact of the Air Pressure
- 43. The Impact of Temperature
- 44. The Impact of Altitude
- 45. The World Hour Record
- 46. The Impact of Bike Position and Bike Design
- 47. The Impact of Wheel Sucking
- 48. The Impact of the Wind
- 49. The Impact of the Climbing Resistance
- 50. How Fast Can You Climb?
- 51. The Alpe d'Huez
- 52. How Fast Can You Ride Downhill?
- 53. The Impact of the Mechanical Resistance
- 54. Gears, Pedaling Rate and Crank Length
- 55. Bends, the Track and the Prologue
- 56. Accelerations and the Sprint Finish
- 57. The Impact of Pace and Race Strategy
- 58. Nutrition Before and During the Race
- 59. The Impact of the Heat
- 60. The Impact of the Rain, the Wind and the Cold
- 61. How Fast Could You Run, Ice Skate and Climb Stairs?
- 62. The Maximum Power of Sprinters and Ultra-Cyclists
- Part V The Myths of Cycling
- 63. Nutrition, Supplements and Beet Juice
- 64. Avoid a Vitamin D Deficiency!
- 65. Don't Take Too Many Pills!
- 66. The Impact of Doping
- References
- Credits
