Stickybottle and Eddie

harringtonp

Just saw this

http://www.stickybottle.com/latest-news/video-eddie-dunbar-in-flat-out-mode-putting-out-huge-watts/

which says

"Putting out an average of 450 Watts at 56 kilos, we think it’s fair to say Dunbar is ready to race."

Not sure where they got this from but I thought 8 Watts/Kg average for 5:05 minutes is off the scale...

https://s3.amazonaws.com/cyclinganalytics/static/cycling-power-table.png

dragratchet

that video linked by sticky bottle is dire, you can barely see him the footage is shot from so far in front of him

TGD

harringtonp wrote: »

Just saw this

http://www.stickybottle.com/latest-news/video-eddie-dunbar-in-flat-out-mode-putting-out-huge-watts/

which says

"Putting out an average of 450 Watts at 56 kilos, we think it’s fair to say Dunbar is ready to race."

Not sure where they got this from but I thought 8 Watts/Kg average for 5:05 minutes is off the scale...

https://s3.amazonaws.com/cyclinganalytics/static/cycling-power-table.png

8 w/kg for 5 min. is indeed world class. It's speculated that Wiggins averaged around 440w for the hour record

Daroxtar

Article says there was a gale blowing. If he had a decent tailwind and they're using Strava stats without an actual power meter then it's possible it's off by a fair amount.
He's still a hell of a climber though.

Lumen

https://mobile.twitter.com/antarcticycling/status/621865849348071424

Taxuser1

briefly spoke with Eddie a while back. i don't know him at all so was being pure cheeky asking but I gave him an average w/kg number from some of the bigger named tour riders and he said he was in or around that - lovely lad, modest out. he'll do well this year and when he comes back to Europe he will be a superstar if Axel does right by him - reckon he's a TJ Van Garderen in the making

harringtonp

TGD wrote: »

8 w/kg for 5 min. is indeed world class. It's speculated that Wiggins averaged around 440w for the hour record

Wiggins would have been quite heavy then... for him. 10KG over his TDF weight

Kaisr Sose

Great promo for the Westport Fondo though!! Will anyone beat the time...🚵🏻 🚀?
😀

godtabh

Kaisr Sose wrote: »

Great promo for the Westport Fondo though!! Will anyone beat the time...🚵🏻 🚀?
😀

I'll beat it on my new bike

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKgJ_Uhwfno

MPFGLB

The article

http://www.stickybottle.com/latest-news/dunbar-targets-tour-of-california-eyes-rio-olympics-ride/

the reaction

https://twitter.com/nicholasroche/status/709624871622479872


the follow up
https://twitter.com/nicholasroche/status/709629995270971392

godtabh

**** tweet by roche and many have told him as much.

Sounds like he is worried about his Olympic holiday ... I mean place

MPFGLB

Well I agree with Nico...win a pro Tour race first before putting yourself forward as Dan Martin's other man

There is ambition which is all well and good but there is hype and hubris ...

I have read two articles now and I thought the hype was a bit too much yet ....not necessarily coming from Dunbar

BTW... I thought Cycling Ireland picked the Olympic Team

And Roche has represented Ireland well in the past ...hardly on holiday

I also noticed some calling Roche French in their replies ...that is like the English calling the Scots British when it suits them and not when it doesn't

godtabh

MPFGLB wrote: »

Well I agree with Nico...win a pro Tour race first before putting yourself forward as Dan Martin's other man

There is ambition which is all well and good but there is hype and hubris ...

I have read two articles now and I thought the hype was a bit too much yet ....not necessarily coming from Dunbar

BTW... I thought Cycling Ireland picked the Olympic Team

And Roche has represented Ireland well in the past ...hardly on holiday

I also noticed some calling Roche French in their replies ...that is like the English calling the Scots British when it suits them and not when it doesn't

I dont think Dunbar has a hope of the Olympics but to put him down like that was out of line IMHO

Lumen

Stop digging Nico!

Ah, it's great soap opera. Kids these days eh? Got no respec' for palmares.

12 sprocket

godtabh wrote: »

I dont think Dunbar has a hope of the Olympics but to put him down like that was out of line IMHO

It might be doing Eddy a favour. He is clearly a very promising talent and has performed really well in some events. However concentrating on just being a very good bike rider might serve him well, and leave all the other stuff to others.