VI and hill rides/races

LynneJ · July 27, 2011 11:04PM

So TrainingPeaks added NP, TSS, IF, VI to the data displayed and I'll probably start using that more than Poweragent which I have been. Noticed that a flat, windy ride I held a pretty good VI of 1.03 but for hilly stuff I'm frequently 1.13-1.18. Probably okay for training as I noticed interval workouts have a spread too but one of those was Hawaii 70.3. That VI and my poor nutrition probably contributed to my death march this year along with being undertrained.

So how do you smooth it out? I have compact cranks and my race wheels have a 12-28 cassette but I know its got to be mostly riding style.

Thanks in advance for comments.

Lynne

jburbatt · July 28, 2011 7:45AM

Practice not spiking your watts when riding uphill. Check out Riding Steady in the wiki: http://members.endurancenation.us/Resources/Wiki/tabid/108/Default.aspx?topic=Riding+Steady:+Training+vs+Racing

mancona · July 28, 2011 8:31AM

Also, make sure you hold your target watts going down the hills as well. I find that makes a huge difference in my VI as coasting or soft pedaling will very quickly impact VI.

VI and hill rides/races

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