You might remember the victory of Fabian Cancellara in the Tour of Flanders cycling spring classic earlier this year. Furthermore Fabian Cancellara, with the nickname Spartacus, has a well known reputation as time trail expert specialist.

The majority of professional cyclists ride with the SRM Training System – PowerMeter + PowerControl, but seldom any if this (biometric) data is publicly shared. Have a look at the impressive numbers of a professional athlete like Fabian Cancellara:

• Average power output: 285 W
• Average heart rate:  143 pm
• Average cadence:  73 rpm
• Time of the race:  6:22 hr
• Maximum power output:  1450 W
• Maximum heart rate:  190 pm
• Maximum speed:  80 km/h
• Used calories:  6459 kJ

Hobby cyclists like myself can only dream of these power output numbers, and if you are interested in training methods these numbers are certainly interesting !