tadej pogacar uae emirates xrg Tadej Pogacar broke record after record during his victory tour in the Tour de France, the best example being his extraordinary performance on the Plateau de Beille. Even during a training session, the Slovenian rides records from the books: for example, this winter, he rode the best time on the famous training climb Coll de Rates . But even during a quiet training lap, the UAE Team Emirates-XRG leader produces metrics that amaze people.
Pogacar shared an in-depth look at his training in the Peter Attia Drive Podcast . For example, he discussed his VAM metrics or the number of vertical ascent meters per hour. Just for comparison: with a WAM value of 1350, you ride in the grupetto of the Tour, and with a value of around 1600, you compete in the top ten of the GC. And Pogacar? He just happily cycles with a value of 1800.
The Tour winner also talked about his heart rate: while at rest, his heart beats 43 times a minute; as a junior, he reached a maximum of 213. "Yesterday, I reached 203, so that’s still pretty high," he states. But not every workout is full-on. "I like to ride in zone 2. Where I live, in Monaco, it’s hard to ride in zone 2 for a long time. Because there’s a lot of climbing and then descending, where you can’t get into zone 2." During a zone 2 workout, you ride constantly at about 60 to 70 […]
Continue reading the original article at: www.idlprocycling.com