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Too cold (upper 30’s) and raining so I skipped the 20 mile tt today and did two hours inside with 12 one minute on/off efforts at 420+/-. 

I did these late in the day so to avoid traffic I used the steep climb near hour house. I did six almost four minute efforts at 370-390 with a burst on the cadence at about the 2:00 mark on each effort. Not my best power on that hill but my legs were pretty cooked

Warmed up for 30 minutes in my basement and drove out to a road that would allow me to do this with no breaks. Worked out well. Average power at 363 and cadence 88. That power is better than some of my early efforts at the Cleves course. Cadence is a little low but that’ll

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From RoadBike Rider, March 10, 2016, by Coach John Hughes Max Heart Rate Doesn’t Show Cycling Fitness Imagine two club riders: Joan is 41, so using Dr. Milkin’s formulae her calculated max heart rate is 171 bpm. She started riding when she was 25. Jim is 55, and his calculated max heart rate is also