Power Demands from US Masters Road Race Nationals
Jake Rytlewski
What it took to the win the 2019 Masters 35 - 39 National Road Race Championships, by Coach Jake Rytlewski & performed by Jonathan Jacob, Bissell ABG Giant
Congratulations to FasCat athlete Jonathan Jacob, who won the 2019 Masters 35 - 39 National Road Race Championships. Jonathan, JJ as he goes by, had a goal of winning Masters Nationals this winter and we set him up with a plan. His main focus is on the time trial as he is a former 30 - 34 national champion, but also can excel in road races.
JJ used his strengths in time trial training to set off on an epic solo move for over half the race and came in seconds ahead of the rest. What does it take to win like this? Well for 1 hour and 39 minutes, JJ averaged 358 watts which for him is 5.04 w/kg! That was at 95% of his FTP. His move started off with an attack.
Now sprinting is not is strong suite. He hit 1,113 watts, which is his peak for the year, and held 572 watts for one minute. Then he settled into TT mode where he is right at home. For the next 16 minutes he held 385 watts, 5.4 w/kg to help open the gap. Then for the next 1 hour and 22 minutes he held 345 watts to hold off the field. CTL/ATL/TSB = 93/101/+10
With all the time trial training we have been doing with threshold and sweet spot efforts, he was able to use that to his advantage. We knew he would not win in a sprint, so a breakaway was the only way. Typically you don’t try to go from so long solo, but when no one else goes with you, or can’t, you roll the dice. JJ is known for being able just ride hard for long periods of time, so anyone who has raced with him or ridden with him are not surprised. 
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