Power-to-weight is the gold standard of cycling performance. The more power you have in relation to your weight, the faster and easier you can ride uphill. Si is joined in this video by coach Oli Beckingsale to both cover the basics of power-to-weight and dive a little deeper to explain what you can do to improve yours, helping you to get stronger on the bike and become a better cyclist.
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00:00 Intro
02:02 Who needs to worry about power-to-weight?
05:35 Improving power for longer efforts
08:12 Coaching for power-to-weight
13:04 Reducing weight
15:09 TrainingPeaks features
19:33 Summary
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