Julien PINOT and Frédéric GRAPPE recently published a study on the evolution of the
physical potential of a Grand Tour cyclist T.PINOT’s power between 2008 and 2013. The latter is none other
than Thibault PINOT, brother of Julien, TOP
10 of the Tour de France 2012, Vuelta 2013 and magnificent 3rd of the Tour
this year!.. I thank Julien for providing me with the study in
detail allowing me to learn a little more about the evolution of
Thibault’s potential and allowing me to talk about it!
This is a unique study
due to the fact that Thibault was one of the first
French Juniors in 2008 to use a power whatsapp number list meter. As he has already said, instead
of buying carbon wheels, he preferred to quantify and optimize
his training plans very early on by
purchasing an SRM (followed by Jacques Décrion in junior T.PINOT’s power and his pro debut). At the same time,
Julien, thanks to his skills acquired
on the ground with CC Etupes when he was a rider, then in Besançon with F.Grappe, was able to train and guide him effectively
from the start in the use of an SRM.
Thibault and Julien at the CCE
Before talking about the results, the study emphasizes what is lead scoring and how to apply it in my strategy the fact that Thibault knew the importance
of recording files accurately by always having a well-
calibrated sensor. He therefore did the Zero Offset of his SRM before each outing. In addition, Julien checked 3 times a year the correct
calibration of the SRM (weight method) to avoid any drift in the monitoring analysis
. Thus, 95% of the files transferred
by Thibault were considered valid for the study. The analysis software
is none other than WKO+, 3.0 from Training peak, which I malaysia numbers list also use, and which is, for me, the best software for monitoring an
athlete in the management of a season (accuracy of analyses, load, fatigue, etc.).