Pacing is a very important element of cycling and is probably most important in the Time Trial where a lot of amateur multi stage races are decided. The power meter is the ideal tool to help a rider ensure that they give their best effort in the TT stage. In this article we look at the TT stage of the Donegal 3 day. The stage was on undulating roads and was the 2nd stage (of 4) after a short road stage the night before. The rider had a mechanical problem on the stage and this cost him 20 secs where he had to dismount and then lost some more time in the effort to get back up to speed. He finished in the top 20 however, he estimated that the 30secs or so that he lost would have put him into the top ten and set him up for a good high finish place.
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| Levels based on threshold power |
These are the levels for this rider and where calculated for him on the basis of his threshold power of approx 310 watts. This is very important as a large amount of time spent above this level will result in a fall off in performance. This fall off can occur quite quickly depending on how much time he spends above his threshold. 
