WHICH CONTINENT HAS THE FASTEST CYCLISTS? | Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast 589

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(00:00:00) Which Continent Has the Fastest Cyclists?

(00:02:52) Power-to-Weight: Europe Sets the Pace

(00:05:16) Raw Watts: 20-Min, 5-Min & Sprint Power

(00:08:25) Body Weight Differences by Continent

(00:09:28) How Each Continent Actually Trains

(00:11:56) Who Trains the Most (It's Not the US)

(00:13:57) Indoor Riding, Structure & Climbing

(00:16:02) Who Races Most & What They Race

(00:19:25) Awards & Wooden Spoons by Continent

(00:21:48) Are You a Sprinter or a Diesel?

(00:26:09) The Best Training for Your Phenotype

(00:29:06) Strength Training vs More Bike Hours

(00:33:30) Swap or Add Gym Time? The Real Cost

(00:37:22) My Lost and Found & Leadville Race Plan

Which continent has the fastest cyclists in the world? Coach Jonathan Lee breaks down training data from over 85,000 TrainerRoad athletes across 150+ countries to compare every continent by FTP, watts per kilogram, 20-minute power, sprint power, body weight, weekly TSS, indoor vs. outdoor riding, and racing habits. Europe posts the biggest engines at 2.79 W/kg, Oceania sprints hardest, Asia trains the most, Africa races the most, and South America is the most structured. Then, two listener questions get full data analyses: are you really a sprinter or a diesel (spoiler: true polarized phenotypes are rarer than you think), and does swapping bike hours for strength training make you faster? Finally, Jonathan shares his Lost and Found gravel race pacing and fueling plan as he builds toward the Leadville 100.

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