This DEVICE Is About To RESHAPE Pro Cycling
We’ve known power meters, heart rate straps and heart rate variability trackers for years now, and they’ve become somewhat of a staple in cycling. But let’s forget those for a minute. A certain device just got revealed, that is set to cause a cycling revolution, bigger than a heart rate monitor did over 40 years ago. And even though it’s been used in sports for decades, the cycling world hasn’t really used it efficiently yet. We’re talking about continuous lactate monitors, and those small and simple devices are much more powerful than you could imagine. But how could this piece of technology change the sport? And when is it going to hit the peloton?
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How do I block this AI robot account shitting out click bait titles
I dont liked. We going down like formula 1. Better if is only natural instincts
I need to ride over to Abbott and ask if they need any testers.
Lactate and Glucose real time monitors could get widespread adoption. If only the device isn’t disposable and very expensive.
Real time glucose monitoring is very useful to diabetics.
I’m looking forward to the day that cycling racing introduces principles from Japanese Kerin racing and maybe a bit of NASCAR. Everyone rides exactly the same bike. No radios, no power meters or heart rate monitors or lactate meters, just riders, bikes (and it can/should be sophisticated and exceptional and from sponsor brands, just technologically the same as every other riders bike), water bottles, musettes and team mates, strategy, tactics, pain and …racing.
I heard about the concept in 2018 from an elite European rowing coach. Just a few years later, here we are close to product launch. Knowing LT1 is in real time is incredibly useful and actionable information. Very compelling.
Armstrong measured everything (including PED). He even had his own chef prepare meals with exact proportions all year round. If the tools are safe, let anyone who want to use them use them.
Was this video scripted (and read??) by an AI tool? The content is badly written and delivered.
What is these AI created videos?
Cycling races would be so much better without tech. Just imagine how good the end of long races would be with no power meters or radios. Everyone would have to be on their game all race. Everyday small teams could go out and attack and destroy GC contenders.
Maybe with all these censors they should start having more competitive categories like different watts per kilo instead of just male vs female
Apparently some have never actually watched a real pro race. All this info is an after thought, just a small tool among many. Number watching will not allow one who's not capable, to be. It will help one, but it will not be this morphic game changer.
As long as pros don’t forget to eat and drink their gels and bottles I don’t see how this will affect racing rather than training. Racing is dictated by the pace of the leaders and terrain not by lactate levels
I’m in. Please get me one a.s.a.p.!!
I think theres already too much devices. We just need bikes, racing, good times. No more electronics.
pssst a colored heart rate monitor lololol ill stick to my number
7:49 – What the hell is going on here???
You can already get close to this – there are devices that measure respiratory frequency and give extremely good estimates for tidal volume, so you can monitor your breathing live. How you breathe is very closely correlated to lactate <VO2 Max
Taking all the fun out of sports.. If you're going to control everything up till the last watt, you might aswell change humans for robots, and let those do the racing.
Also: all this innovation has no benefit if everyone is using it.. It's just 1 more thing to be worried about, and have to pay money for. And all it does is making the race itself less fun to do and watch. It will just be about team owners beating team owners.
I remember when cycling used to be a blue-collar sport. Technology sure has ruined that.
I finally don’t have to pay someone to drive alongside me and prick my finger multiple times per ride.