I will practice more in the United States

Chapter 157 Output Power Test
In normal times, this kind of periodic output power test usually makes some people happy and others worried.

But today, everyone's attention was focused on Li Ang, and they all wanted to know how much this newcomer who seemed to have come in through the back door weighed.

What was tested in the venue today was mainly instantaneous power.

This data represents a cyclist's explosive ability when sprinting and is just one of the indicators for judging strength.

In outdoor and long-distance riding, you can test the long-term power output performance, which can represent the overall level.

FTP (Functional Threshold Power) refers to the maximum average power obtained during an all-out and stable ride within one hour.

This concept was proposed by Andrew Cogon, a power training coach who specializes in this area. Since then, FTP has become an important indicator of a rider's aerobic capacity.

Friends who often ride may know this table, which divides the output power that cyclists of various levels should achieve in different periods of time.

And this data is also related to weight. Generally speaking, the heavier the player, the higher the power they can output.

Therefore, to comprehensively evaluate the strength in this area, you must divide the power by the weight to get a power-to-weight ratio. The higher the value, the stronger the climbing ability.

Because Li Ang came here for the first time, the team's manager Orsad also rarely came to participate in their test.

Although everyone didn't show it clearly, Orsad could still see that most people didn't trust the new team member, and some even showed hostility.

It's normal to have no trust. Everyone has a process of getting along, but showing hostility to his teammates is something he can't tolerate.

"I think you need to straighten your eyes. Do you think your strength is enough for you to have such a mentality? Maybe you will feel ashamed after the test is over."

Orsad's tone was quite harsh. Although he did not name him by name, from the direction of his eyes, it was clear that he was criticizing those people who were hostile to Li Ang from the beginning.

Because of his warning, these people's behavior also calmed down a little, at least, they stopped whispering.

But you don’t need to think about it to know that this is just the surface. It is easy to change your behavior, but it is difficult to change your mind.

Which of them didn't go through a lot of hardships and finally get a chance to join the top racing team in the United States?

As for Li Ang, he has only participated in two official games so far, which is simply unbelievable.

It's like a group of people with doctoral degrees from Alibaba's famous schools and a lot of awards, watching a young man who graduated from junior high school join their team and get the same starting point as themselves.

No matter who it was, it would be difficult to balance mentally.

What's more, Li Ang's joining is very likely to affect their interests. This is not something that can be reconciled with just a few words.

Orsad shook his head. There was only so much he could do. Whatever the specific situation would be later, he still had to rely on Li Ang's own performance to prove himself.

When the test started, everyone lined up one by one to get the instruments in the order on the list.

The first one to go up was a black player, Patrice. I don’t know if it was to reduce wind resistance or because he had congenital hair loss. In short, if the body was removed, his head looked no different from an enlarged version of a braised egg.

Although he didn't speak when Li Ang came in at first, it could be seen from his eyes that he had no good impression of Li Ang. Although black people have a low status in the United States and are often discriminated against, unfortunately, yellow people are still at the lower end of the contempt chain.

The sport of cycling has always been dominated by Caucasians.

As the only black man in the team, he is considered extremely talented.

The coach crossed his arms and looked at him with a hint of expectation.

Patrice rode on the equipment, exposing his thick black thigh muscles. At a glance, he gave people the feeling of an explosion of power.

But even with such thick legs, it is still quite difficult to pedal, a bit like riding a track bicycle.

After starting, the wheels turn faster and faster.

It can also be seen from his bulging blood vessels that he is currently in a sprint state.

Above the instrument, his current real-time output power is displayed. The peak value even exceeds 1800+.

Finally, the sampling ended, and Patrice's five-second average output power was 1582.56W.

This data may not seem very scary, but this result was achieved when he weighed only 72kg.

In other words, his power-to-weight ratio has reached 21.98. This data in the table above has reached the peak of national professional cars, and has even exceeded the entry-level data of 21.86 for world-class drivers.

It's no wonder that as a black player, he can join this team. This result is definitely among the top few in their team.

The next few people tested in turn, and the one with the highest power output reached an average output power of 1912W in five seconds. However, his weight was much heavier than Patrice just now, so based on the power-to-weight ratio, it was even higher than that of Patrice. He fell short of being a world-class driver.

As for Leif, his performance is below the team's average, with a power-to-weight ratio of 21.21, which is considered to be the average level of national professional players.

The one with the highest power-to-weight ratio is also the captain of the team. Not only did the average output power in five seconds reach 1801.99W, but the power-to-weight ratio also reached 22.81. Even among international players, he is already a mid-level existence.

In the team, in the long run, your hard power basically determines your status. There is no way to convince everyone by relying on other things.

The newly added Li Ang was listed at the end of the list and was also the last one to take the test.

When Li Ang sat on the instrument and exposed his perfectly shaped leg muscles, many people present secretly smiled inexplicably.

This is mainly because of the dimensions of Li Ang's legs. Compared with ordinary people, Li Ang's thigh dimensions are already very good. They must be at the level of people who have been doing fitness for many years. However, compared with these professional cyclists, they are one step behind. The level is basically the lowest level in the team.

From this point alone, you can see that his leg strength will not be much stronger.

But they will soon know that Li Ang's leg strength is not proportional to the displayed muscle dimensions.

(End of this chapter)