Comments on: Gonzalo Vilaseca

By: VO2 max is essential in competitive cycling

VO2 max is essential in competitive cycling — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 09:05:31 +0000

[...] Meter Tips – Training4cyclists.comVO2 max is essential in competitive cyclingJuly 16, 2007 at 7:30 am · Filed under Power Meter ProjectGonzalo is one of the moreexperienced riders into power meter training as he has been training with power for the last three years (SRM, Ergomo and now PowerTap SL). What he was looking for was a training program that could motivate him for training to cycling races of 80-90km. Motivation is the cornerstone in many riders training program, because even the best program will end up as a failure if the rider is not motivated. I guess a part of the predicted progress can be explained by motivation. A motivated rider trains harder and obtains better results than a non-motivated rider. Thus, my challenge was to motivate Gonzalo and keep track of his performance during the 12 weeks. [...]

By: 20 percent higher critical power after only 4 weeks effective training

20 percent higher critical power after only 4 weeks effective training — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 12:22:27 +0000

[...] Because I previously did all my tests indoors, I was committed to doing all my tests indoors again. I ride the majority of my winter miles indoors on a trainer or on my rollers I started searching for answers as to how I c/would better my results in these first two metrics and compete with Gonzalo. In the 5 sec sprint I knew I would be hard pressed to touch his results since I couldn’t flex the bike as much as I might in a real road sprint. I was able to tweak my form a little and put out 955 watts which is a 20.7% gain over my previous result. I’m pleased with that though its not close to what I have pulled on the road. [...]

By: Wattage controlled intervals improve performance

Wattage controlled intervals improve performance — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 09:02:58 +0000

[...] Until now I have received the incredible results from Paul Skiba and Gonzalo Vilaseca. I will post some comments on these results soon, but you are welcome to take a closer look at them now. I have not seen how many watts Marc Moeller was able to do in the final week, but I know that he has made some great results in a couple of cycling races. Please consider that podium places are more important than watts on your PowerTap anyway… Permalink [...]

By: Evaluation of critical power tests performed in Week 6

Evaluation of critical power tests performed in Week 6 — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 18:21:22 +0000

[...] Gonzalo Vilaseca has done the first six weeks of the power meter project, thus he has now entered the final six weeks of the project. This part of the training is considered as race preparation. [...]

By: Building aerobic capacity before race preparation | Cycling Training Tips

Building aerobic capacity before race preparation | Cycling Training Tips — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 16:41:32 +0000

[...] Last week the riders in the Power Meter Project 2007 performed the first series of critical power tests. One of them is Gonzalo Vilaseca who proved that he is a strong and light rider. Have a look at the tests results: [...]