Watt Police

After missing the Tour de France due to a COVID-19 infection, Sepp Kuss warmed up for the upcoming La Vuelta with a win on the steep Lagunas de Neila mountain top finish in Stage 3 of the Vuelta a Burgos 2024.Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cyclinggraphs/https://www.instagram.com/naichacacycling/Twitter: https://x.com/CyclingGraphshttps://x.com/NaichacaCyclingSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6DwsF8eHsvv4mE46SbBNmnApple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/watt-police/id1609425522Email: ozo.karlis@gmail.com

We interview James Martin who in 1998 August published the paper that we use for w/kg calculations: Validation of a Mathematical Model for Road Cycling Power. We discussed about various topics with James as he has worked with multiple track cycling teams, has even tested Lance Armstrong and could share stories about best American cyclists.Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cyclinggraphs/https://www.instagram.com/naichacacycling/Twitter: https://x.com/CyclingGraphshttps://x.com/NaichacaCyclingSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6DwsF8eHsvv4mE46SbBNmnApple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/watt-police/id1609425522Email: ozo.karlis@gmail.com

In this episode Naichaca explained how he calculates his w/kg estimations, discussed drafting, wind, rolling resistance and other components of it. Talked about trendlines, sea level power and other nerdy things.Useful article:https://lanternerouge.com/2023/02/07/watts-primer/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cyclinggraphs/https://www.instagram.com/naichacacycling/Twitter: https://x.com/CyclingGraphshttps://x.com/NaichacaCyclingSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6DwsF8eHsvv4mE46SbBNmnApple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/watt-police/id1609425522Email: ozo.karlis@gmail.com

In this Watt Police episode we discussed new generation EPO-like drugs that increase hemoglobin levels with HIF (Hypoxia-inducible factor).Time stamps:00:00 - 02:08 Søren Schifter introduces himself02:08 - 10:50 Explanation how the new generation EPO-like drugs work (vadadustat, daprodustat, roxadustat)10:50 - 20:20 How to detect them and is it even possible to detect them20:20 - 26:50 Next generation drugs that are in development process26:50 - 36:55 Carbon monoxide test to measure total hemoglobin, why smoking is bad for performance 36:55 : 43:05 How carbon monoxide method improves hemoglobin levelsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/cyclinggraphs/https://www.instagram.com/naichacacycling/Twitter: https://x.com/CyclingGraphshttps://x.com/NaichacaCyclingSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6DwsF8eHsvv4mE46SbBNmnApple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/watt-police/id1609425522Email: ozo.karlis@gmail.com

This was the greatest Tour de France we have ever seen climbing wise, with riders breaking almost all the possible records and Tadej Pogačar, Jonas Vingegaard, Remco Evenepoel performing at all-time high levels. Even Mikel Landa, Adam Yates, Joao Almeida, Derek Gee, Matteo Jorgenson, Santiago Buitrago, Carlos Rodriguez, Giulio Ciccone and other riders performed really well and many of them broke their career records.Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cyclinggraphs/https://www.instagram.com/naichacacycling/Twitter: https://x.com/CyclingGraphshttps://x.com/NaichacaCyclingSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6DwsF8eHsvv4mE46SbBNmnApple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/watt-police/id1609425522Email: ozo.karlis@gmail.com

Tadej Pogačar finished 2024 Tour de France with his sixth win in a time-trial which started in Monaco and finished in Nice. Pogačar was fastest on the climbs in ITT and won his third Tour de France GC.Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cyclinggraphs/https://www.instagram.com/naichacacycling/Twitter: https://x.com/CyclingGraphshttps://x.com/NaichacaCyclingSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6DwsF8eHsvv4mE46SbBNmnApple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/watt-police/id1609425522Email: ozo.karlis@gmail.com

Tadej Pogačar continues to dominate the 2024 Tour de France with his fifth win in a mountain stage in a single Grand Tour. Jonas Vingegaard pushed high watts, but not enough to beat the Slovenian. Tour de France Stage 20.Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cyclinggraphs/https://www.instagram.com/naichacacycling/Twitter: https://x.com/CyclingGraphshttps://x.com/NaichacaCyclingSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6DwsF8eHsvv4mE46SbBNmnApple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/watt-police/id1609425522Email: ozo.karlis@gmail.com

Tadej Pogačar again showed off his incredible legs, pushing all-time great watts on the popular Isola 2000 climb, winning his 15th Tour de France stage.Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cyclinggraphs/https://www.instagram.com/naichacacycling/Twitter: https://x.com/CyclingGraphshttps://x.com/NaichacaCyclingSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6DwsF8eHsvv4mE46SbBNmnApple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/watt-police/id1609425522Email: ozo.karlis@gmail.com

In this episode we discussed a mysterious account named “mou” who leaked/shared on cyclingnews forum information about Tadej Pogačar and UAE Emirates team in Spring that went viral on Twitter/X. Useful links about mou:Most important Mou posts from cyclingnews forum on X/Twitter: https://x.com/Tratnikstan/status/1813273846881120693https://x.com/Tratnikstan/status/1813291447678099897Mou X/Twitter account: https://x.com/mou55981652Reddit post debunking Mou: https://www.reddit.com/r/peloton/comments/1e5ncb9/debunking_mou/Johan Bruyneel using Mou's posts as inside knowledge on WEDU podcast (starts around 40:00): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fK63DfksW_QNBA disaster draft reddit post: https://www.reddit.com/r/DetroitPistons/comments/17veavj/should_the_pistons_kill_5_of_their_players_to/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cyclinggraphs/https://www.instagram.com/naichacacycling/Twitter: https://x.com/CyclingGraphshttps://x.com/NaichacaCyclingSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6DwsF8eHsvv4mE46SbBNmnApple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/watt-police/id1609425522Email: ozo.karlis@gmail.com