Ryan Mullen flat out against the clock on France on his way to another very impressive result and another eye-watering set of data (Photo Chrono des Nations, homepage photo with thanks to Ian Anderson)
Fresh from his career-best ride at the World Road Championships where he took 5th place in the elite TT won by Tony Martin, Ireland’s Ryan Mullen turned his attention to the Chrono des Nations in France at the weekend.
In the 51km race against the clock in Les Herbiers the young Cannondale-Drapac rider took 4th place.
The race was won by former world champion Vasil Kiryienka (Team Sky).
Jonathan Castroviejo (Movistar), the rising start of Spanish testing who was recently 3rd at the Worlds and also claimed the European title just before that, took runner-up slot.
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Danish rider Martin Toft Madsen (Team Almeborg) was 3rd followed by Mullen in the UCI 1.1 ranked event.
Kiryienka clocked a time of 1hr 4mins 8secs for the 51km test, some 5 seconds faster than Castroviejo, with Madsen exactly 1 minute off the winner and Mullen 1:29 down.
The Irish rider – in his first year at WorldTour level – has continued his refreshingly transparent habit of posting his rides on Strava; the numbers from which are pretty impressive we think you’ll agree.
Mullen is 77kg and 1.89m in height.
Ryan Mullen's Chrono des Nations in numbers
Speed: 29.5mph average, 47.0mph maximum
Heart Rate: 184bpm average 191bpm maximum
Cadence: 89 average, 118 maximum
Average Power: 420 Watts
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Maximum Power: 1,160 Watts
Distance: 32.2 miles
Moving time: 1hr 05mins 37secs
Elevation: 1,352ft
Calories: 1,845
Temperature: 54℉
Elapsed Time: 1:06:04
Weighted average power: 426 Watts
When you ride with a power meter, you'll notice how your power jumps all over the place based on the terrain, grade, wind, and other factors. Weighted Average Power looks at all of this variation and provides an average power for your ride that is a better indicator of your effort than simply taking your average power. It is our best guess at your average power if you rode at the exact same wattage the entire ride.
Total work: 1,655kj
Total Work, expressed in kilojoules (kJ), is simply the sum of the watts generated during your ride. There is a close 1–to–1 ratio with 'total work' and 'calories expended' during a ride.
Training load: 112
Strava calculates 'training load' by comparing your power during your ride to your FTP and determining how much load you put on your body during the workout. Training load is a great way to determine how much rest you need after your workouts. A score of 125 or lower takes 24 hours to fully recover from. A score of 125-250 takes about 36 to 48 hours to recover from. A score of 250 to 400 takes at least three days to recover from and a score of 400+ takes at least five days to recover from.
Intensity: 101 per cent
Intensity is Strava’s way of showing how difficult a ride was as compared to a riders function threshold power (FTP). Strava looks at a rider’s weighted average power for the ride and compares it to their FTP. If riders’ weighted average power was 250W and FTP 300W, the intensity would 83%. It's very possible to have an intensity of over 100% if the ride was shorter than an hour. And endurance or recovery ride is 65% or lower. A moderate ride is 65% to 80%. A tempo ride is 80% to 95%. Time trial or race effort is 95% to 105% and short TT or race effort is any score above 105%.
Tough suffer score sufferfest: 117
The Strava ‘suffer score’ is an analysis of riders’ heart rate data. By tracking heart rate through a rider’s workout and its level relative to the athlete’s maximum heart rate, Strava attaches a value to show exactly how hard the rider worked. The more time riders spend going full gas and the longer their activity, the higher the score. You can compare your score to others to discover the ‘epicness’ of your ride.
Zone Distribution
Z1 Active Recovery (1 - 231 Watts) for 5mins 16secs, 8% of moving time
Z2 Endurance (232 - 315 Watts) 4mins 15secs, 6% of moving time
Z3 Tempo (316 - 378 Watts) 5mins 32secs, 8% of moving time
Z4 Threshold (379 - 441 Watts) 18mins 00secs, 27% of moving time
Z5 VO2Max (442 - 504 Watts) 22mins 07secs, 34% of moving time
Z6 Anaerobic (505 - 630 Watts) 8mins 15secs, 13% of moving time
Z7 Neuromuscular (630+ Watts) 2mins 14secs, 3% of moving time
Heart rate analysis
Z1 Endurance (less than 130bpm) for 6secs, or 0% of time
Z2 Moderate (130-150bpm) for 12secs, or 17% of time
Z3 Tempo (150-168bpm) for 3hrs 2mins 4secs, or 0% of time
Z4 Threshold (168-185bpm) for 34mins 35secs, or 54% of time
Z5 Anaerobic (higher than 185bpm) for 28mins 44secs, or 44% of time
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