Eventual runner-up Daire Feeley in behind Paddy Clarke during Sunday's West Coast Wheelers Open Race; check the real time watts, cadence and speed on the left.
Here's a really interesting six-minute video. It was shot from an on-board camera fitted to the bike of Mayo man Paddy Clarke during his race-winning ride at the West Coast Wheelers Open Race in Loughrea, Co Galway, on Sunday.
The footage is remarkably clear for such a dirty and dark day.
But the really interesting feature here, apart from taking us inside the race, is the real time data on the left of the screen throughout the clip.
It shows Clarke's power output measured in watts as it fluctuates during the race depending on how hard he's going and the gradient he's fighting.
The real time data tracker is really interesting. The power Clarke puts out swings wildly, from quite low to over 1,000 watts here.
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And the speed and cadence are also in there for good measure.
Clarke, of the Fitscience team, started the race in the A1-A2 group which gave away six minutes to the A3 riders.
Clarke's team mate Mike Storan got clear before the climb after around 15 to 20km with Daire Feeley of the iTap team.
Clarke can be seen repeatedly trying to shake off the group to set off on his own after them until finally he succeeds.
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It doesn't take Clarke too long to put real daylight between himself and those he started with. On a bright dry day the footage from this camera should be really excellent.
He then catches and passes Storan, who has lost contact with Feeley.
Eventually Clarke catches Feeley and they both close down the A3 group up ahead.
What's not shown is the fact Clarke and Feeley drop the A3s and race into the finish together where Clarke takes the win.
This is well worth a look; a great bit of innovation from inside the domestic peloton.
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