Cycling with data has become a huge part of cycling. Power, cadence, and heart-rate data are all excellent tools for training if you have access to them and they're used extensively by professionals and amateurs alike. Do they actually make you faster though? We sent resident aero/numbers nerd Ollie to find out whether he could ride a bike without seeing his data and, if so, how he would perform! Take a look at the research:
Cycling in the Absence of Task-Related Feedback: Effects on Pacing and Performance -
The availability of task-specific feedback does not affect 20 km time trial cycling performance or test-retest reliability in trained cyclists -
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