Work it out.
For Horizontal distance its 60 kCals/km and for Vertical distance its mass in kg x g x metre gained, in Joules.
4.2 kJ per kCal.
It can't be 60kcal/km, can it? That would make 12,000kcals for a "mere" 200km audax, before you add in any climbing, and that can't be right. Besides, surely it depends how fast you ride, what the wind's doing, and other factors?
He's WALKING.
Who's walking? I thought it was about how much energy Steve uses.
It was.
The topic expanded to compare Steve’s efforts with other activities. Like “How many times must I climb Ben Nevis to equal Steve’s daily calorie burn?”
Then it went to forty walks up the Eiffel Tower because walking upstairs is about the same kCals/min as cycling at 16 mph on the flat.
All I can say for definite is if one follows Steve on one’s bicycle about fifty yards behind, one will experience approximately the same energy expenditure as him, and get a good idea of just how good he is.
TMK, no-one has done that yet.
