2018 USA Cycling National Championships time trial race plan — Best Bike Split

Using our math and physics engine we've created race plans for this year's events based on a typical cyclist for the event, their TT bike and the course conditions. Each race plan includes a detailed power plan with downloadable files for use in training and on race day as well as a course map, forecasted weather conditions, yaw angles, course gradient breakdown and our Time Analysis Tool. With the Time Analysis Tool you can adjust power, drag, weight and rolling resistance then see how it effects your race in real time.


The 2018 championships span four locations and multiple categories, making this one of the more comprehensive modeling efforts we've done for a domestic racing event. The pro ITT in Knoxville is the marquee event, but the Vail Pass-adjacent collegiate and masters courses in Grand Junction offer their own unique challenges — riders who underestimate the altitude penalty on power output often pay for it in the final kilometers. Use the Time Analysis tool to dial in your specific power and CdA numbers and see exactly where you can gain or lose time against the benchmark splits we've modeled for each category.

Stage Type Date Avg. Watts Avg. Speed Time  
(Collegiate Individual Time Trial (M)) Individual Time Trial 05/05/2018 357 w 46 km/h 00:31:38
(Collegiate Individual Time Trial (F)) Individual Time Trial 05/05/2018 217 w 38 km/h 00:37:52
(Collegiate Team Time Trial (M)) Team Time Trial 05/05/2018 363 w 47 km/h 00:39:24
(Collegiate Team Time Trial (F)) Team Time Trial 05/05/2018 216 w 39 km/h 00:47:11
(Masters 18K Individual Time Trial (M)) Individual Time Trial 06/14/2018 295 w 43 km/h 00:25:40
(Masters 18K Individual Time Trial (F)) Individual Time Trial 06/14/2018 192 w 37 km/h 00:30:04
(Masters 30K Individual Time Trial (M)) Individual Time Trial 06/14/2018 331 w 45 km/h 00:39:32
(Masters 30K Individual Time Trial (F)) Individual Time Trial 06/14/2018 216 w 39 km/h 00:46:09
(Pro Individual Time Trial (M)) Individual Time Trial 06/21/2018 404 w 51 km/h 00:39:57
(Pro Individual Time Trial (F)) Individual Time Trial 06/21/2018 279 w 44 km/h 00:30:57
(Amateur 11K Individual Time Trial) Individual Time Trial 07/26/2018 0 w 0 km/h 00:00:00
(Amateur 20.6K Individual Time Trial) Individual Time Trial 07/26/2018 0 w 0 km/h 00:00:00
(Amateur 30K Individual Time Trial (M)) Individual Time Trial 07/26/2018 321 w 44 km/h 00:40:35

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