What cadence should you sprint at? Current knowledge is that riding at a higher cadence is good for long-term aerobic efforts. Does that mean that sprinting at lower cadences would be better? I have certainly experienced myself that I seem to be able to sprint faster when pushing a fairly tough gear. It feels like I can put more power out and I am exerting myself more.
Or is it that I'm just bad at riding at high cadences and I should learn how to do so? Professional sprints all seem to be at high cadences.
Sprinting is usually a (very) short time effort combining high power and maximum speed, per se excluding each other in normal cycling. The idea is to combine a very high cadence and the highest wattage on the pedals in a totally anaerobic effort lasting seconds or 200-250m.