Vuelta a España leader Nairo Quintana (Movistar) has called for power meters to be banned from competition, a move backed by his teammate Alejandro Valverde, who currently lies second overall.
"They take away a lot of spectacle and make you race more cautiously," Quintana said. "I'd be the first in line to say they should be banned."
"I think they’re really useful for training, but they take out a lot of drama from the sport," added Valverde. "In competition you should be racing on feelings."
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Quintana and Valverde made their joint call during Tuesday's rest day press conference in the Vuelta, 24 hours after Quintana regained the overall lead thanks to a spectacular solo win at the Lagos de Covadonga. He is now 57 seconds ahead of Valverde, with Chris Froome (Team Sky) in third, at 58 seconds.
For some, the Movistar duo's comments may add spice to their sporting rivalry with Froome, who is felt by some to rely heavily on power meter data when tackling climbs. As Froome told reporters on Monday and repeated at his own Tuesday press conference, however, his climbing strategy of riding at his own pace at Lagos de Covadonga had been based mainly if not entirely on his sensations, rather than on data from his power meter.
“I was riding more by feeling today,” Froome said after stage 10, where he had ridden at his own pace very successfully to limit the damage caused by Quintana's attack. “I was just riding with what I felt I could do on the climb in the most efficient way to get up there and not to lose even more time.”
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