Velocity Ascended, Metres per hour

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Velocity Ascended, Metres per hour Vm/h usually referred to as VAM, coined by Dr Michele Ferrari [1] is the speed of elevation gain per hour. This is a term used in cycling to rate how fast an individual climbs up an incline.

Examples[1]:

VAM (Vm/h) Metres Per Hour (Vm/h)
1800+ Vm/h: Lance Armstrong - and Marco Pantani of olden days
1650-1800 Vm/h: Top 10 / Tour de France GC or mountain stage winner.
1450-1650 Vm/H: Top 20 / Tour de France GC; top 20 on tough mountain stage.
1300-1450 Vm/h: Finishing Tour de France mountain stages in peloton
1100-1300 Vm/h: The Autobus Crew

Other examples of it's usage can be found at CyclingNews.com.[2][3][4][5]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Maloney, Tim. An Interview With Dr. Michele Ferrari, part one - The Eye Of The Storm.
  2. ^ Brown, Gregor. Efimkin does 1600 metres/hour.
  3. ^ Brown, Gregor. Simoni goes 1850 metres/hour.
  4. ^ Brown, Gregor. Simoni goes 1850 metres/hour.
  5. ^ Jones, Jeff. Mayo's Ventoux performance.