Best Xert settings for King of the Lake (47km Time Trial)

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Hello everyone,

On September 26, 2026, I’ll be taking part in the “King of the Lake” at Lake Attersee—a 47 km time trial with around 280 meters of elevation gain.

The course starts very flat and fast along the east shore, but the second half on the west shore turns into rolling terrain with short punchy rollers.

I was wondering what the best Xert settings would be for my training leading up to this event. Currently, I have my Athlete Type set to Rouleur.

Does anyone have recommendations on the ideal setup / Athlete Type for this kind of race?

Thanks in advance and best regards,

Thorsten

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Do you know anyone that has completed the race and will share their ride file with you? You can use that with Race AI and set up a plan with it.

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Hi Armando,

Thanks for the reply!. I actually have the GPX file for the route, but unfortunately, I don’t have a power file yet since I haven’t ridden the course before.

Can I still use the GPX file in Xert, or what would be your general recommendation for the Athlete Type and settings based on a ~47 km TT with ~280m elevation?

Best regards,

Thorsten

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Converting a GPX to a power file would require far too many assumptions to be meaningfully usable. A true power file is needed. If you have Strava Sauce installed, you can look for someone that completed it on Strava and should be able to use the tool to obtain a FIT file. You’ll need to know their weight to get a reasonable starting point.

280m of elevation is pretty flat and if there are few turns, it’ll be a constant effort with few efforts needed above TP. You could aim for 80-90% of TP as your target power. Try a Sprint Time-Triallist athlete type and combine long efforts at 90% of TP during the final weeks of training to prepare.

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Hi Armando,

Thank you so much for the detailed explanation and recommendation

I will set my Athlete Type to Sprint Time-Triallist and focus on incorporating those long efforts at 90% of TP into my final training phase.

Thanks again for your help!

Best regards,

Thorsten

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