Checkout Joe Friel's latest blog post on max heart rate.
http://www.joefrielsblog.com/2011/06/max-heart-rate-and-fitness.html
His book "The Cyclist's Training Bible" is excellent and he has several other books:
http://www.amazon.com/Joe-Friel/e/B001JP0ANM/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_pop_1
My max heart rate as a runner in college was measured at 186. Since taking up cycling I have seen some higher heart rates (most likely because I measure my HR on almost every ride). 186 was confirmed many times when I peaked for races.
It is interesting (and possibly related to his post) that my last 2 increases in max HR
(188 and 189) came at WestsideWorlds (a really hard training ride) when I was tired and not exactly "on". I was
NOT broken so I could still get the HR up. I was tired, could work hard,
and was able to go all out, to a mediocre result :)
I had hoped the small increases were signaling superior fitness. But my results during those weeks/months would confirm what Joe is saying. I was less fit from being tired during a long training block. It will be interesting to see if my max heart rate will come down a little as I freshen up for cyclocross in the fall.
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