Haha. Not exactly what I wanted to hear but makes absolute sense. I'm already doing intervals (sprints and hills) so that's covered. Might try squats.I can’t remember the right term, it’s something like CPE, but basically the ability to increase strength and power in a muscle without necessarily this meaning a proportional increase in muscle diameter - think wiry men and strong women for their size. Slow twitch physiology also tends towards this.
So in short, you ain’t gonna get bulbous ripped quads in a hurry! And quite frankly I would not encourage you anywhere near weights to try to develop the kind of explosive rapid acceleration I think you’re after. Too big a risk of injury from high impact loaded movements which would keep you off your bike and be counterproductive.
I would look at your training though and mix in some sprint interval sessions on your bike. This is probably the most obvious way of transferring this into your racing.
If your knees and hips are okay it might be good to do body weight squats and build up to jumping squats, with a health warning not to rush this and of course to be thoroughly warmed up before trying any acceleration/ explosive movements.
And look, you’re a skinny endurance athlete - skinny legs come with the deal!
Thanks. Sound advice as always.