High cadence less efficient for amateurs?

The linked article created far more questions than answers for me. Among many other things, what do they mean by “lower intensity”? I tried finding the original research publication, but failed. This appears to be the cited journal, but its table of contents for January and February issues doesn’t list anything like the referenced study. Can anyone else find it?

As a side note, I’m fairly new to cycling and TR, but spinning at 90-100+ is really natural for me. If I try to stay slower in SS or threshold workout—80 rpm or below—I fry my legs pretty quick. So I’m pretty skeptical of the report to begin with.

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