Poll: What's your Functional Threshold power?
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FTP: 232w;
Age: 44;
Mass: 71kg;
Years cycling: 3;
Best result: 23:30 for a 10 mile TT last summer.
I have been questioning my FTP which, correct me if I am wrong, is my 1 hour power too? Well I did a 2x20 session out on a TT course I use frequently, and although I completed the 2x20's @ (232wAP/234wNP), theres no way I could have maintained this power for 1 hour.
Can someone put me right on this please?
Age: 44;
Mass: 71kg;
Years cycling: 3;
Best result: 23:30 for a 10 mile TT last summer.
I have been questioning my FTP which, correct me if I am wrong, is my 1 hour power too? Well I did a 2x20 session out on a TT course I use frequently, and although I completed the 2x20's @ (232wAP/234wNP), theres no way I could have maintained this power for 1 hour.
Can someone put me right on this please?
FTP: 340w now, a little higher (hopefully) when the racing starts in March
Age: 35
Mass: 78kg now, 75kg in season
Years cycling: 4 years racing, currently cat 3
No recent results to speak of except a 40k TT win last year on a windy 90+ degree day.
I won a couple of races as a cat 4, but since then it's been an uphill battle in the 123 fields.
Age: 35
Mass: 78kg now, 75kg in season
Years cycling: 4 years racing, currently cat 3
No recent results to speak of except a 40k TT win last year on a windy 90+ degree day.
I won a couple of races as a cat 4, but since then it's been an uphill battle in the 123 fields.
I live in Canton, Ohio and I'd say I'm not much of a sprinter (~1100w 15 sec peak power last season).beerco said:
We do have a number of 3/4 races here in the spring that I hope to do better at this year.
Sounds like I need to consider some races in Michigan.
FTP: 275w
Mass: 65k
Age: 35
Cat 4 in Northern California, 1 yr racing, best recent result - 4th at Infineon Circuit Race....out of a field of 9!
There are lots of people w/similiar capabilities in NorCal - unfortunately, a lot of them also know how to actually race. Think I'm doing fine at the training part, but that's at best 50% of the equation for me.
Mass: 65k
Age: 35
Cat 4 in Northern California, 1 yr racing, best recent result - 4th at Infineon Circuit Race....out of a field of 9!
There are lots of people w/similiar capabilities in NorCal - unfortunately, a lot of them also know how to actually race. Think I'm doing fine at the training part, but that's at best 50% of the equation for me.
I use my today's numbers, AFTER racking up 800+ TSS as of today.
Did a 2x20 L4 threshold power intervals.
230w ap/240 np
Average HR is 173
Weight is 60kg.
Age: 32
Cat4.
Racing 3 years.
These numbers are only 5w less than my last May LT power which I had my average HR at 181.
Did a 2x20 L4 threshold power intervals.
230w ap/240 np
Average HR is 173
Weight is 60kg.
Age: 32
Cat4.
Racing 3 years.
These numbers are only 5w less than my last May LT power which I had my average HR at 181.
yzfrr11 said:
280w
75kg, summer weight 70kg
age 29
cycling 3yrs since a long layoff
best recent result: none, always getting my head kicked in at road races (!), but hopefully that will change when i get the power up for this summer. (case in point...typical all-cat crit i have ridden requires drilling the hills at over 500 watts, minute long efforts in the 400w+ bracket, and at other times a steady pull of about 300-320w. consquently i've struggled to last better than 30-40 mins). oh, and it's a tad embarassing going off the back with an SRM Pro equipped bike!
75kg, summer weight 70kg
age 29
cycling 3yrs since a long layoff
best recent result: none, always getting my head kicked in at road races (!), but hopefully that will change when i get the power up for this summer. (case in point...typical all-cat crit i have ridden requires drilling the hills at over 500 watts, minute long efforts in the 400w+ bracket, and at other times a steady pull of about 300-320w. consquently i've struggled to last better than 30-40 mins). oh, and it's a tad embarassing going off the back with an SRM Pro equipped bike!
beerco said:
I'm not sure what it's like out there, but in New England, as a cat 3, you need a FTP of around 5w/kg to win the hilly road races. At 79kg, I (among many others) got dropped by the 3 field on a 5 minute climb, where my power was averaging around 450w.
My point is that a 75kg cat 3 rider with a FTP of 340w, would not be cleaning up.
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