Poll: What's your Functional Threshold power?

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wow your on cyclingnews :eek: . :D

when you got 33rd in the TT (39k) you did it in 56:33, how many watts did you avg?I've just bought my SRM recently so I don't really know....

I went down the list and of the regular posters I didn't see Warren in there.

Come on Warren don't be shy.

I know mines not in there, but as yet it's too low to mention.;)

I went down the list and of the regular posters I didn't see Warren in there.

Come on Warren don't be shy.

I know mines not in there, but as yet it's too low to mention.;)

Nonsense - please post yours. It's good for others to see a range of abiities (and I know I'd do well to remember that FT w/kg is not the only game in town. For a track/ crit guy like Warren, there are more than a few other factors probably just as important.)

I know mines not in there, but as yet it's too low to mention.;)It's not too low to mention. Your w/kg is approaching 3.5, which is nowhere near the bottom of the posted list.;)

ID FT Wt. W/Kg 10m(16km) 25m(40km)

Camoscio 340 62 5.48
scotmart 385 72 5.35 19:58 (47:21 on a 37.8km course)
musher 340 64 5.31
BullGod 365 70 5.21
whoawhoa 320 62.5 5.12
gvanwagner 325 64 5.08
musher 318 65 4.89
gonzalovilaseca 310 68 4.56
kennethn 320 70.3 4.55
JohnMeyers 350 77 4.54
PSUCycling 305 68 4.48 (40k 58:30 @ 250W ave-asthema!)
peterpen 290 65 4.46
zaskar 280 63 4.44
joule 266 60 4.43
HammerHead 300 68 4.41
bikeguy 315 72 4.38 5 km rolling TT, 7:15; standard, no aero bars, after 90k
rouleur 315 72 4.38
Thorman 340 78 4.36
Lazy Llama 286 66 4.33 13.3 mi TT, 30:12
dshep27283 345 80 4.31
postal_bag 325 76 4.28
pledac 295 69 4.27
mattv2099 314 75 4.19
Stanette 313 75 4.17
yzfrr11 310 75 4.13
Xav 318 77 4.13
Spunout 280 68 4.12
RapDaddyo 325 80 4.06
jbvcoaching 310 77 4.03 21:10 52:17
velobob 310 77 4.03
jack.hutchinson 285 71 4.01
K50 275 69 3.99, (no TT's) all XC baby!
cube 290 73 3.97
Old Junker 250 63 3.97
velomanct 310 79 3.92
My02Sti 305 79 3.86
Otb4evr 385 100 3.85 22:19 58:48
BlueJersey 230 60 3.83
robkit 280 75 3.73
sugaken 240 66 3.64
amartinez 242 67 3.61
woodgab 321 89 3.61
bigbevans 260 73 3.56 21:30 (270 w) 56:46
Hookyrider 284 80 3.55
Krazyderek 260 78 3.33
AndROOb 232 71 3.27
spomanski 310 96 3.23
netscriber 143 47 3.04
beerco 220 78 2.82
fmarques25 204 74 2.76
the holster 180 67 2.69

ID FT Wt. W/Kg 10m(16km) 25m(40km)

the holster 370 67 5.52 (from the bottom to top! HR, not FT listed below)
Camoscio 340 62 5.48
scotmart 385 72 5.35 19:58 (47:21 on a 37.8km course)
musher 340 64 5.31
BullGod 365 70 5.21
whoawhoa 320 62.5 5.12
gvanwagner 325 64 5.08
joemw 340 69 4.92
musher 318 65 4.89
gonzalovilaseca 310 68 4.56
kennethn 320 70.3 4.55
JohnMeyers 350 77 4.54
PSUCycling 305 68 4.48 (40k 58:30 @ 250W ave-asthema!)
peterpen 290 65 4.46
zaskar 280 63 4.44
joule 266 60 4.43
HammerHead 300 68 4.41
bikeguy 315 72 4.38 5 km rolling TT, 7:15; standard, no aero bars, after 90k
rouleur 315 72 4.38
Thorman 340 78 4.36
Lazy Llama 286 66 4.33 13.3 mi TT, 30:12
dshep27283 345 80 4.31
postal_bag 325 76 4.28
pledac 295 69 4.27
mattv2099 314 75 4.19
Stanette 313 75 4.17
yzfrr11 310 75 4.13
Xav 318 77 4.13
Spunout 280 68 4.12
RapDaddyo 325 80 4.06
jbvcoaching 310 77 4.03 21:10 52:17
velobob 310 77 4.03
jack.hutchinson 285 71 4.01
K50 275 69 3.99, (no TT's) all XC baby!
cube 290 73 3.97
Old Junker 250 63 3.97
velomanct 310 79 3.92
My02Sti 305 79 3.86
Otb4evr 385 100 3.85 22:19 58:48
BlueJersey 230 60 3.83
robkit 280 75 3.73
sugaken 240 66 3.64
amartinez 242 67 3.61
woodgab 321 89 3.61
bigbevans 260 73 3.56 21:30 (270 w) 56:46
Hookyrider 284 80 3.55
Krazyderek 260 78 3.33
AndROOb 232 71 3.27
spomanski 310 96 3.23
netscriber 143 47 3.04
beerco 220 78 2.82
fmarques25 204 74 2.76
the holster 180 67 2.69
previous estimate several months ago included too much anaerobic power

FTP: 358w; Normalized 407w
Age: 31;
Mass: 79kg;
Height: 191cm;
Years cycling: 2;

Cat. 1 rider in Denmark. 62th in road race and 34th in TT this years national championship.
A guy on my team just won a 40km TT, and his time was 47 minutes. He's only Cat3. The day after that, he also did a 4 man TT race and came in third place. I think that might move him up to Cat 1... unless road racing is really tough where I live.

Originally Posted by kennethn
ID FT Wt. W/Kg 10m(16km) 25m(40km)

the holster 370 67 5.52 (from the bottom to top! HR, not FT listed below)
Camoscio 340 62 5.48
scotmart 385 72 5.35 19:58 (47:21 on a 37.8km course)
musher 340 64 5.31
BullGod 365 70 5.21
whoawhoa 320 62.5 5.12
gvanwagner 325 64 5.08
joemw 340 69 4.92
musher 318 65 4.89
gonzalovilaseca 310 68 4.56
kennethn 320 70.3 4.55
JohnMeyers 350 77 4.54
PSUCycling 305 68 4.48 (40k 58:30 @ 250W ave-asthema!)
peterpen 290 65 4.46
zaskar 280 63 4.44
joule 266 60 4.43
HammerHead 300 68 4.41
bikeguy 315 72 4.38 5 km rolling TT, 7:15; standard, no aero bars, after 90k
rouleur 315 72 4.38
Thorman 340 78 4.36
Lazy Llama 286 66 4.33 13.3 mi TT, 30:12
dshep27283 345 80 4.31
postal_bag 325 76 4.28
pledac 295 69 4.27
mattv2099 314 75 4.19
Stanette 313 75 4.17
yzfrr11 310 75 4.13
Xav 318 77 4.13
Spunout 280 68 4.12
RapDaddyo 325 80 4.06
jbvcoaching 310 77 4.03 21:10 52:17
velobob 310 77 4.03
jack.hutchinson 285 71 4.01
K50 275 69 3.99, (no TT's) all XC baby!
cube 290 73 3.97
Old Junker 250 63 3.97
velomanct 310 79 3.92
My02Sti 305 79 3.86
Otb4evr 385 100 3.85 22:19 58:48
BlueJersey 230 60 3.83
bspurgeon 305 80.5 3.79
robkit 280 75 3.73
sugaken 240 66 3.64
amartinez 242 67 3.61
woodgab 321 89 3.61
bigbevans 260 73 3.56 21:30 (270 w) 56:46
Hookyrider 284 80 3.55
Krazyderek 260 78 3.33
AndROOb 232 71 3.27
spomanski 310 96 3.23
netscriber 143 47 3.04
beerco 220 78 2.82
fmarques25 204 74 2.76
the holster 180 67 2.69

Originally Posted by kennethn
ID FT Wt. W/Kg 10m(16km) 25m(40km)

the holster 370 67 5.52 (from the bottom to top! HR, not FT listed below)
Camoscio 340 62 5.48
scotmart 385 72 5.35 19:58 (47:21 on a 37.8km course)
musher 340 64 5.31
BullGod 365 70 5.21
whoawhoa 320 62.5 5.12
gvanwagner 325 64 5.08
joemw 340 69 4.92
musher 318 65 4.89
gonzalovilaseca 310 68 4.56
kennethn 320 70.3 4.55
JohnMeyers 350 77 4.54
PSUCycling 305 68 4.48 (40k 58:30 @ 250W ave-asthema!)
peterpen 290 65 4.46
zaskar 280 63 4.44
joule 266 60 4.43
HammerHead 300 68 4.41
bikeguy 315 72 4.38 5 km rolling TT, 7:15; standard, no aero bars, after 90k
rouleur 315 72 4.38
Thorman 340 78 4.36
Lazy Llama 286 66 4.33 13.3 mi TT, 30:12
dshep27283 345 80 4.31
postal_bag 325 76 4.28
pledac 295 69 4.27
mattv2099 314 75 4.19
Stanette 313 75 4.17
yzfrr11 310 75 4.13
Xav 318 77 4.13
Spunout 280 68 4.12
RapDaddyo 325 80 4.06
jbvcoaching 310 77 4.03 21:10 52:17
velobob 310 77 4.03
jack.hutchinson 285 71 4.01
K50 275 69 3.99, (no TT's) all XC baby!
cube 290 73 3.97
Old Junker 250 63 3.97
velomanct 310 79 3.92
bspurgeon 315 80.5 3.91
My02Sti 305 79 3.86
Otb4evr 385 100 3.85 22:19 58:48
BlueJersey 230 60 3.83
robkit 280 75 3.73
sugaken 240 66 3.64
amartinez 242 67 3.61
woodgab 321 89 3.61
bigbevans 260 73 3.56 21:30 (270 w) 56:46
Hookyrider 284 80 3.55
Krazyderek 260 78 3.33
AndROOb 232 71 3.27
spomanski 310 96 3.23
netscriber 143 47 3.04
beerco 220 78 2.82
fmarques25 204 74 2.76
the holster 180 67 2.69

revised

11Ring 252, 69 3.65 22.00 min

ID FT Wt. W/Kg 10m(16km) 25m(40km)
=========================================
musher 340 64 5.31
BullGod 365 70 5.21
Camoscio 315 62 5.08
gvanwagner 325 64 5.08
musher 318 65 4.89
whoawhoa 300 62 4.84 22:10 (in training)
gonzalovilaseca 310 68 4.56
PSUCycling 305 68 4.48
zaskar 280 63 4.44
joule 266 60 4.43
bikeguy 315 72 4.38 5 km rolling TT, 7:15; standard, no aero bars, after 90k
rouleur 315 72 4.38
Thorman 340 78 4.36
Lazy Llama 286 66 4.33 13.3 mi TT, 30:12
dshep27283 345 80 4.31
postal_bag 325 76 4.28
peterpen 275 65 4.23
mattv2099 314 75 4.19
Stanette 313 75 4.17
yzfrr11 310 75 4.13
Spunout 280 68 4.12
RapDaddyo 325 80 4.06
pledac 280 69 4.06
jbvcoaching 310 77 4.03 21:10 52:17
jack.hutchinson 285 71 4.01
cube 290 73 3.97
Old Junker 250 63 3.97
velomanct 310 79 3.92
BlueJersey 230 60 3.83
robkit 280 75 3.73
11Ring 252, 69 3.65 22.02 min
sugaken 240 66 3.64
amartinez 242 67 3.61
woodgab 321 89 3.61
Hookyrider 284 80 3.55
bigbevans 250 75 3.33 22:41 59:55
Krazyderek 260 78 3.33
AndROOb 232 71 3.27
spomanski 310 96 3.23
netscriber 143 47 3.04
beerco 220 78 2.82
the holster 180 67 2.69

ID FT Wt. W/Kg 10m(16km) 25m(40km)

the holster 370 67 5.52 (from the bottom to top! HR, not FT listed below)
Camoscio 340 62 5.48
scotmart 385 72 5.35 19:58 (47:21 on a 37.8km course)
musher 340 64 5.31
BullGod 365 70 5.21
whoawhoa 320 62.5 5.12
gvanwagner 325 64 5.08
joemw 340 69 4.92
musher 318 65 4.89
gonzalovilaseca 310 68 4.56
kennethn 320 70.3 4.55
JohnMeyers 350 77 4.54
PSUCycling 305 68 4.48 (40k 58:30 @ 250W ave-asthema!)
peterpen 290 65 4.46
zaskar 280 63 4.44
joule 266 60 4.43
HammerHead 300 68 4.41
bikeguy 315 72 4.38 5 km rolling TT, 7:15; standard, no aero bars, after 90k
rouleur 315 72 4.38
Thorman 340 78 4.36
Lazy Llama 286 66 4.33 13.3 mi TT, 30:12
dshep27283 345 80 4.31
postal_bag 325 76 4.28
pledac 295 69 4.27
mattv2099 314 75 4.19
Stanette 313 75 4.17
yzfrr11 310 75 4.13
Xav 318 77 4.13
Spunout 280 68 4.12
RapDaddyo 325 80 4.06
jbvcoaching 310 77 4.03 21:10 52:17
velobob 310 77 4.03
jack.hutchinson 285 71 4.01
K50 275 69 3.99, (no TT's) all XC baby!
cube 290 73 3.97
Old Junker 250 63 3.97
velomanct 310 79 3.92
bspurgeon 315 80.5 3.91
My02Sti 305 79 3.86
Otb4evr 385 100 3.85 22:19 58:48
grv 262 68 3.85
BlueJersey 230 60 3.83
robkit 280 75 3.73
sugaken 240 66 3.64
amartinez 242 67 3.61
woodgab 321 89 3.61
bigbevans 260 73 3.56 21:30 (270 w) 56:46
Hookyrider 284 80 3.55
Krazyderek 260 78 3.33
AndROOb 232 71 3.27
spomanski 310 96 3.23
netscriber 143 47 3.04
beerco 220 78 2.82
fmarques25 204 74 2.76
the holster 180 67 2.69

My FTP is 396watts and weight of 75kg in the racing season. Looking to push over 400 by end of August, Currently racing 1st cat..

Originally Posted by kennethn
ID FT Wt. W/Kg 10m(16km) 25m(40km)

the holster 370 67 5.52 (from the bottom to top! HR, not FT listed below)
Camoscio 340 62 5.48
scotmart 385 72 5.35 19:58 (47:21 on a 37.8km course)
musher 340 64 5.31
BullGod 365 70 5.21
whoawhoa 320 62.5 5.12
gvanwagner 325 64 5.08
joemw 340 69 4.92
musher 318 65 4.89
gonzalovilaseca 310 68 4.56
kennethn 320 70.3 4.55
JohnMeyers 350 77 4.54
PSUCycling 305 68 4.48 (40k 58:30 @ 250W ave-asthema!)
peterpen 290 65 4.46
zaskar 280 63 4.44
joule 266 60 4.43
HammerHead 300 68 4.41
bikeguy 315 72 4.38 5 km rolling TT, 7:15; standard, no aero bars, after 90k
rouleur 315 72 4.38
Thorman 340 78 4.36
Lazy Llama 286 66 4.33 13.3 mi TT, 30:12
dshep27283 345 80 4.31
postal_bag 325 76 4.28
pledac 295 69 4.27
mattv2099 314 75 4.19
Stanette 313 75 4.17
Atsic 252 61 4.13
yzfrr11 310 75 4.13
Xav 318 77 4.13
Spunout 280 68 4.12
RapDaddyo 325 80 4.06
jbvcoaching 310 77 4.03 21:10 52:17
velobob 310 77 4.03
jack.hutchinson 285 71 4.01
K50 275 69 3.99, (no TT's) all XC baby!
cube 290 73 3.97
Old Junker 250 63 3.97
velomanct 310 79 3.92
My02Sti 305 79 3.86
Otb4evr 385 100 3.85 22:19 58:48
BlueJersey 230 60 3.83
bspurgeon 305 80.5 3.79
robkit 280 75 3.73
sugaken 240 66 3.64
amartinez 242 67 3.61
woodgab 321 89 3.61
bigbevans 260 73 3.56 21:30 (270 w) 56:46
Hookyrider 284 80 3.55
Krazyderek 260 78 3.33
AndROOb 232 71 3.27
spomanski 310 96 3.23
netscriber 143 47 3.04
beerco 220 78 2.82
fmarques25 204 74 2.76
the holster 180 67 2.69

396 watts at 75kg =5.28w/kg


Originally Posted by kennethn
ID FT Wt. W/Kg 10m(16km) 25m(40km)

the holster 370 67 5.52 (from the bottom to top! HR, not FT listed below)
Camoscio 340 62 5.48
scotmart 385 72 5.35 19:58 (47:21 on a 37.8km course)
musher 340 64 5.31
bigmatt 396 75 5.28
BullGod 365 70 5.21
whoawhoa 320 62.5 5.12
gvanwagner 325 64 5.08
joemw 340 69 4.92
musher 318 65 4.89
gonzalovilaseca 310 68 4.56
kennethn 320 70.3 4.55
JohnMeyers 350 77 4.54
PSUCycling 305 68 4.48 (40k 58:30 @ 250W ave-asthema!)
peterpen 290 65 4.46
zaskar 280 63 4.44
joule 266 60 4.43
HammerHead 300 68 4.41
bikeguy 315 72 4.38 5 km rolling TT, 7:15; standard, no aero bars, after 90k
rouleur 315 72 4.38
Thorman 340 78 4.36
Lazy Llama 286 66 4.33 13.3 mi TT, 30:12
dshep27283 345 80 4.31
postal_bag 325 76 4.28
pledac 295 69 4.27
mattv2099 314 75 4.19
Stanette 313 75 4.17
Atsic 252 61 4.13
yzfrr11 310 75 4.13
Xav 318 77 4.13
Spunout 280 68 4.12
RapDaddyo 325 80 4.06
jbvcoaching 310 77 4.03 21:10 52:17
velobob 310 77 4.03
jack.hutchinson 285 71 4.01
K50 275 69 3.99, (no TT's) all XC baby!
cube 290 73 3.97
Old Junker 250 63 3.97
velomanct 310 79 3.92
My02Sti 305 79 3.86
Otb4evr 385 100 3.85 22:19 58:48
BlueJersey 230 60 3.83
bspurgeon 305 80.5 3.79
robkit 280 75 3.73
sugaken 240 66 3.64
amartinez 242 67 3.61
woodgab 321 89 3.61
bigbevans 260 73 3.56 21:30 (270 w) 56:46
Hookyrider 284 80 3.55
Krazyderek 260 78 3.33
AndROOb 232 71 3.27
spomanski 310 96 3.23
netscriber 143 47 3.04
beerco 220 78 2.82
fmarques25 204 74 2.76
the holster 180 67 2.69

396 watts at 75kg =5.28w/kg
Haven't done any better than 312W average for an hour on an indoor trainer, but given that I am actually training properly for potentially the first time ever, hopefully this will improve ... feel free to tell me off if indoor efforts don't count. :D

ID FT Wt. W/Kg 10m(16km) 25m(40km)

the holster 370 67 5.52
Camoscio 340 62 5.48
scotmart 385 72 5.35 19:58 (47:21 on a 37.8km course)
musher 340 64 5.31
bigmatt 396 75 5.28
BullGod 365 70 5.21
whoawhoa 320 62.5 5.12
gvanwagner 325 64 5.08
joemw 340 69 4.92
musher 318 65 4.89
gonzalovilaseca 310 68 4.56
kennethn 320 70.3 4.55
JohnMeyers 350 77 4.54
PSUCycling 305 68 4.48 (40k 58:30 @ 250W ave-asthema!)
peterpen 290 65 4.46
zaskar 280 63 4.44
joule 266 60 4.43
HammerHead 300 68 4.41
bikeguy 315 72 4.38 5 km rolling TT, 7:15; standard, no aero bars, after 90k
rouleur 315 72 4.38
Thorman 340 78 4.36
Lazy Llama 286 66 4.33 13.3 mi TT, 30:12
dshep27283 345 80 4.31
postal_bag 325 76 4.28
pledac 295 69 4.27
RobM 312 73 4.27
mattv2099 314 75 4.19
Stanette 313 75 4.17
Atsic 252 61 4.13
yzfrr11 310 75 4.13
Xav 318 77 4.13
Spunout 280 68 4.12
RapDaddyo 325 80 4.06
jbvcoaching 310 77 4.03 21:10 52:17
velobob 310 77 4.03
jack.hutchinson 285 71 4.01
K50 275 69 3.99, (no TT's) all XC baby!
cube 290 73 3.97
Old Junker 250 63 3.97
velomanct 310 79 3.92
My02Sti 305 79 3.86
Otb4evr 385 100 3.85 22:19 58:48
BlueJersey 230 60 3.83
bspurgeon 305 80.5 3.79
robkit 280 75 3.73
sugaken 240 66 3.64
amartinez 242 67 3.61
woodgab 321 89 3.61
bigbevans 260 73 3.56 21:30 (270 w) 56:46
Hookyrider 284 80 3.55
Krazyderek 260 78 3.33
AndROOb 232 71 3.27
spomanski 310 96 3.23
netscriber 143 47 3.04
beerco 220 78 2.82
fmarques25 204 74 2.76
the holster 180 67 2.69

A guy on my team just won a 40km TT, and his time was 47 minutes. He's only Cat3. The day after that, he also did a 4 man TT race and came in third place. I think that might move him up to Cat 1... unless road racing is really tough where I live.
K50,

Are you sure the 40 km TT was really 40 km? Was it a closed loop? (no downhill or tailwind all the way)

That average speed is fast enough to win the last _world_ time trial championship. Or the one before that. Or the one before that (even including Millar, with drugs). By a goodish margin too. Check the numbers - I would be more inclined to believe a time of 57 minutes if he is cat 3 and it is a local TT race. (or there's been a helluva wind shift part way through his run)

Dan

I think FT is not something that is easy to measure and there are a lot of vague measurements and this make comparison difficult. There seem to be several ways that people measure it making this a bit of a lottery not a comparision.

I think FT is not something that is easy to measure and there are a lot of vague measurements and this make comparison difficult. There seem to be several ways that people measure it making this a bit of a lottery not a comparision.Actually, FTP is precisely defined (maximum sustainable constant power for 60mins). It's just that people "estimate" their FTP using various methods rather than doing a 60 min max power test ride.

Actually, FTP is precisely defined (maximum sustainable constant power for 60mins). It's just that people "estimate" their FTP using various methods rather than doing a 60 min max power test ride.I think you would have huge discrepancies here, also, due to motivation...

Besides, just because someone has a higher FTP than you doesn't mean that they are faster than you...

I think this is something that you witnessed personally, right RDO?

:D

I think you would have huge discrepancies here, also, due to motivation...Absolutely. But, I think a lot of people who are using their 20min interval power as their FTP are placing a huge bet on motivation and I think they are often disappointed.

Besides, just because someone has a higher FTP than you doesn't mean that they are faster than you...

I think this is something that you witnessed personally, right RDO?

:DAbsolutely! Hell, I witness it every day. We have this 120lb 20-y.o. kid in my club (Chuck) and I know that every time we do a long climb that I need 75-100W more power to stay with him. But, it's fun trying anyway.:D