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11-01-13 | 09:12 AM

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merlinextraligh

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Originally Posted by aaronmcd

First time I looked up that chart I thought "awesome, I'll be great in races!". Then I realized the chart is way off and I end up mid field in Cat 5 races with climbing. Or maybe everyone around here really is friggin fast. Idk, maybe the chart is accurate in Podunk, Nebraska?

The chart is at best a relative measure, and success in races depends on more than FTP. That said, there are a bunch of Cat 2's and Cat 3's, myslef included that have FTP's way below 4.6w/kg.

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