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Power is only good to measure if you use it to train. Otherwise it's like comparing average speeds: pretty vague without some context and generally not the only indicator of "racing performance" depending on the race, etc.

What are you truly wanting to know? If you can race? You can race if you pay the $ and pin on a number and toe the line. Until you do that then you can't race. Once you do that you can race. It really is that simple.

Are you trying to figure out if you're some sort of closet olympian or next tour hopeful? Even if that power measurement is remotely accurate then no - you are not and won't be. No sense fretting about it.

If you want to use that power figure to train then do just that. It's not really an important number outside of that context as it turns out we don't decide races based on numbers before the event. Turns out there's a lot more to racing than strictly numbers.

If I had to guess....you'd be a cat5. That's solely based on your power numbers....oh wait - no it's not. It's based on the fact that all racers are cat 5 when they start. We don't technically offer upgrades based on power data so...
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