[MENTION=145014]Kai Winters[/MENTION] - 100% agree about ftp being a minimal factor in a racing setting with much elevation change and/or surges in speed. Maggy Bäckstedt only won 1 major UCI race outside his own country. (edit: I could be wrong, but you get the point) Lots of FTP Power, maybe not so much watts/Kg Power.

I'm not a data analyst or racing guy, not seeking a coach. But I can agree the health+mental health benies.

I just wondered Power.
You know .... racing can be more than just about winning in the peloton of life.
There's always the fun bit - for us big guys.


"Great coffee this morning, made me edgy enough to square it with those wheel-sucking climbers when the road turns UP!"


FTP? Probably, because that's one standard the indoor machine makes easy - and should be decently accurate when measured over an hours' exertion.

Heck, the conditions were not even ideal. No actual competitor to chase (Hunt the Rabbit syndrome). No nutrition, only water. Not my bike or my saddle, shoes, nor bars. And if the last song had been ZZ Top instead of Elton John, I would certainly have broken 250!

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