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simbil Feb 2021 6:26pm, 12 Feb 2021 9,222 posts	0 simbil Busy in here BiG, that Uber Pretzel ride looks good. Will see if I can handle a steady 100k this weekend before signing up though.
Chrisull Feb 2021 7:24pm, 13 Feb 2021 17,227 posts	0 Chrisull I said my FTP was rubbish didn't I? Bit more sensible riding and just increased it from 189 to 211, and it was going up all ride last 2 minutes alone I got the average wattage from 219 to 222, so I'm guessing there's more to come! Happy bunny.
TROSaracen Feb 2021 7:45pm, 13 Feb 2021 22,887 posts	0 TROSaracen Good work Chris. I got upgraded to Cat A today. Terrible news, back to desperately trying to get in the pack at starts and lots of getting dropped/solo riding now..... Should be good training though as even being in a group will be harder, and I couldn’t sprint at B cat standard so nothing lost there😀
jda Feb 2021 7:45pm, 13 Feb 2021 9,437 posts	0 jda Convenient (but imperfect) FTP test is the 1 min ramp test where wattage goes up by 20 each minute until you fail. FTP is then estimated at I think 75% of the last minute's power. Very painful but only for a very short time. If you're linked to intervals.icu that also seems to produce an FTP estimate based on any tough effort you do. Every so often I get an email from them saying mine has gone up another few watts. Nothing like 20+ in one go though, that's quite a step up!
EvilPixie Feb 2021 7:46pm, 13 Feb 2021 23,118 posts	0 EvilPixie Koff koff ftp 159 here so I must be mega crap 🧐 Power pace ftp etc same as pace when running ... a mile is a mile
Yorkshire Pie Feb 2021 8:12pm, 13 Feb 2021 13,991 posts	0 Yorkshire Pie 100k on the zhr audax earlier. Really pleased to average 2.9 w/kg over that distance.
cathrobinson Feb 2021 8:22pm, 13 Feb 2021 9,083 posts	0 cathrobinson Very nice, YP
Chrisull Feb 2021 8:38pm, 13 Feb 2021 17,228 posts	0 Chrisull Well done TRO - yeah mine shunts me right on the top cat C verge of cat B (3.1). Started at somewhere between cat D and cat C JDA - I think I was accidentally following Gobi's rule of thumb that you get the FTP test wrong the first times you try it. Me going woooo I'm at 300W average - oh crap there;s another 8 minutes to go and I'm crashing like a boulder down a mountainside. Impressive YP, I'm not sure I could ride 100k distance full stop!
MudMeanderer Feb 2021 9:19pm, 13 Feb 2021 2,038 posts	0 MudMeanderer I'm counting Thursday's TT as an approximate FTP test, which puts me near top end of B power to weight wise, but nowhere near going into A on Zwift power's absolute power criterion (thank god!). I did a ramp test last year as an alternative to the twenty minute test. It was vaguely where I expected, but I think that was more luck, because having been racing cx not long before end I was better accustomed to the shorter efforts of the ramp test. Supposed to be a club nudge up AdZ tomorrow. I'll see how that goes. I should at some point try to crack 50mins, but not sure if it'll be then.
simbil Feb 2021 10:43pm, 13 Feb 2021 9,223 posts	0 simbil 100k for me today but nothing like YPs power - impressive! Think mine was 2.1 ish. Had companion app on my phone but on wrong wireless network and was elastic banding all over the shop. Will have to get it right next weekend if attempting Uber pretzel. You’re similar to me Chris, or at least where I was when in better shape.