Anyone over 50 at 4 watt/kg? Can I make it? (Long)

[nickcs]

I always refer back to Nate’s comment in this thread (#123) to motivate myself.

The Bell curve of cylists - how fast are the average TR users?

Moar data!!! It seems like people want to see what’s “TR Average” and compare themselves to that. I’ve broken everything down a lot more. While I was doing this I wonder if we’re breaking new ground here…I don’t think anyone else has this much accurate data on riders. Insights: You get slower as you get older (duh). You can see that there’s a steep decline starting at 3.5-3.75 FTP/kg for men and women when you compare age in 10-year buckets. For both men and women, there’s a large drop off…

The relevant section for males over 50

Edit: Also mentioned by others that TR users are a self selecting group and there is a bias towards people who are willing to train and be faster. It tends to skew higher in regards to higher w/kg when you compare to the average cyclist.