Did I screw up my ramp test?

[Majcolorado]

I forgot to stop pedaling and did an entire one minute segment soft pedaling and recovering before I fully stopped pedaling and allowing the app to calculate my FTP.

Did I screw up the calculation with that one low watt segment?

Thanks,

Mark

[onemanpeloton]

Hi Mark

No you didn’t screw it up. TR will take the measurement from your 1 min best power. You can continue pedalling after the test for as long as you like

[Trippy]

Support should be able to help you out further in FTP calculation if needed.

[mcneese.chad]

Ramp Test Calculation Question

In normal cases, the FTP is calculated from the best 1-minute power in the duration of the test, no matter when/where that occurs. Said differently, it is not necessarily the last minute where you are putting out significant power. The only thing that happens is you wasting energy. If that extended time does not alter your best 1-minute power, there is no change to the results in any way. It’s just your energy spent for no benefit (to the FTP test results at least). It’s entirely possible…

[mcneese.chad]

No, you didn’t mess it up. See my post above as to why.

• Your test looks fine to me in the best 1-min and the app likely reported 184w for your FTP.
• If so, that is correct and can be used for your next round of training.

[Majcolorado]

Thanks for the info, this is very helpful! The app gave me 183, so I’m good to go.

I really appreciate the fast response!