Hi Forum, Can anyone explain how to interpret your power curve? how do you know something is a strength or weakness? If there’s a link to an existing discussion please post below! thanks, Kevin

Unless you live somewhere particularly hilly, that ought to be enough to win the occasional masters race. Not in a sprint, though - you need to commit 100% to being in a breakaway, then figure out how to win from it.

my power curve has a bit of a dip. what does this mean? 5 second : 17.69 w/kg 1 min: 7.53w/kg (very low according to the training peaks chart 5 min: 5.38w/kg FT: 4.41w/kg [image]

Check this GCN youtube…It explains it quite well [Cycling Strengths: How To Create Your Rider Power Profile]

By the way. How did you generate the chart in Training Peaks? Is this a paid report?

nah just circled where my numbers landed

As best I can tell you are a “All Rounder” or crappy data…or a 3rd category (which is better than me!) (-) Generally horizontal plot, i.e., all four values falling at about the same point on their respective range (-): this pattern is characteristic of the typical “all rounder”, i.e., a rider who d…

I just cry when I put my numbers in the chart…mostly cause of the 230lb waist line :~(

[image] wysbf2: Reality is that most of us non-pros can largely be whatever type of rider we want if only we train effectively. Well yes, but also no. Natural ability, strengths and weakness play to this. I’m a classic time triallist pattern and a U shaped power curve - a 1300w 15s sprint, …

It means that even though you have a very respectable sprint and a pretty good FTP, my grandma will still beat you up a 1-min kicker on her steel clunker loaded with a basket of groceries. :smiling_imp:

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I prefer the curve on Strava as it shows power to weight and whilst I am unlikely to beat my power records of 3 years ago having lost around 8kg I am beating or matching the power to weight figures which is reassuring. The isolated watts fall alone looks at first glance worrying.

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