Hey Everybody. Has anybody an explanation? I’m lighter than last year but my ftp dropped too. My w/kg was last year much better. But I was in my A-race half an hour faster (3:25 instead of 3:50). The long climb took me 10 minutes less (40 instead of 50m). I don’t get it. And my doubts about the ft…

[image] Turtle_Express: The long climb took me 10 minutes less (40 instead of 50m). How much lighter? How long/steep is the climb? Temperature/wind differences compared to last year? Chopping 10 minutes off a 50 minute climb is enough to have me wondering if there is a device calibration iss…

Sounds like you either raced smarter this time or your current power profile isn’t accurate. If you have both times you raced it uploaded, you should be able to zoom in on that segment and make a direct comparison in terms of power/pacing/heart rate.

FTP alone means nothing unless you are running at actual FTP. And that means measuring FTP not estimating. Aside from that all is to be said is congrats. You earned results!

That’s right. I should have mentioned this. Nearly everything is the same or similar. But especially the climb was nearly 1:1.

I will post the strava file later, but I have found something remarkable about the FTP test. :arrow_down:

I did a FTP ramp test again. Yesterday, one day after the first one. 50 watts more. The difference? The selected gear. The first one was on the small ring and on a smaller gear in the back. The second one on the big ring an and a bigger gear in the back. (To avoid chain crossing) Both erg mode. M…

This is nothing new. What you found is the difference between high and low inertia. It has been discussed here ad nauseam. Feel free to use the search function. In summary: Riding in the small ring and mid-cassette (straight chainline) will give you low inertia. This is like clmbing. Riding in the …

Thanks. didn’t know that it was so obvious and there is no info from TrainerRoad itself.

I think the likely explanation is: FTP is just a single data point along your Power Duration Curve (regardless of whether you do the Ramp Test, 20min, etc.). A race, particularly one lasting longer than an hour, and depending on the terrain, may require high power and high fatigue resistance at se…

Generally speaking, if you’re training in ERG mode, you’re going to pick a gear and leave it there. Even if the bike goes outside every so often, chances are you’ll put the bike back on the turbo and use the same gear again. We are creatures of habit. I ride the turbo in ERG mode in the small ring.…

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Lighter. Lower FTP. Lower W/kg. But faster? I don’t get it

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mcneese.chad May 9, 2019, 11:59am 20

Yes, you found what many of us feel. Lengthy discussion here.

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