As the scrawny kid at school, I never expected to discover a sport that suited my physique … so when I found road cycling in my 30s, I was very pleased to realise that my twig-like build was an advantage in some circumstances. On that note, I am pleased to see TR identifies me as a climber. Does anyone know how the percentiles are calculated - is it just age? Age and volume of training?
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I believe that it is just gender. 
It’s nice being an athlete, isn’t it? So many kids aren’t considered “athletic” when they aren’t interested or immediately talented in “traditional” sports, but we all have an athlete in us.. 
And age surely? There’s no way I am in the top 80% of all male athletes! I’m 48, with an FTP of 3.8 w/kg 
Top 80% means you could be at the top of the bottom 20%.
Apologies, I meant 80th percentile