I’m a 44-yr old cyclist with a WPK of 3.83 I often here about the coveted 4.0 wpk goal, so I’m wondering what are some realistic expectations as I get older. I race Cat 3, and would love to know what are considered typical wpk’s for masters Cat 1-2 cyclists. Also, I know that Vo2 diminishes with a…

The pointy end of your age group is >= 4.5 work.

The power rankings on Intervals.icu will give you a pretty good idea of whats possible and where you stand relative to other Intervals.icu users. [Screen Shot 2020-11-30 at 11.59.47] Ignore the top line, every now and then someone turns off the power spike detection or enters a bad weight and roc…

[image] The Bell curve of cylists - how fast are the average TR users? Training 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 ne…

Many variables such as genetics, consistency of training, life’s stress and any other obstacles can determine results. I started riding at 41 after a 12 year hiatus. Never raced and probably have no intention of it. Picked of TR at 43 and achieved 4.6 w/kg by the time I was 44. Wife enjoyed me a…

[image] fornes1: would love to know what are considered typical wpk’s for masters Cat 1-2 cyclists Couple guys on my team are fairly regular winners in 45+ and 50+ road races and crits - I don’t know their exact numbers but they are easily 4.5 w/kg+ based on riding with them. Both are competi…

I’m a study of one (46 yo female Cat 1) racing since 2013. My w/kg has been 4.2-4.5 over the past 5 years. What has changed is my max heart rate is lower and while my ftp has been steady, if I want to be able to do hit vo2 max, I have to train for it and lower the overall volume. In other words, I …

(Realistic) WPK goals for a Masters Cyclist?

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(Realistic) WPK goals for a Masters Cyclist?

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