I only bumped my FTP from 268 to 290 coming into this year but feel like I gained a ton in endurance and the ability to recover at a much higher workload, so not only am I faster than my friends up a hill, I can get back into a decent power at the top when they have to recover. This is mostly what I’m trying to build on, if I can also gain 10w and lose 10lbs I’ll be all set.
Season here is wrapping up and honestly I’m a bit fatigued at this point from mostly hard riding this year, and my fitness is definitely tapering a bit. When I first came outside this year I was holding 262NP for 2.5 hours and 292 for 1.5, I can still do close to that but not on the same level