FTP Ratings
These tables include classifications for functional threshold power (FTP) estimates by sex.
Males
Watts per Kilogram (W/kg)
Superior
5.05 and greater
Excellent
From 3.93 to 5.04
Good
From 2.79 to 3.92
Fair
From 2.23 to 2.78
Untrained
Less than 2.23
Females
Watts per Kilogram (W/kg)
Superior
4.30 and greater
Excellent
From 3.33 to 4.29
Good
From 2.36 to 3.32
Fair
From 1.90 to 2.35
Untrained
Less than 1.90
FTP ratings are based on research by Hunter Allen and Andrew Coggan, PhD, Training and Racing with a Power
Meter (Boulder, CO: VeloPress, 2010).
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