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Great stuff!
And yes if I had natural 'talent' (Vo2 max; genetics) I'd have strava KOMs or a sponsor :PI'll post results for you to have a look.
I will get a turbo when we move into new place and I get the point about sustained efforts i.e. no longer climbs around London.
Apologies for vague questions.
amey
Yeah but it's quality. Even I when in london ride the turbo a lot. Because it allows me to just do quality work.
The reason I asked about 3-5min test is it's a pretty simple indicator of aerobic ability and room for movement upwards. Even when poorly trained your 3m power will be a fair indicator of your potential ability. And when trained the difference between 5-20 will give an indicator of how much room for growth you have at a steady power working up towards your Vo2.
I think you could get faster by training, as you no doubt could greatly improve training. However, it might also be you have a small Vo2 max and or poor efficiency and no matter how hard you train you'll never become a great cyclist. But I am sure you can improve greatly from where you are and build your FTP, with some good quality turbo work.