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Also if you're interested in this sort of "Where am I on a curve" then def recommend using intervals.icu which is free, takes your strava data and compares you to their other users and spits out stuff like this, where you can filter by age etc
On the points above about variety/consistency different people are going to have different mentalities/capabilities. For some people knowing here's precisely what riding I'm going to be doing for the next x amount of days is a straightjacket for others there's a relief in not having to think about it.
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They did one for FTPs
Top of bell curve for men
18-30: 3.25 - 3.5 FTP/kg
30-40: 3.0 - 3.25 FTP/kg
40-50: 2.75 - 3.0 FTP/kg
50-60: 2.75 - 3.0 FTP/kg
60-80: 2.25 - 2.5 FTP/kg
Top of bell curve for women
18-30: 2.25 - 2.5 FTP/kg (breaks the bell curve a bit, 2nd highest is 2.75-3.0)
30-40: 2.25 - 2.5 FTP/kg (It’s pretty close to 2.5 - 2.75)
40-50: 2.25 - 2.5 FTP/kg
50-60: 2.25 - 2.5 FTP/kg
60-80: 2.0 - 2.25 FTP/kg
https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/the-bell-curve-of-cylists-how-fast-are-the-average-tr-users/5840/124?u=david_lfgss_cc