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@Dammit
You're missing the point -willfully, I imagine- that the numbers are a constant, so they apply to everyone.
If you make the same watts as I do, but finish before me then I know that something else needs work- position, placing, pacing, whatever.
And, as I pointed out, when you're in the race you tend to be focusing on the race.
The numbers are quite useful to review afterward to see if you could go harder next time, or if you truly were on the limit.
But again, we come back to the issue that you have never measured your training or racing this way, so it's a bit like me saying "this drink (which you have never had) is the tastiest drink in the world", you have nothing to compare but your own impressions- a bit like perceived effort, come to think about it.