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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November 2025