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6 articles on power, newest first. Every one is sourced and links to the calculator it applies to.
How Vincent Luis Trains (and Why He Won Kona by Letting the Race Go)
Vincent Luis won Kona 2026 on debut, six minutes down off the bike. How a short-course champion learned Ironman pacing, and how to set your own bike watts.
What's a Good FTP (and Watts per Kilogram)?
What counts as a good FTP and a good watts-per-kilogram, with ranges from beginner to pro, why W/kg beats raw watts on climbs, and how to test yours.
What a Training Zone Calculator Actually Does (and How to Use Yours)
A training zone calculator turns your max heart rate, threshold, FTP or race time into personal easy, tempo and hard ranges. Which input to use and how to act on it.
The Coggan Power Zones: All 7 Levels Explained (% of FTP)
Andrew Coggan's 7 power zones, each as a percentage of FTP: the watts range, what it trains, how it feels, and how to set yours from an FTP test.
How Remco Evenepoel Trains (the Ex-Footballer With a Legendary Engine)
Evenepoel came to cycling from football and won Olympic time-trial gold. His power-based method, why his famous VO2max is disputed, how to estimate yours.
How Mathieu van der Poel Trains (One Engine, Three Sports)
Van der Poel is world champion on the road, in cyclocross and on gravel. How one engine spans three disciplines, and why he isn't sure cyclocross helps his road form.