Power-to-Weight (W/kg) Category Checker
Enter your weight and FTP (plus 5 second, 1 minute, or 5 minute power if you have them) to see where you land on the Coggan power-profile chart — free, no account, no ride history upload required.
Your power numbers
Enter your weight and whichever power numbers you have — FTP alone is enough to start.
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How this calculator works
Your power (in watts) divided by your weight (in kg) gives W/kg for each duration, which is then placed against the Coggan power-profile category bands published in Training and Racing with a Power Meter (Allen & Coggan). Bands overlap by design; your category is the highest band whose lower bound you've reached.
Assumptions
- • Your entered power numbers reflect genuine, all-out efforts
- • Category bands are the same regardless of discipline (road, TT, track)
Limitations
- • The table reflects a specific published dataset, not a live population sample
- • Category boundaries overlap; values near a boundary could reasonably sit in either band
Who this is for
- • Cyclists and triathletes who want a free, no-account read on their power numbers
- • Riders comparing FTP or sprint power against a published reference table
Who this is not for
- • Anyone wanting a population-wide ranking (this is a category system, not a ranking against a rider sample)
- • Athletes without a power meter — this needs a measured watts value
References
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