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So let's kick things off today. We're going to start with Jesse's question and he says for Midwest located racer where there aren't and really any long

Sustained climbs and many crits is it better to be five watts per kilogram at 70 kilograms or at 75 kilograms

I find a strong correlation between my FTP and body weight and seems like they more or less end up at the same ratio

So Jesse if you're a crit rider sounds like you're largely a crit rider and I'm guessing pretty flat criterion rider

It comes down to a couple of things. I mean

Typically riders try to keep their strength to weight ratio or they're

They're weight down and then power up, but you're talking the same ratio here

So it kind of depends on the the technicality of the course and then how well you ride that course

So if it's a really turning course really technical and

You can get away stay away and you're not

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