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Can you handle 400 watts? 🤯

Dive into the raw power of professional cycling with Ben Turner's incredible performance on Giro Stage 5. Witness the intensity as he sustains an astonishing 400 watts for over an hour, offering a unique glimpse into the FTP (functional threshold power) of elite athletes.



This data provides an amazing benchmark for cyclists everywhere. Whether you're tackling climbs on Zwift or hitting the road, see how your own power output compares to the pros and push your limits.

The pace is relentless, and legends like Ben Turner are setting the standard. Experience the passion and power of professional cycling like never before.

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00:00Matthew Keenan with you, joined by Mitch Docker and Simon Gerrans.
00:03Vellon are providing some data from within the race,
00:06and Ben Turner, who we saw attacking moments ago,
00:09in the first hour, including the descents,
00:12he's had an average power output of 400 watts.
00:18And he's apparently weighing about 75 kilos,
00:21so that is intense.
00:24It's, at the moment, one hour of race time,
00:27one hour and four minutes,
00:29so that's, there you go, there's your FTP.
00:32One hour effort, 400 watts, and he's still going.
00:35He's still got a lot of racing to do.
00:37This is the pace that it's on today.
00:39Look, we thought this group was away,
00:41but all of a sudden, big Ben Turner, he wasn't happy with it.
00:44He's fired things up again and closed that gap in a second.
00:47This is one of the great things about cycling,
00:49is you can see the type of power numbers
00:52that the elite cyclists are producing,
00:54and then whether you're jumping on the bike in the garage on Zwift
00:57or out on a climb near home,
01:00you can go, okay, 400 watts.
01:02Let's see how long I can hold that for.
01:03Let's see why there's kind of light.
01:03We'll see.
01:03Let's see.
01:04Let's see.
01:04Okay.

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