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What is Power to Weight Ratio

Cycling Glossary

What are foundational cycling metrics and what they mean?

Power to Weight Ratio

Power to Weight Ratio (or Watts per Kilo, W/kg) is your maximum power output divided by your body weight in kilograms.

For example, a rider with a weight of 70kg and sustainable power of 280 Watts will have power to weight ratio of 4W/kg (=280/70)

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