I wanted to experiment with TTing in 2018, so I actually started using Trainer Road in the autumn to build some fitness. I dragged my functional threshold power (FTP) from 171W in September 2017 to 261W by July 2018 (detail to follow in a subsequent post detailing my training and FTP improvements).

I rode 5 time trials and one hillclimb, all organised by my club, the Cowley Road Condors. I also rode a 9 up team time trial with a mixed ability Condor group at Weston on the Green airfield (organised by Bicester Millenium cycling club).

My fastest time was 27:25 on my road bike (with clip-on bars) – the route can be seen here, though the strava segment time isn’t correct, and the full track has the warmup included: https://www.strava.com/activities/1653379195

The only TT I did on my fixie was on the Stadhampton course – it’s not a fast one because the road surface is terrible, but I set a time of 27.58 , which is a PB on that course (I did it earlier in the year on the road bike and did 28:27): https://www.strava.com/activities/1795848662

I think I could have gone significantly faster – I injured my foot on July 1 and was unable to ride my bike for a month. My FTP at that point was around 231W, and it was 261W at the time I did the 27:25. I suspect I could have done a PB had I not hurt my foot. I’ll cover the training I did and the FTP progress in another post.