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Zach Nehr

450W FTP at 70 kg: How Zach Nehr is chasing WorldTour-level power from his basement — and the workouts behind it

Zach Nehr.

Throughout my life, I’ve only ever pushed the gas pedal about 80% of the way to the floor. I have worked hard and had some rewarding achievements, but I’ve never really gone all-in.

So that’s what I set out to do in 2026: to not only reach my goals, but to push myself so far past them that I no longer know what is possible. The first proving ground: attaining a Functional Threshold Power (FTP) of 450W.

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