u/Dos_Chi_Chisss

Some background, I'm 32M, 5'7", and 158 lbs. I ran D1 track in college--I say this to share that I am fairly althetic (and pretty skinny/lanky/lean) and give some credibility.

I got into cycling and have been riding very consistently 4-5 days a week (since around Jan '26). Understood it's only 6 months of training, but I did an FTP test on Zwift (the lite test) and it kept back as my FTP was 165W. I looked up averages, and apparetnly I'm bad for my height/weight.

How long does it take for me to get good ? (i.e, 200 FTP+). I've been training for a 100 miler coming up in Sept '26 and wonder if maybe training for endurance is hurting my FTP progression. Should I focus on shorter races to impelement more strength ?