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RideVO2max

15/15s

3 × 10 min of 15 s hard / 15 s easy

Time
37 min
Hard
0:45
in zones 4–5
Difficulty
HardDifficulty 3 of 5 — Hard

What we typed

Warm up 15 min building from 50% to 75% FTP. 20 × (15 s at 125–135% FTP, 15 s easy at 50% FTP). 5 min easy at 50% FTP. 20 × (15 s at 125–135% FTP, 15 s easy at 50% FTP). 5 min easy at 50% FTP. 20 × (15 s at 125–135% FTP, 15 s easy at 50% FTP). Cool down 10 min at 50% FTP.

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The session

10 steps

Warm up

Build from 50% to 75% FTP.

15 min50–75% FTPZ2
20×15 s

Rep

15 sec125–135% FTPZ5

Easy

15 sec49–52% FTPZ1

Easy

5 min49–52% FTPZ1
20×15 s

Rep

15 sec125–135% FTPZ5

Easy

15 sec49–52% FTPZ1

Easy

5 min49–52% FTPZ1
20×15 s

Rep

15 sec125–135% FTPZ5

Easy

15 sec49–52% FTPZ1

Cool down

10 min49–52% FTPZ1

Targets

Set as a share of your FTP. Your watch applies it to the FTP in its own settings, so it keeps up as that changes.

50–75% FTP
125–135% FTP
49–52% FTP

Scaled version

2 sets of 8 minutes.

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About this session

What it trains

High oxygen uptake with short, punchy efforts.

Who it's for

Riders who want VO2 work that feels more like surges than grinding.

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