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RideVO2max

40/20s

2–3 × 10 × (40 s hard / 20 s easy), 5 min between

Time
1h05
Hard
20:00
in zones 4–5
Difficulty
Very hardDifficulty 4 of 5 — Very hard

What we typed

Warm up 15 min building from 50% to 75% FTP. 10 × (40 s at 120–130% FTP, 20 s easy at 50% FTP). 5 min easy at 50% FTP. 10 × (40 s at 120–130% FTP, 20 s easy at 50% FTP). 5 min easy at 50% FTP. 10 × (40 s at 120–130% FTP, 20 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
10×40 s

Rep

40 sec120–130% FTPZ5

Easy

20 sec49–52% FTPZ1

Easy

5 min49–52% FTPZ1
10×40 s

Rep

40 sec120–130% FTPZ5

Easy

20 sec49–52% FTPZ1

Easy

5 min49–52% FTPZ1
10×40 s

Rep

40 sec120–130% FTPZ5

Easy

20 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
120–130% FTP
49–52% FTP

Scaled version

2 sets of 6 × 40/20.

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About this session

What it trains

VO2max and anaerobic capacity together — very race-like.

Who it's for

Criterium and road racers.

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