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RideVO2max

8 × 2 VO2max

8 × 2 min at 120–125% FTP, 2 min easy

Time
57 min
Hard
16:00
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. 8 × (2 min at 120–125% FTP, 2 min easy at 50% FTP). Cool down 10 min at 50% FTP.

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The session

4 steps

Warm up

Building from 50% to 75% FTP.

15 min50–75% FTPZ2
8×2 min

Rep

2 min120–125% FTPZ5

Easy

2 min49–52% 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
120–125% FTP
49–52% FTP

Scaled version

6 × 2 minutes at 115% FTP.

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About this session

What it trains

Short, high-power VO2max reps with equal recovery.

Who it's for

Riders who struggle to hold power in longer VO2 efforts.

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