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RideThreshold

Classic 2 × 20 FTP

2 × 20 min at 95–100% FTP, 5–10 min easy

Time
1h19
Hard
40:00
in zones 4–5
Difficulty
HardDifficulty 3 of 5 — Hard

What we typed

Warm up 15 min building from 50% to 75% FTP. 2 × (20 min at 95–100% FTP, 7 min easy at 50% FTP). Cool down 10 min at 50% FTP.

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The session

4 steps

Warm up

Build from 50% to 75% FTP.

15 min50–75% FTPZ2
2×20 min

Rep

20 min95–100% FTPZ4

Easy

7 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
95–100% FTP
49–52% FTP

Scaled version

2 × 12 minutes at 91–95% FTP with 5 minutes easy.

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About this session

What it trains

Sustained power at threshold — the single most reliable way to raise FTP.

Who it's for

Any rider who knows their FTP. The benchmark threshold session.

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