Wednesday, October 17
5:00 AM UTC
Power Up Training Camp Workout #1: Climb
Group Workout
EVENT DESCRIPTION
ABOUT THIS WORKOUT
To help prepare you for the Zwift Power Up Training Camp, this workout simulates the demands of long climbs where the effort progressively increases.
You will experience 3 climbs, each 13 minutes in duration, with each climb requiring a different cadence. As the power ramps up between steps, you self-select your cadence before returning to the set cadence. Just like a climb outdoors, the required power will increase throughout the 13 minutes. The workout culminates with a 1 minute above threshold at the top of the climb.
WORKOUT DESIGNER
Kevin Poulton - With more than 20 years experience coaching athletes at the World Tour level, Kevin has spent the past two decades designing workouts and structured training plans to help cyclists achieve their goals. He’s coached countless athletes to wins in Grand Tour stages and one-day Classics, including Mat Hayman’s 2016 Paris-Roubaix victory.
ABOUT THE POWER UP TRAINING CAMP
The Power Up Training Camp Challenge presented by BikeRadar is a chance to take your fitness to the next level. For free. Six lucky Zwifters will win a trip to a real-life training camp in beautiful Banyoles, Spain in early December. As if that wasn't enough, next July BikeRadar Training Camp Challenge participants will also get an invite to the 2019 L'Étape du Tour: an event where cyclists ride the same route as a Tour de France stage.
The Power Up Training Camp Challenge requires you complete three prescribed group workouts between Oct. 15 — 21. Our coaches designed each session and each workout tests a different specialty like climbing, time trialing, or sprinting. You do not need to get all gold stars. Just do your best during each workout. Once you've completed your workouts, we'll send you an invite to complete a short, one-minute video interview. After completing the interview online, our judges will choose the camp participants.
Terms & Conditions can be found at: https://zwift.com/p/zwift-training-camp-tc/Opens a new window
ABOUT GROUP WORKOUTS
Zwifters line up in the starting area just like a normal event and once the event starts, workout mode begins. Everyone stays together regardless of power output. That's right, if you're outputting 100W and another Zwifter is outputting 400W you will stay in exactly the same position relative to each other. Only if you stop pedaling and fall 6 meters behind the group will the rubber-banding stop.
We highly recommend doing one of the FTP tests as the estimated FTP can be inaccurate and make the difficulty level of the workouts too high for your current fitness level. For more info on FTP go to: https://support.zwift.com/hc/en-us/articles/210208083-What-is-FTP-and-how-is-it-used-in-ZwiftOpens a new window
#powerupcamp
To help prepare you for the Zwift Power Up Training Camp, this workout simulates the demands of long climbs where the effort progressively increases.
You will experience 3 climbs, each 13 minutes in duration, with each climb requiring a different cadence. As the power ramps up between steps, you self-select your cadence before returning to the set cadence. Just like a climb outdoors, the required power will increase throughout the 13 minutes. The workout culminates with a 1 minute above threshold at the top of the climb.
WORKOUT DESIGNER
Kevin Poulton - With more than 20 years experience coaching athletes at the World Tour level, Kevin has spent the past two decades designing workouts and structured training plans to help cyclists achieve their goals. He’s coached countless athletes to wins in Grand Tour stages and one-day Classics, including Mat Hayman’s 2016 Paris-Roubaix victory.
ABOUT THE POWER UP TRAINING CAMP
The Power Up Training Camp Challenge presented by BikeRadar is a chance to take your fitness to the next level. For free. Six lucky Zwifters will win a trip to a real-life training camp in beautiful Banyoles, Spain in early December. As if that wasn't enough, next July BikeRadar Training Camp Challenge participants will also get an invite to the 2019 L'Étape du Tour: an event where cyclists ride the same route as a Tour de France stage.
The Power Up Training Camp Challenge requires you complete three prescribed group workouts between Oct. 15 — 21. Our coaches designed each session and each workout tests a different specialty like climbing, time trialing, or sprinting. You do not need to get all gold stars. Just do your best during each workout. Once you've completed your workouts, we'll send you an invite to complete a short, one-minute video interview. After completing the interview online, our judges will choose the camp participants.
Terms & Conditions can be found at: https://zwift.com/p/zwift-training-camp-tc/Opens a new window
ABOUT GROUP WORKOUTS
Zwifters line up in the starting area just like a normal event and once the event starts, workout mode begins. Everyone stays together regardless of power output. That's right, if you're outputting 100W and another Zwifter is outputting 400W you will stay in exactly the same position relative to each other. Only if you stop pedaling and fall 6 meters behind the group will the rubber-banding stop.
We highly recommend doing one of the FTP tests as the estimated FTP can be inaccurate and make the difficulty level of the workouts too high for your current fitness level. For more info on FTP go to: https://support.zwift.com/hc/en-us/articles/210208083-What-is-FTP-and-how-is-it-used-in-ZwiftOpens a new window
#powerupcamp
Getting started with scored races
You'll need to finish a few rides before you can join your first scored race. With more data we'll be able to recommend the best group for you to compete against.