Friday, May 22
11:00 AM UTC
Team Breeze Group Workout: Mixing it Up: Threshold through to sprints
Group Workout
EVENT DESCRIPTION
ABOUT THIS WORKOUT
In this session we are going to mix it up with a little bit of everything. Have you ever done a race where you only ride easy? Only ride at threshold? I know there are probably a few people nodding their heads round about now, let’s just say it was probably a hard race!
However, not every race will you be in the same power/ heart rate zones. You are going to be in a mix of zones depending on what point you are at in the race, what the terrain is like and what the weather conditions are like. During this session we will touch on all these power zones, everything from threshold to VO2 Max and finishing off with some leg burning twenty second sprints.
Don’t want to constantly be doing the same intervals – then this session is for you!
ABOUT HSBC UK BREEZE
A free guided ride programme for women by women with the aim of reducing the gap of 3 times more men currently cycling than women in Great Britain. The programme trains volunteer HSBC UK Breeze Champions with the skills to offer guided rides that caters for both the mass market and the core market.
By addressing many of the barriers that stop more women cycling the HSBC UK Breeze programme offers guided rides from shorter distances all the way to 100 miles around Great Britain. Read more about our HSBC UK Breeze network here: https://www.letsride.co.uk/breezeOpens a new window
BRITISH CYCLING’S COMMITMENT TO WOMEN
British Cycling recently announced that it reached its target of getting one million more women on bikes by 2020, a cornerstone of the organisation’s ongoing ambition to reduce the historic gender gap within the sport.
In launching its women’s strategy in 2013, British Cycling set out its vision to ‘inspire one million more women to ride, race and be part of British Cycling by 2020’. Then, according to British Cycling’s market data, 550,000 women cycled on a regular basis. Since then, 1,023,271 more women have been influenced to ride a bike.
Along with the headline figure of getting one million more women on bikes, the strategy also aimed to create opportunities to ride and race, develop a pathway that keeps women engaged, get more women running the sport, get more women involved in governing the sport and increase female membership. Read more about it here: https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/One-million-more-women-on-bikesOpens a new window
ABOUT TEAM BREEZE
Launched in 2016 as part of British Cycling’s #TogetherWeRide strategy, Team Breeze is British Cycling’s team for women academy riders and represents British Cycling in races on the road and the track over the course of the season.
The team currently consists of 8 riders and currently coached by Emma Trott. Emma enjoyed a ten-year career of bike racing both on the track and with professional road teams before becoming a qualified cycling coach and personal trainer.
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
#britishcyclingworkout #teambreeze
In this session we are going to mix it up with a little bit of everything. Have you ever done a race where you only ride easy? Only ride at threshold? I know there are probably a few people nodding their heads round about now, let’s just say it was probably a hard race!
However, not every race will you be in the same power/ heart rate zones. You are going to be in a mix of zones depending on what point you are at in the race, what the terrain is like and what the weather conditions are like. During this session we will touch on all these power zones, everything from threshold to VO2 Max and finishing off with some leg burning twenty second sprints.
Don’t want to constantly be doing the same intervals – then this session is for you!
ABOUT HSBC UK BREEZE
A free guided ride programme for women by women with the aim of reducing the gap of 3 times more men currently cycling than women in Great Britain. The programme trains volunteer HSBC UK Breeze Champions with the skills to offer guided rides that caters for both the mass market and the core market.
By addressing many of the barriers that stop more women cycling the HSBC UK Breeze programme offers guided rides from shorter distances all the way to 100 miles around Great Britain. Read more about our HSBC UK Breeze network here: https://www.letsride.co.uk/breezeOpens a new window
BRITISH CYCLING’S COMMITMENT TO WOMEN
British Cycling recently announced that it reached its target of getting one million more women on bikes by 2020, a cornerstone of the organisation’s ongoing ambition to reduce the historic gender gap within the sport.
In launching its women’s strategy in 2013, British Cycling set out its vision to ‘inspire one million more women to ride, race and be part of British Cycling by 2020’. Then, according to British Cycling’s market data, 550,000 women cycled on a regular basis. Since then, 1,023,271 more women have been influenced to ride a bike.
Along with the headline figure of getting one million more women on bikes, the strategy also aimed to create opportunities to ride and race, develop a pathway that keeps women engaged, get more women running the sport, get more women involved in governing the sport and increase female membership. Read more about it here: https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/One-million-more-women-on-bikesOpens a new window
ABOUT TEAM BREEZE
Launched in 2016 as part of British Cycling’s #TogetherWeRide strategy, Team Breeze is British Cycling’s team for women academy riders and represents British Cycling in races on the road and the track over the course of the season.
The team currently consists of 8 riders and currently coached by Emma Trott. Emma enjoyed a ten-year career of bike racing both on the track and with professional road teams before becoming a qualified cycling coach and personal trainer.
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
#britishcyclingworkout #teambreeze
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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.