Friday, April 27th
8:15AM GMT
Leadout Simulation
Group Workout
EVENT DESCRIPTION
ABOUT THIS WORKOUT
These efforts are a great VO2 and Power exercise. The progressive ramp in power will simulate the increase in Speed as we head closer and closer to the finish line of any race.
I used this exact training as part of my leadout preparation for every Tour de France, Giro or major race in which we took a full leadout train
This is a toned down version but still simulated the progression needed so that no other team can pass us.
Adam would start and you can see he has to accelerate a bit to actually take the front and then we can add control to the progresson. He would ususally avaerage around 600w for his 90sec turn. Next Marcel would wind us up very fast and for his 45sec to 1min could average around 900w. Next Jurgen Roelandts. He would average around 1000w for his 40sec. I was last man guiding Andre. I was smaller than my team mates but would still average 1100w for my 25sec.
Then Andre would fly past... 15sec average 1700w with max of 1900 to 2000w.
Top speed? 73kph/45mph.
WORKOUT DESIGNER
Greg Henderson. Over the years Greg earned a fair amount of respect due to his longevity as a professional athlete in a pretty unforgiving sport. As a pro cyclist, he won or placed in road and track events in various countries for 20 years. He had 13 pro wins, 11 grand tours and 8 classics to his credit. Even after suffering a bad knee injury in a crash during the Tour de France in 2014, he didn’t let it keep him down for long. He’s ridden for Health Net, T-Mobile, Team Columbia, Sky Procycling, Lotto Belisol and he spent his final season representing UnitedHealthcare. Teammates he raced with most often were Andre Greipel, Marcel Sieberg and Adam Hansen.
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.
HELPFUL HINT
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
These efforts are a great VO2 and Power exercise. The progressive ramp in power will simulate the increase in Speed as we head closer and closer to the finish line of any race.
I used this exact training as part of my leadout preparation for every Tour de France, Giro or major race in which we took a full leadout train
This is a toned down version but still simulated the progression needed so that no other team can pass us.
Adam would start and you can see he has to accelerate a bit to actually take the front and then we can add control to the progresson. He would ususally avaerage around 600w for his 90sec turn. Next Marcel would wind us up very fast and for his 45sec to 1min could average around 900w. Next Jurgen Roelandts. He would average around 1000w for his 40sec. I was last man guiding Andre. I was smaller than my team mates but would still average 1100w for my 25sec.
Then Andre would fly past... 15sec average 1700w with max of 1900 to 2000w.
Top speed? 73kph/45mph.
WORKOUT DESIGNER
Greg Henderson. Over the years Greg earned a fair amount of respect due to his longevity as a professional athlete in a pretty unforgiving sport. As a pro cyclist, he won or placed in road and track events in various countries for 20 years. He had 13 pro wins, 11 grand tours and 8 classics to his credit. Even after suffering a bad knee injury in a crash during the Tour de France in 2014, he didn’t let it keep him down for long. He’s ridden for Health Net, T-Mobile, Team Columbia, Sky Procycling, Lotto Belisol and he spent his final season representing UnitedHealthcare. Teammates he raced with most often were Andre Greipel, Marcel Sieberg and Adam Hansen.
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.
HELPFUL HINT
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
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.