ABOUT THIS WORKOUT

The Hincapie Sportswear Power Hour workouts are power-based and intended to maximize benefit in a 1-hour training session. The workouts in this series are designed to prepare riders for the unique demands of each Gran Fondo Hincapie event.

Sweet Spot "Plus" Training. You will do 2 minute intervals in your sweet spot (90% of FTP) followed by a 30 second "pull" at VO2 Max power (120%), 8 times (20 min). The goal is to simulate a fast paceline. After a solid pull at the front, you have to be able to keep a steady effort to remain in the group. This will train your body to recover while maintaining a hard, steady effort. With progression, we want to move to longer intervals and/or harder bursts. Rest interval between the 2 sets is 5 minutes.

WORKOUT DESIGNER

Nick Mossing - Nick is a USAC Level 3 Coach and is Power Certified by Hunter Allen (the guy who wrote the book on training with a power meter). He uses the framework developed by Hunter and Dr. Andy Coggan to train his athletes. Nick works with cyclists of all levels and specializes in power-based training for time-crunched athletes. Learn more at AttackCycling.com.


ABOUT THE HINCAPIE SPORTSWEAR POWER HOUR SERIES

We created the Hincapie Sportswear Power Hour series to encourage community and camaraderie through the sport of cycling. We welcome everyone to join us for our weekly Zwift group workouts. Our weekly series will include trivia questions and other chances to win prize packages from Hincapie Sportswear, Honey Stinger, and Road ID. In addition, the 2 winners from each week will be invited to an exclusive workout with George Hincapie himself! Learn more about Hincapie Sportswear and Gran Fondo events at http://www.hincapie.comOpens a new window



RIDE LEADER ORDER

NICK MOSSING (ATTACKCYCLING.COM)

RICH COHEN #RIDEHINCAPIE

JEFF LOFGREN #RIDEHINCAPIE

FEDE LOPEZ (HINCAPIE AMBASSADOR)

TIM THOME #RIDEHINCAPIE