Workout library · Stimulus
Aerobic cycling workouts
Sustained aerobic power below VO2 max: the engine between endurance and threshold.
The Workouts
The Workouts
Every Aerobic workout in the library
Every Aerobic workout in the library
Every Aerobic workout in the library
The stimulus
Aerobic, explained
What it is
Intervals and blocks at 80–100% of critical power, longer than VO2 max efforts and harder than tempo, often with torque or cadence work built in. Step-downs, long tempo-to-threshold progressions and torque blocks belong here.
Why it matters
Why it matters
This is where aerobic capacity is converted into usable power: the ability to hold a high fraction of VO2 max for long periods. It is the stimulus behind time trialling, long climbs and the last hour of a road race.
If you ride it
If you ride it
These sessions are long and demanding but not maximal. Pacing is the skill: the target is even power across the block, and the last minutes should feel hard but possible.
If you coach it
If you coach it
Aerobic sessions are the bridge in a block: enough intensity to hold the ceiling gained from VO2 work, enough volume to keep the base. Watch the intensity score in Vekta; these sessions should score high on volume and moderate on intensity.
In Vekta
In Vekta
Personalised to CP in Vekta, with the intensity graph showing where the session bites. Afterwards the session is classified by its dominant stimulus and compared with the athlete's previous aerobic sessions.
Common questions
Is aerobic the same as endurance?
What cadence?
How does this differ from sweet spot?
The stimulus
Aerobic, explained
What it is
Intervals and blocks at 80–100% of critical power, longer than VO2 max efforts and harder than tempo, often with torque or cadence work built in. Step-downs, long tempo-to-threshold progressions and torque blocks belong here.
Why it matters
This is where aerobic capacity is converted into usable power: the ability to hold a high fraction of VO2 max for long periods. It is the stimulus behind time trialling, long climbs and the last hour of a road race.
If you ride it
These sessions are long and demanding but not maximal. Pacing is the skill: the target is even power across the block, and the last minutes should feel hard but possible.
If you coach it
Aerobic sessions are the bridge in a block: enough intensity to hold the ceiling gained from VO2 work, enough volume to keep the base. Watch the intensity score in Vekta; these sessions should score high on volume and moderate on intensity.
In Vekta
Personalised to CP in Vekta, with the intensity graph showing where the session bites. Afterwards the session is classified by its dominant stimulus and compared with the athlete's previous aerobic sessions.
Common questions
Is aerobic the same as endurance?
What cadence?
How does this differ from sweet spot?
Ride these Aerobic workouts in Vekta, scaled to your numbers
Ride these Aerobic workouts in Vekta, scaled to your numbers