Workout library · Stimulus
Test cycling workouts
Structured efforts that set your numbers: critical power, W′ and peak power.
The Workouts
The Workouts
Every Test workout in the library
Every Test workout in the library
Every Test workout in the library
The stimulus
Test, explained
What it is
A test session with several maximal efforts of different durations, typically 15 seconds, 3 minutes and 12 minutes, ridden fresh with full recovery between them. From the results the model derives critical power, W′ and Pmax.
Why it matters
Why it matters
Every session in this library is written as a percentage of CP. If the number is wrong, every session is wrong. Vekta estimates CP continuously from normal riding, so a test is optional, but a clean test is the fastest way to reset the model after a long break or a big change in fitness.
If you ride it
If you ride it
Ride each effort as a true maximum, paced evenly rather than started too hard, with the recovery as written. The result is not a grade; it is the input that makes the next month's sessions fit you.
If you coach it
If you coach it
Use the test when the model's confidence is low, at the start of a block, or when an athlete joins with no history. Otherwise let the ride data set CP and spend the training day on training.
In Vekta
In Vekta
Run the session in Vekta and the CP, W′ and Pmax update from the efforts; zones recalibrate the same day, and every session on the calendar follows.
Common questions
Do I need to test to use Vekta?
How often should I test?
What is the difference between an FTP test and a CP test?
The stimulus
Test, explained
What it is
A test session with several maximal efforts of different durations, typically 15 seconds, 3 minutes and 12 minutes, ridden fresh with full recovery between them. From the results the model derives critical power, W′ and Pmax.
Why it matters
Every session in this library is written as a percentage of CP. If the number is wrong, every session is wrong. Vekta estimates CP continuously from normal riding, so a test is optional, but a clean test is the fastest way to reset the model after a long break or a big change in fitness.
If you ride it
Ride each effort as a true maximum, paced evenly rather than started too hard, with the recovery as written. The result is not a grade; it is the input that makes the next month's sessions fit you.
If you coach it
Use the test when the model's confidence is low, at the start of a block, or when an athlete joins with no history. Otherwise let the ride data set CP and spend the training day on training.
In Vekta
Run the session in Vekta and the CP, W′ and Pmax update from the efforts; zones recalibrate the same day, and every session on the calendar follows.
Common questions
Do I need to test to use Vekta?
How often should I test?
What is the difference between an FTP test and a CP test?
Ride these Test workouts in Vekta, scaled to your numbers
Ride these Test workouts in Vekta, scaled to your numbers