Workout library · Stimulus
Threshold cycling workouts
Sustained work at the edge of critical power, to move the edge.
The Workouts
The Workouts
Every Threshold workout in the library
Every Threshold workout in the library
Every Threshold workout in the library
Juliette Berthet | FDJ United–SUEZ
Threshold + Tempo–VO2 Overload
110 min
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High intensity
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RPE 8
Thanh Vo
The CP Stable
100 min
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High intensity
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RPE 8
Michał Pustuła | MPCC
Threshold Builder - Over-Unders
70 min
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High intensity
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RPE 8
David Van Orsdel
Stochastic Threshold
120 min
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Medium intensity
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RPE 7
Pinnacle Performance
3x10 Over/Unders
65 min
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High intensity
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RPE 8
Pinnacle Performance
30/60's
60 min
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High intensity
·
RPE 8
The stimulus
Threshold, explained
What it is
Intervals of eight to thirty minutes at or just under critical power, the highest intensity the body can hold in a steady state. Over-unders, stochastic threshold and long sustained blocks all belong here; what unites them is time close to CP without draining W′.
Why it matters
Why it matters
Critical power is the number every other target is written against. Raising it by ten watts raises the ceiling of every climb, time trial and breakaway, and it is the adaptation that responds most reliably to structured work.
If you ride it
If you ride it
These sessions feel controlled rather than desperate. If you are gasping in the first block the target is too high; the goal is to finish the last interval at the same power as the first. Two a week is plenty.
If you coach it
If you coach it
Threshold work is where an accurate CP pays off: a stale CP makes the session either a tempo ride or a VO2 session. Vekta recalculates CP from every ride, so the targets track the athlete's current state rather than a test from spring.
In Vekta
In Vekta
In Vekta the intervals are set as a percentage of the athlete's live CP and converted to watts on their head unit. After the ride the session is classified, and the CP model updates if the effort showed a new ceiling.
Common questions
What is the difference between threshold and FTP work?
How long should threshold intervals be?
Can I do threshold work on consecutive days?
The stimulus
Threshold, explained
What it is
Intervals of eight to thirty minutes at or just under critical power, the highest intensity the body can hold in a steady state. Over-unders, stochastic threshold and long sustained blocks all belong here; what unites them is time close to CP without draining W′.
Why it matters
Critical power is the number every other target is written against. Raising it by ten watts raises the ceiling of every climb, time trial and breakaway, and it is the adaptation that responds most reliably to structured work.
If you ride it
These sessions feel controlled rather than desperate. If you are gasping in the first block the target is too high; the goal is to finish the last interval at the same power as the first. Two a week is plenty.
If you coach it
Threshold work is where an accurate CP pays off: a stale CP makes the session either a tempo ride or a VO2 session. Vekta recalculates CP from every ride, so the targets track the athlete's current state rather than a test from spring.
In Vekta
In Vekta the intervals are set as a percentage of the athlete's live CP and converted to watts on their head unit. After the ride the session is classified, and the CP model updates if the effort showed a new ceiling.
Common questions
What is the difference between threshold and FTP work?
How long should threshold intervals be?
Can I do threshold work on consecutive days?
Ride these Threshold workouts in Vekta, scaled to your numbers
Ride these Threshold workouts in Vekta, scaled to your numbers