Thursday, February 22nd
7:00PM GMT
Rapha Cycling Club x Zwift Training Camp Group Workout
Group Workout
EVENT DESCRIPTION
RAPHA CYCLING CLUB X ZWIFT TRAINING CAMP GROUP WORKOUT
Make this year your best ever on the bike. Join our ten week Rapha Cycling Club x Zwift Training Camp and you’ll roll into spring with strong, fast legs that are ready to achieve your riding goals for the season.
Developed by former Olympic track cyclist and professional coach Tim Veldt, the training schedule includes a Thursday evening group session led by Rapha staff or Tim as well as a structured weekly individual session. Hop onto Zwift in your club colours and join hundreds of fellow members online. The RCC rides together, indoors and out.
ABOUT THIS WORKOUT
Week 7 of the Rapha training program on Zwift.
Today we again have a fast start, like in a race. So be ready!
The program is repeated from week 5 but longer and with higher intensity now. Like an extra repetition in the intervals but also higher power. All because we are getting stronger, week by week.
Try to focus on changing cadence during the whole traning. Train everything between 70-130 rpm.
Don't forget to change your bike position as well. There is no head wind so it is easy to just pedal in a comfortable bike position on Zwift. We are preparing for the road season where you should be able to deliver power in all bike positions to go as fast as possible.
Keep pedaling!
Tim
COACH TIM VELDT
An Olympian, 9x Dutch champion and 2x world championship medalist, former track cyclist Tim Veldt’s career was dedicated to preparing his body for big events. Now retired and committed to the improvement and development of other riders as a professional coach, Tim has put together this training camp for Rapha Cycling Club and Zwift. It offers a simple and efficient way of utilising Zwift to gradually build your form over the eight weeks.
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
Make this year your best ever on the bike. Join our ten week Rapha Cycling Club x Zwift Training Camp and you’ll roll into spring with strong, fast legs that are ready to achieve your riding goals for the season.
Developed by former Olympic track cyclist and professional coach Tim Veldt, the training schedule includes a Thursday evening group session led by Rapha staff or Tim as well as a structured weekly individual session. Hop onto Zwift in your club colours and join hundreds of fellow members online. The RCC rides together, indoors and out.
ABOUT THIS WORKOUT
Week 7 of the Rapha training program on Zwift.
Today we again have a fast start, like in a race. So be ready!
The program is repeated from week 5 but longer and with higher intensity now. Like an extra repetition in the intervals but also higher power. All because we are getting stronger, week by week.
Try to focus on changing cadence during the whole traning. Train everything between 70-130 rpm.
Don't forget to change your bike position as well. There is no head wind so it is easy to just pedal in a comfortable bike position on Zwift. We are preparing for the road season where you should be able to deliver power in all bike positions to go as fast as possible.
Keep pedaling!
Tim
COACH TIM VELDT
An Olympian, 9x Dutch champion and 2x world championship medalist, former track cyclist Tim Veldt’s career was dedicated to preparing his body for big events. Now retired and committed to the improvement and development of other riders as a professional coach, Tim has put together this training camp for Rapha Cycling Club and Zwift. It offers a simple and efficient way of utilising Zwift to gradually build your form over the eight weeks.
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.