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Train better indoors
What riders ask about training indoors, answered plainly. And the climbs you can ride at home, one by one.
FTP calculatorEstimate your FTP without a test, or turn a test result into it. With your watts per kilo and your zones.Work out your FTPWhat is a good FTP?For a man who rides regularly, an FTP of 2.8 to 3.6 watts per kilo is strong; for a woman, 2.4 to 3.1. But the comparison that tells you most is with yourself, a season ago.How to test your FTP indoorsChoose the ramp test if you want it short and simple, the 20-minute test if you can pace yourself. Either way: rest the day before, warm up well, and test on the trainer you train on.Training zones, explainedTraining zones split your power into seven bands, each set as a share of your FTP and each training something different. Most of your riding belongs in zone 2, a little of it much higher. That mix is what makes you faster.The climbs of South Limburg, at homeSouth Limburg’s climbs are short, steep and close together: most take a rider two to six minutes. In VeloWatt Pro you ride them on the roads around Valkenburg, and your best time up each one is kept.Mont Ventoux: three sides, one mountainFrom Bédoin or Malaucène, Mont Ventoux climbs about 1,550 to 1,600 metres in some 21 kilometres, at 7.5% on average. From Sault the road is gentler until it meets the Bédoin road at Chalet Reynard. Most riders take between an hour and a half and two and a half hours.
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