Endurance · 1 h 15 min
Big Gear Endurance
Endurance, low cadence
Zone 2 power at a low cadence for two long blocks. Builds strength endurance without raising intensity.
- Duration
- 1 h 15 min
- Training stress
- 56 TSS
- Intensity factor
- 0.67
- Work at 250 W FTP
- 739 kJ
- Carbs burned, est.
- 80 g/h
Stress and work are estimates for riding exactly on target. Watts and carbohydrate use scale with your FTP; the carb figure assumes a 250 W FTP.
The workout, step by step
- Warm-up10 min ramp 45% → 70% FTP
- 2 ×
- Big gear25 min at 70% FTP · 65 rpm
- Spin easy5 min at 60% FTP · 90 rpm
- Cool-down5 min ramp 60% → 40% FTP
Why ride it
Zone 2 riding at roughly 65 to 70% of FTP, from 30 minutes to 6 hours, with cadence changes every half hour to keep long indoor sessions engaging. This is the foundation of randonneuring fitness and the place to rehearse your fueling.
Read more: How many carbs per hour on long rides.
Use the .zwo file
The download is a standard Zwift workout file with targets as a percentage of FTP, so it scales to you.
- MeepMeep: no download needed. Open it in the app, pair your trainer and ride in ERG.
- Zwift: put the file in
Documents/Zwift/Workouts/<your Zwift ID>, then find it under Custom Workouts. - TrainerDay, intervals.icu and others: import the .zwo into your workout library.
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- Steady Endurance RideSteady endurance1 h 30 min
- Cadence PyramidsEndurance, cadence pyramids1 h 30 min
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Ride it with ERG, fueling prompts and stand-up reminders.
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