Anaerobic

Cucumber

  • Cycling
  • 1h 31mTime
  • 115Stress
  • 0.87Intensity
  • 20Popularity

About this workout

The Cucumber workout is a hard-hitting anaerobic session featuring three 10-minute intervals at 90% FTP, perfect for building the kick needed to close gaps during a race or group ride. It's a solid choice for developing raw sprinting power and lactate tolerance without compromising your endurance.

Matt B

Workout structure

  • 5 min @ 25-60% (25-60w)
  • 5 min @ 60% (60w)
  • 3 min @ 75% (75w)
  • 2 min @ 55% (55w)
  • 30 sec @ 100% (100w)
  • 30 sec @ 130% (130w)
  • 30 sec @ 150% (150w)
  • 2 min @ 55% (55w)
  • 3X
    • 10 min @ 90% (90w)
    • 2 min @ 67% (67w)
  • 30 sec @ 100% (100w)
  • 30 sec @ 130% (130w)
  • 30 sec @ 150% (150w)
  • 2 min @ 55% (55w)
  • 5 min @ 95% (95w)
  • 5 min @ 85% (85w)
  • 2 min @ 67% (67w)
  • 3X
    • 2:30 min @ 95% (95w)
    • 2:30 min @ 85% (85w)
  • 30 sec @ 100% (100w)
  • 30 sec @ 130% (130w)
  • 30 sec @ 150% (150w)
  • 4:30 min @ 60-25% (60-25w)