We Tried The Toughest World Tour Training Session. How Did It Go?

It's reportedly a favoured training session of Lidl-Trek riders such as Giulio Ciccone - but it's absolutely brutal! This infamous workout consists of 10 reps of 1 minute on, 1 minute off, but 'on' actually means 'max effort'. To add insult to injury, the whole thing is book-ended by a solid chunk of zone 2. You'll understand why, in Si's own words, "I genuinely think this is harder than any other prescribed training that I've done."

⏱️ Timestamps ⏱️
00:00 - Intro
00:32 - The ruthless training session of Lidl-Trek riders
01:28 - The theory behind it all
02:06 - After some zone 2, the intervals commence!
04:43 - How are the guys finding it?
07:29 - How the session is used as a test among pro teams
09:05 - Back to Spain for the second half of the efforts!
11:45 - Recovery time
13:53 - What do the results say?
15:35 - Conclusion

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