2026-06-11

Gravel pressure primer 3:15

• Id: 2026-06-11-gravel-pressure-primer
• Title: Gravel pressure primer 3:15
• Kind: workout
• Discipline: bike
• Surface: gravel
• Priority: key
• Planned time: unscheduled
• Duration: 3:15
• Distance: ~80-100 km
• Intensity: endurance with controlled gravel pressure
• Location: Severn, ON
• TrainingPeaks ID: 3779663588

Workout

Gravel or mixed terrain primer. Ride endurance first, then 2 x 20 min at 82-86% FTP in the second half. Finish with enough freshness to execute Saturday's full simulation.

Structured workout

• Primary intensity metric: percentOfFtp
• Step: Warm-up, 25 min, 55-68, warmUp
• Step: Endurance, 80 min, 65-75, active
• Repetition block: 2 reps
  • Step: Gravel pressure, 20 min, 82-86, active
  • Step: Recovery, 10 min, 55-65, rest
• Step: Endurance, 20 min, 65-73, active
• Step: Cool-down, 10 min, 50-60, coolDown

Fuelling

80-85 g/hr if earlier sessions tolerated it. Use race products.

Notes

Use race tires and pressures. If the back tightens or fatigue is high, ride 2:30-3:00 steady endurance and skip the second pressure block.