What Is Zone 2 & How Can You Find Yours?

Zone 2 training has become a bit of a buzz phrase in cycling ever since we found out it was a method Tadej Pogacar used to great effect for his Tour de France victories. But what exactly is it and how can you find and apply it to your regular training? Si tells you all you need to know, and also finds out his own Zone 2!

Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
01:18 - What is zone 2?
01:58 - How do you find zone 2 without technology?
03:46 - Why is zone 2 different for everyone?
04:37 - How to scientifically find zone 2
07:56 - Si's results!
10:48 - Conclusions

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