Whether you’re seasoned amateur racer or a keen rider who is just beginning to add more structure to your training, setting fitness baselines and keeping track of your progress is extremely important.

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Functional threshold power a.k.a. FTP is a metric familiar to many cyclists. Measuring the average power ...

If you use a training app like Training Peaks, Peloton, or Zwift, your zones will automatically be set after you input your functional threshold power (FTP). Don’t guess at your FTP or base it on your ...