Does lifting actually make you faster, and how often do you need to do it? Each weekly strength session held for a year was worth 1.2 to 1.6 W at every effort length we measured. Two to three sessions a week covers most cyclists, and men keep gaining past that. Spreading the same gym hours across 50 weeks instead of 10 was worth another 3.2 W at 20 minutes.

The 2026 course is shorter and the buckle cutoffs are tighter. Here’s the watts per kilogram it takes to earn each belt buckle, and how many riders have it.

When a workout doesn’t go to plan, log Heat or Menstrual Cycle in one tap. Better data in means better, more accurate workouts from TrainerRoad AI.

Training plans work best when you can follow them consistently, but life has a way of making consistency a challenge for many athletes. Work gets busy, kids’ schedules take over, sleep goes sideways, or the opposite where you are well rested and have extra time and energy. AI Workout Alternates is built for these moments. […]

You can find it in the workout details drawer when you click into any workout (planned, completed, or from the workouts list). What Power Records Show You Power Records plots the workout’s power curve against your best efforts at each duration. The blue line is the workout. The orange line is your personal bests from […]

There are a lot of changes with the new TrainerRoad Features. TO get a better understanding of the updated TrainerRoad AI FTP Detection , you can check out this post: A Data Driven Explanation of the Updated AI FTP Detection What is AI FTP Prediction? AI FTP Prediction simulates your planned workouts in your calendar […]

What is TrainerRoad AI Doing to Find My FTP? The updated AI FTP Detection you’re getting puts you around a level 3 threshold level. This will be consistent between detections, and we think this is a good insert point into your overall zone progressions to get faster. The old AI FTP Detection was predicting the […]

You get faster when hard days count and easy days let you recover, adapt, and improve. TrainerRoad AI’s Fatigue Detection gives you a live view of when recovery is needed, so you can avoid overreaching, stay consistent, and keep progressing.

You get faster when every session fits your fitness, recovery needs, schedule, and goals. TrainerRoad AI’s Predicted Workout Difficulty makes that easier. Before you ride, it tells you how a scheduled workout is likely to feel for you, so you can understand the demands of your training and prepare. What Predicted Workout Difficulty is For […]

TrainerRoad AI’s Training Simulation gives you a live, 28-day view of your training future, so you can train with clarity.