A great way to stay motivated while cycling is to see your fitness progress. But how do you measure that? And how do you know how fit you are? Here Manon explains how you can take an FTP test to measure your current fitness level and how you can continue to monitor your progress.

0:00 – Introduction
0:21 – What is FTP?
1:11 – What you need
2:16 – 20 minute test
5:07 – Training zones
5:51 – outdoor test

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