What is the Hybrid Racer Program?

The Hybrid Racer Plan is a focused 8-week training programme built for fitness racing athletes who want structured, progressive, results-driven programming.

Designed by founders Chris Hinshaw and Gus Vaz Tostes, this plan provides a bike-based alternative to running sessions, helping athletes develop the engine required to perform at their best on race day.

Across 8 weeks, you’ll complete two performance tests and two targeted Wattbike sessions per week, ensuring measurable progress is made and that you are race-ready.

Start your strongest year yet with the Hybrid Racer Plan.

Training plan

This 8-week training plan includes two structured sessions per week and begins with a 6-minute average watts test. This initial test sets your benchmark, allowing you to measure progress against a repeat test at the end of the block.

The Program is specifically designed to increase your 6-minute average power output. Across the eight weeks, the sessions focus on improving your ability to recover between efforts, sustain higher average wattage, and push harder when it matters most - all with the goal of improving your race-day running performance.

Developed by expert endurance coaches, this is the ultimate plan to get you race-ready and is exclusively available on the Wattbike Hub app.

HYBRID RACER PLAN OVERVIEW

Test Workout – 6-Minute Test Prep

Hybrid Racer Training Plan

Set yourself up to perform at your best in your first 6-minute test. This warm-up is designed to prime your body, dial in your pacing, and get you mentally ready to give a strong, honest effort.

WEEK 1 / Workout 1

Hybrid Racer Training Plan

Short, sharp intervals focused on pacing and consistency. Can you match your early efforts and still have enough left for one final push at the end?

WEEK 1 / workout 2

Hybrid Racer Training Plan

Undulating intervals that challenge control, not max output. Stay steady at a moderate intensity and aim to match your total meters each round to test your pacing skills.

Week 2 / workout 1

Hybrid Racer Training Plan

30/30s at a tough but manageable pace. Avoid starting too hot and focus on staying smooth and consistent across every interval and set.

week 2 / workout 2

Hybrid Racer Training Plan

Interval repeats, these intervals will need you to dig. Starting off moderately, by the end of the session, it will feel tough. Set your standard and try to maintain the same effort throughout, hitting each interval.

week 3 / workout 1

Hybrid Racer Training Plan

10 x 45-second efforts as interval length increases. The challenge is to maintain the same intensity and distance you established in previous weeks.

week 3 / workout 2 Peak power test

Hybrid Racer Training Plan

Prepare to max out with your second test of the program. This 20-minute warm-up is designed to get you firing, focused, and ready to produce peak power.

week 4 / workout 1

Hybrid Racer Training Plan

Lower-intensity volume to build your aerobic base. Stick to the prescribed effort levels and use this session to lock in endurance and efficiency.

week 4 / workout 2

Hybrid Racer Training Plan

Short Sharp 24 mins to end this week's sessions, with a bit more volume in the previous session this week, these intervals give you slightly more intensity to cap off the week on the bike.