EXTREME Altitude Training in CHINA?!

We have traveled all the way to Xining, China to compete in the UCI 2.Pro race Tour of Qinghai Lake! Before the race starts, we have given ourselves about a week of acclimatization, to prepare for the insane altitude that we need to tackle.
This video shows how Team Coop - Repsol manage the training during the first days, and also reveals how the altitude affect the power output on sub-threshold intervals.
Enjoy!

[@cedrikbakkechristophersen]

Cool video! Wish I was there!

[@AntonStensby]

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[@offlineyuhan9475]

Welcome to China! Good luck and hope you and your team enjoy the race!

[@MegaPatken]

Found you thanks to your promotion of your channel during stage 3 of Artic Tour! Well done!

[@AntonStensby]

Haha, nice! Thanks!

[@RandumbNam3]

I was wondering what you guys were doing there. Hope the camp is going well. As someone who lives at attitude I always feel super human when I ride at sea level. Hope you acclimate well and have a GG stage race! Let’s goooooo!

[@AntonStensby]

Thanks! Hope to get the same superhuman feeling back in Europe!

[@alejandroalvarezxaus3084]

great video!

[@jackwhale8152]

Looks like you guys based in Duoba training camp, I've been training there couple of years ago, enjoy the thin air in this part of China, scenery would be great in Qinghai this season😁

[@AntonStensby]

The scenery is amazing! The thin air is a new and interesting experience, and I must say I can’t wait to get back to sea-level conditions again 😅

[@benh7338]

For comparison, what is your normal power output for the same interval intensity at sea level?

[@AntonStensby]

I don’t usually train with a lactate meter at home, but based on my FTP of ~395 watts I would guess I could put out something like that with a lactate between 2.5 and 3.0.

[@benh7338]

@@AntonStensby Thanks, keep up the good videos 👌