Sea Otter Classic Cycling Training
Race at North America's premier cycling festival with optimized power zones. Get VO₂ max tested on the Wahoo KICKR Bike in Santa Cruz-just 30 minutes from Laguna Seca.
The Sea Otter Classic at Laguna Seca is the world's largest cycling festival, featuring road races, criteriums, time trials, mountain bike races, and gran fondos. With events for all levels from beginner to pro, it's a spring cycling highlight.
The Laguna Seca circuit is challenging: rolling terrain, technical corners, and the famous Corkscrew descent. VO₂ max testing on a bike provides precise power zones for race-specific preparation.
April timing means winter and early spring training-having accurate zones ensures efficient preparation through variable weather.
Wahoo KICKR Bike: We use the Wahoo KICKR Bike for cycling VO₂ max testing-fully customizable to match your bike position, geometry, and gearing.
Testing on a bike (not treadmill) provides sport-specific data directly applicable to power meter training and race day performance.
Your results translate directly to FTP, threshold power, and race-day power targets on your own bike and power meter.
Road Race Power Zones: Sustained efforts with surges for climbs and attacks.
Criterium Efforts: Repeated high-intensity accelerations out of corners.
Time Trial Power: Sustained threshold or just-above for 30-60 minute efforts.
Gran Fondo Pacing: Endurance zones with strategic harder efforts on climbs.
Sea Otter Classic typically occurs in mid-April:
January: Initial VO₂ max test to establish base training zones for 12-16 week build.
March: Mid-training retest to verify fitness gains and adjust FTP/power zones.
Early April: Final test to lock in race power targets and pacing strategy.
Santa Cruz is perfectly positioned for Sea Otter preparation:
- 30 minutes to Laguna Seca via Highway 1
- Similar coastal elevation and terrain for training
- Excellent road cycling routes (Empire Grade, Bonny Doon, etc.)
- Mountain bike trails for MTB Sea Otter events
Test in Santa Cruz, train on local roads, race at Laguna Seca-optimal preparation.
After your bike VO₂ max test, you'll receive:
- Accurate FTP (Functional Threshold Power) calculation
- Seven power training zones (recovery through anaerobic)
- Race-specific power targets for your Sea Otter events
- Pacing strategy for the Laguna Seca circuit
- Comparison data if you're racing multiple disciplines
Mountain Bike Events: High variability in power-know your peak 1-5 minute power for technical climbs.
Road Events: More sustained efforts-focus on threshold and tempo zone development.
Fit Evaluations
311 Soquel Ave
Santa Cruz, CA 95062
Contact:
Phone: 831-400-9227
Email: info@fitevals.com
Test in Santa Cruz, race at Laguna Seca. Perfect location for Sea Otter Classic preparation with Wahoo KICKR Bike testing.
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Our Wahoo KICKR Bike is fully adjustable to match your road bike position-stack, reach, crank length, and more. This ensures your VO₂ max test data reflects your actual riding position, making the results directly applicable to training and racing. Bring your bike measurements or we can match your position on-site.