Power through four iconic stages. Your tour. Your rules.
This July, take on your own Grand Tour with four hand-picked Wahoo SYSTM workouts. Each stage mirrors a core element of real-world stage racing — from the solo pressure of time trials to mountain-top grind, tactical breakaways, and relentless transitional chaos. No teams, no transfers — just you, your bike, and the pain cave.
The 4 Stages
Time Trial Stage - Joyride (Focus: MAP)
The Individual Time Trial - fast, focused, and fuelled by raw aerobic power. With descending MAP intervals and high cadence targets, this session mimics the intense solo effort of a race against the clock. As one of SYSTM’s best short-form VO₂ max workouts, it’s the perfect opener to shock the system into race mode.
Climbing Stage - Nine Hammers (Focus: VO₂ Max, Threshold, Anaerobic Capacity)
Welcome to the high mountains. This Sufferfest classic mimics a brutal summit stage — nine back-to-back efforts, each a hammer blow to your threshold and beyond. With barely any recovery, it replicates the relentless nature of Alpine climbing and remains one of the most iconic and feared sessions in the SYSTM library.
Tactical Stage - The Bat (Focus: Threshold, MAP, Mental Focus)
This is your breakaway stage — unpredictable, strategic, and mentally demanding. Each interval begins and ends with MAP surges, sandwiching time just below FTP where your body stews in discomfort. Integrated mental training techniques make this more than just a physical test — it’s a masterclass in suffering with purpose.
Suffer Stage - The Shovel (Focus: AC, MAP, NM, FTP)
Like a brutal transitional stage in a Grand Tour, this is chaos from start to finish — non-stop surges, minimal rest, and no clear rhythm. With sprint-level NM efforts and relentless anaerobic bursts, The Shovel is one of the most physiologically punishing workouts in the SYSTM library — and the perfect way to end your personal Tour.
How It Works
Complete all 4 cycling workouts in any order on Wahoo SYSTM by July 31 to earn your badge.
TRAINING PLAN:
We have created a training plan for you this month with all the workouts on consecutive days for you to re-arranged throughout the month to suit your training schedule and earn your badge.
For More Information about the challenge, visit our FAQ Page. Please note, to earn your badge you must complete the indoor SYSTM version of the workout.
