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This is a really great functional exercise for cycling.
All it requires is a step or some stairs.
Using a single leg and body weight means that you have to keep hip, knee and ankle aligned.
By keeping these aligned you exercise all the stabilising muscles whilst emulating the top part of the cycling stroke. This exercise also helps strengthen the quads - and especially the VMO which is a common cause of knee pain if it is weak (The Patella doesnt track correctly).
If you are getting pain in the knee - then see someone who can check out why.
Keep the back foot aligned straight ahead to encourage ankle flexion.
Look for feat rotating out or knees not tracking over 2nd toe.
If you are having trouble balancing - then its ok to hold lightly onto the wall.
Try to progress this so that you can do it without holding on.
Quite common to have one leg (the lazy one) weaker than the other. Concentrate on doing more with the weaker leg and it will help your cycling stroke no end.

Suggest 3 sets of 10 with each leg and some walking about in between.
Sugge