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MONDAY Aerobic Surges Ride: Warm up for 15 minutes at warm up heart rate. Ride for 120 minutes at aerobic endurance pace over an undulating to hilly terrain. Throughout this period complete 18 X 15 second efforts sprinting, recover by spinning back down to aerobic endurance pace – make most of these over paced efforts downhill or with a tailwind. Cool down as per warm up. Resistance Training Program. TUESDAY Threshold Efforts: Warm up for 15 minutes, then complete 10 X 10 minute efforts at threshold intensity with a 1 minute aerobic endurance float between reps. Cool down as per warm up. WEDNESDAY Aerobic Endurance-Tempo Ride: Warm up for 10 minutes then ride for 180 minutes over an undulating to hilly terrain at aerobic endurance pace. During this period include a 90 minute surge to tempo pace in the midst of the ride. Cool down as per the warm up. Resistance Training Program. THURSDAY Easy Recovery Spin: Spin for 120 minutes at warm up/cool down intensity. FRIDAY Strength-Endurance Ride: Warm up for 15 minutes. Complete 4 X 18 minute S-E repeats – seated with a cadence of 65-70rpm, follow each effort with a spin with a cadence of >95rpm at aerobic endurance intensity for 2 minutes . Cool down as per warm up. Resistance Training Program. SATURDAY Easy Recovery Spin: Spin for 180 minutes at warm up/cool down intensity. SUNDAY Long Aerobic-Tempo Ride: Warm up for 15 minutes then increase the pace to aerobic endurance intensity for 7 hours over an undulating to hilly terrain. During this period include 5 X 18-20km surges to tempo pace spread throughout the ride. Cool down as per warm up. |