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BRITISH CYCLING TRAINING PLANS GOALS

Modular Plan Advanced: 14 days from an event


DAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY 1. Try to complete at least
one bonus session
SESSION this week.
TYPE
2. Plan your Saturday
REST DAY CROSS - TRAINING OUTDOOR/ INDOOR INDOOR REST DAY OUTDOOR OUTDOOR route so that you can
easily incorporate the
DURATION – 60 - 90 mins 1 hr 30 mins 1 hr 10 mins – 2 hrs 30 mins - 3 hrs 2 hrs - 2 hrs 30 mins specified efforts.

3. Remember to do the
INTENSITY – – Med – – Med/high Low warm-up (WU) prior to
main session content.
SESSION This is an important session. You have the choice of Intense hill repeats Bonus session - This is an important session. More intense endurance An easy sociable ride
Rest up and prepare for a further bike session rather Spin out session Don’t skip recovery because ride with varying intervals with others 4. Sort out any mechanical
DETAILS or kit issues this week.
another solid week of training. than a cross-training activity. Warm-up: British Cycling this is when you get stronger.
20-mins warm-up Warm-up: British Cycling Warm-up: WU R Warm-up: Take it easy moving
If your cross-training activity 20-mins warm-up gradually up through the gears
is gym, swimming, Pilates Cadence: Self-selected Cadence: Self-selected to meet the pace of the group.
or yoga you could consider Cadence: As directed between climbs. 70-80 rpm
maintaining this activity by HRZ / PZ ride on feel on climbs. Cadence: Self-selected
doing this on the same day Concentrate on cadence rather
as a bike session - today – Choose a hill that will take than HRZ/PZ. Use all HRZ / PZ All zones
or elsewhere in the week. at least 5 minutes to climb
Otherwise, complete at speed Indoor session: Spin out – Choose a rolling route – A very sociable pace
the bonus bike session. – From a standing start, hit the without any frequent, –A cafe stop if you fancy
hill hard alternating between hard climbs it but eat small and often
Bonus Session - Indoor seated and standing as – For the first hour, ride throughout the ride
Time: 1 hr 30 mins required – this session is all at a solid endurance pace,
Intensity: Med/high about going as far as you HR/PZ2/3
can in 5 minutes – During the second hour,
Power and longer intervals – At 5 minutes, SPRINT for complete 2x 20 minute
Warm-up: British Cycling 10 seconds efforts at HR/PZ3, 76-88%
20-mins warm-up – Make a note of how far you FTP. Recover at HR/PZ2,
Cadence: Maximum cadence got so you can compare this no lower!
during efforts. Spin easy new, longer duration effort – During the third hour,
during recoveries with future sessions. complete 5 sets:
HRZ: 110% threshold for – 3 minutes easy spinning – 40 seconds MAX effort
‘overs’, 90% threshold for – Repeat 5 more times – 20 seconds easy spinning
‘unders’ – Spin home or at least – Cool down to HRZ1,
10 minutes cool-down comfortably high cadence
Indoor Session: if riding indoors
Threshold Under/Overs.

Maintaining power for the


duration of each effort

FOCUS OF Develop power at Threshold – Hitting the climb at a pace – Reaching for maximum – Smooth pedal strokes Consistent, easy pedalling to WEEKLY HOURS
THE SESSION and tolerance to longer intervals you can hold for the full cadence within the first through the whole revolution maintain aerobic conditioning
5 minutes, not fading at 20 seconds of each effort – During the efforts, keep and promote recovery 7 hrs -
the end – Maintaining body position low, hands on the hoods 9 hrs 40 mins
– Switching in to your sprint, throughout each interval and focus on delivering
not building over time consistent power to
– Try to consistently reach the the pedals
same point, or beyond, over
the duration of the session

NOTES

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