Updated: 01/02/2024

This reusable 9-week Beginner plan combines indoor and outdoor training to develop sustainable power..., or the ability to maintain high loads for a prolonged period. This plan suits beginner-targeting events such as multi-day ultra-distance races, Gran Fondo, Century, Long Gravel or MTB marathon events.

After following the plan, you will have developed the mental fortitude to withstand prolonged discomfort, improved body composition, power output and fatigue resistance for long day and multiple back-to-back day rides and races, experience quicker recoveries between back-to-back days and improved your Functional Threshold and VO2 max power.

The plan is power based.
Fitness level, Beginner with a solid aerobic base and able to ride 6 to 10 hours over varied terrain in one go/ride.
When to start: Provided that you are reasonably fit... Any time of the year. Or 9-10 weeks before your A-priority event.
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The Plan Layout

Three blocks. Each block has two weeks of specific workouts that vary in duration, intensity and frequency, and rest days. Week two is followed by a recovery week to shed accumulated fatigue and prevent overtraining and injury.

The workouts are scheduled and set to match expected fatigue and allow for adequate recovery times based on workout intensity and duration to optimize training. And the plan includes general training nutrition guidance and a steady dose of strength and flexibility work to improve the quality of your workouts.

Day 1 of the plan starts with a functional threshold power test to ensure that you are training at the right level and ends with an assessment in the final week.
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Key Features

Supportive environment..., you may reach out any time if you can't figure out or need verification on something related to your training or the plan.

RIDEANDRACE pre-built training plans are research-based, and some include personal experience and practical knowledge to help you improve specific abilities, disciplines and or events in a set time. Workout descriptions are detailed, with some sport/cycle science terminology but entirely written in ordinary words and simple sentences.
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