Cyclocross: 16 week CX in season racing plan
Cyclocross: 16 week CX in season racing plan
Length
16 Weeks
Plan Description
Plan Summary
Intermediate level (1-4 years cycling)
Riding regularly (4+ times/week)
Plan duration: 12 weeks
8-12 hours week
Description
The 16 week in season racing plan keeps you on the boil for your cyclocross racing season.
The plan provides the following:
- Testing protocols to allow you to track your progress
- Power based workouts, available for download onto common platforms (TrainerRoad, Zwift, Garmin etc)
- Workouts to improve your technical skills, mounting, dismounting, cornering and obstacles
- Improve stamina and fatigue resistance (reduces the effects of fatigue during long races)
- Improve your anaerobic system so you can cover breaks and attacks in a road race
- Improve your sprint power so you able to contend for the win at the end of the race
- Improve Functional Threshold Power (FTP)
- Free TrainingPeaks account (Premium for first 30 days)
- TSS based plan
- Coach email support
The plan uses periodisation to split the training into 4 x 4 week blocks, each block has three hard weeks and the fourth week is a recovery and testing week.
The focus for all blocks is racing at the weekends, either Saturday or Sunday, with workouts during the week to compliment your racing. The fourth block has less volume and you should condsider switching to less intense training after you have completed this 16 week block.
How it Works
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Training Plan Sample Week
Stats
Average Weekly Breakdown
| Workouts | Weekly Average | Longest Workout |
|---|---|---|
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Bike
x5
|
07:21:00 | 02:55:00 |
|
Day Off
x2
|
—— | —— |
| Workouts Per Week | Weekly Average | Longest Workout | |
|---|---|---|---|
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|
07:21:00 | 02:55:00 | |
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Training Load By Week
This plan works best with the following fitness devices:
- Power Meter
- This plan includes a Free Basic TrainingPeaks Account.
- Access your training plan anywhere on the TrainingPeaks mobile and desktop apps.
- Track your performance with robust data tracking and detailed graphs.
- Plan for your event in the TrainingPeaks calendar.
- Track your weight, sleep, hours, fatigue and stress while you train.
- Completed workouts sync with popular apps like Garmin and Wahoo. Learn More
- If plan includes Structured Workouts, then planned workouts sync to compatible devices and guide you through workouts in real time. Learn More
Refund Policy
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