Tour of Colorado: The Palmer Divide- 101 mile Thrive plan
If you are doing the 100 miler, and you know you can complete the distance, the climbing, but you are ready to ride with the faster group and push yourself to a strong and quick time, then, this is the plan for you. You know you will need a higher FTP, some more endurance for the legs, back and your will power, but you are ready to make the commitment to crush the Palmer Divide 101! Your normal long rides are in the 80-100 mile range and you can handle the endurance for those rides. This plan is made for an advanced cyclist who wants to kick butt in the 101 mile ride and needs a simple and effective training plan that helps them ride hard and finish strong with bragging rights at the finish line. This rider has between 8-15 hours a week to train, can get out for 4+ hours on one of the weekend days and is excited to improve with some focused workouts. This plan is written in wattage, heart rate and RPE (Rate of Perceived Exertion), so any level of cyclist technophobe can use it. If you are using a power meter or smart trainer, this plan DOES include structured workouts that you can download daily from TrainingPeaks. Written by famed cycling coach, Hunter Allen of Peaks Coaching Group, these plans were developed and designed using Hunter’s latest workouts, the same workouts he uses with his personal coaching clients.