This plan is designed to get you ready for XC and marathon mountain bike racing. The intensity and specificity of the workouts increases throughout the plan. Weight training is included in the plan and the volume of lifting is adjusted based on the training demands from the on the bike work.
As always the plan is simple, easy to follow, and based on research, not assumptions. Everything you need and nothing you don't.
I'm a cycling coach based out of Brevard, NC as well as an elite level ultra endurance mountain and gravel racer.
My coaching philosophy is simple: follow the best available balance of evidence. I try to base my coaching decisions on research, not assumptions. My training plans reflect this, they are simple and easy to follow without a lot of bells and whistles. Essentially everything you need and nothing you don't.