6-Week Spring RideLondon Training Plan (Zwift compatible)
If you’re an intermediate cyclist coming out of winter and ready to turn the dial up, this 6-week spring plan is designed to rebuild momentum, lift fitness, and lay a strong foundation for the specific demands of the RideLondon. It’s the ideal transition from winter consistency into focused preparation for one of the UK’s most iconic mass-participation events, defined by long hours in the saddle, fast rolling roads, and sustained efforts at tempo.
Who’s it for?
This training plan is aimed at intermediate cyclists with a solid winter base who are ready to begin a more purposeful build toward RideLondon. Whether you’ve trained steadily through winter or are finding your rhythm again as spring approaches, the plan provides structure and direction at exactly the right point in the season. It’s designed to help you move from general winter fitness into the endurance, efficiency, and confidence needed to ride strongly and consistently over a long, predominantly flat but demanding sportive.
Is it for you?
This plan assumes you’re comfortable riding both indoors (such as Zwift) and outdoors, and happy combining structured quality sessions with longer endurance rides as daylight and conditions improve. It’s ideal if you want to transition smoothly into spring training without burning out, while developing the key qualities required for RideLondon: strong aerobic capacity, the ability to hold tempo for extended periods, efficient pacing in fast-moving groups, and staying composed deep into a long day in the saddle.
You’ll be building the foundations needed for long stretches of uninterrupted riding, where maintaining speed, managing effort, and staying fuelled and focused are far more important than short, punchy efforts or steep climbing.
What’s involved?
The plan builds progressively over 6 weeks, balancing structure with flexibility to allow consistent improvement without excessive fatigue. Each week works across the key training zones, using indoor sessions for precision and control alongside outdoor rides to develop endurance, durability, and real-world efficiency. There’s a strong emphasis on aerobic conditioning, sustained tempo and sweet-spot work, fatigue resistance, and pacing discipline, all essential for riding strongly and consistently across the full RideLondon distance.
The goal isn’t to peak during these six weeks. Instead, it’s to come out of this spring block fitter, stronger, and more resilient, perfectly positioned to move into the final, more RideLondon-specific phase of preparation feeling confident, motivated, and ready to train with real intent.
WhittleFit provides proven, structured endurance training plans for triathletes, cyclists and runners; from first-time racers through to competitive age-group athletes.
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