This 10 week training plan is focused on building all-around road race fitness that should be well suited to hilly road racing for events 2-3h in duration. Ideally, when starting this plan, you already have a good foundation of consistent riding.

If you plan to do road races that will take you upwards of three and a half to four hours, then this plan will still be useful. You will want to simply extend some of these rides so that your total volume is higher, especially the long rides. If you expect your racing to take four hours, then it could be useful to extend your long ride to 4.5-5h. You may also want to extend the Sunday ride to 2-3h or add 20-30m to a few of the weekday rides, as long a you have time and energy to do so.

This is a moderately challenging plan that is most appropriate for an athlete who already has a good foundation before starting and is probably training 7-10 hours each week with at least 4 days on the bike before starting this plan. It starts off a little easier with some tempo and low cadence work and ramps up to include more threshold, sprint, and VO2 max interval work.

This is a power-based plan, so try to be sure that your threshold power is set at a reasonable level, so that workouts are scaled accordingly. And of course, you should always listen to your body so you can adjust the power targets according to what feels appropriate for your fitness level. Especially if you get fitter over the course of the plan, you might see your power trend upward and power targets might need to change accordingly.

And of course, if you have extra time and energy, then feel free to extend some of these rides or add an easy ride on days that otherwise don't have them planned. But the core of this plan centers around a Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday routine with an option for an easy recovery ride on Wednesdays. But you could feel free to add an easy commute or recovery spin on Mondays or Fridays if you like.