Weeks 1–4 · Base
Consistent easy riding, and getting comfortable in the saddle.
The programs, in detail
Four plans from 8 to 20 weeks, each written around your fitness, your goal and your available hours.
Program 01 · Go the distance
Endurance & first century
The classic goal, and the one most people rush. We build volume gradually, keep easy rides genuinely easy, and rehearse fueling on every long ride — because running out of energy at mile seventy is a nutrition failure, not a fitness one.
Weeks 5–9 · Building
Long rides growing, plus one harder session a week.
Weeks 10–13 · Specific
Back-to-back weekend rides and fueling rehearsal.
Weeks 14–16 · Taper
Volume down, legs fresh, a pacing plan for the day.
Weeks 1–2 · Testing
An honest threshold test to set training zones.
Weeks 3–7 · Intervals
Threshold and over-threshold work, progressing weekly.
Weeks 8–10 · Long climbs
Pacing by effort, and staying seated when it counts.
Weeks 11–12 · Retest
Measuring what actually changed.
Program 02 · Hills stop hurting
Climbing & power
Climbing rewards sustainable power and even pacing, not heroics in the first two minutes. We test your threshold, build intervals around it, and practice pacing by effort so you finish climbs strongly instead of blowing up halfway.
Program 03 · Ready for the day
Gravel & events
Events are decided as much by preparation as fitness. We build training around your specific course profile, work on handling if it's gravel, and plan the boring things that end days early — tire choice, spares, and eating enough in the first two hours.
Weeks 1–5 · Base
Volume with terrain that resembles the course.
Weeks 6–10 · Specific
Intervals matched to the demands of your event.
Weeks 11–14 · Rehearsal
Full dress rehearsals with the food and kit you'll use.
Weeks 15–16 · Taper and plan
Fresh legs and a written plan for the day.
Weeks 1–3 · Setup
Zones, fans, and a session structure you'll tolerate.
Weeks 4–8 · The block
Two quality sessions a week, plus easy spinning.
Weeks 9–10 · Sharpening
Short, hard efforts to keep top-end fitness.
Weeks 11–12 · Outdoors
Transitioning back to the road without overdoing it.
Program 04 · Winter without losing form
Indoor training
An hour indoors, structured, is worth more than two hours of cold noodling. We build sessions for the trainer you have, keep them short enough to actually do, and plan a winter block that leaves you fitter in March than you were in October.
What are you training for?
Twenty minutes on your goal, your history and what's realistic in the hours you have. Free.