Road Bike Racing - What to do with downtime before cross?

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orlick
09-17-08, 10:30 AM
I'm already planning out my training schedule for next year using the training bible. Currently I only have 2 A races scheduled. A stage race at the end of June and a cyclocross series that ends in December. Both peaks will involve lots of racing.

Right now my schedule has me going back to Base 1 shortly after the stage race but I know there is going to be a bunch of C priority races that I am going to want to help my teammates in during July and August. Would it help my cross fitness to choose another race in August to peak for? Does it make sense to go all the way back to base 1 in the middle of the summer?


Lithuania
09-17-08, 12:27 PM
instead of going way back to base 1 do lots of FTP work.