Long Distance Competition/Ultracycling, Randonneuring and Endurance Cycling - Online Brevet training plans

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thomaswclarke
01-17-10, 04:19 PM
Does anyone know where I can find training plans for brevet, similar to what
we find in Bicycling magazine for century ride plans? ie plans that lay out a plan
week by week, day by day for to prepare for various brevet distances. thanks

Machka
01-17-10, 04:36 PM
Here's how I did it ...

I rode 11 centuries and 3 - 200 kilometer rides over the preceding 7 years.

In the year I decided to start riding brevets ...

I gradually built up my distance as you would if you were going to do a century, and then ...
May 5 - 120 km
May 12 - 215 km (200K brevet)
May 19 - 120 km
May 26 - 323 km (300K brevet)
June 3 - 70 km
June 9 - 88 km
June 15 - 400 km (400K brevet)
June 24 - 86 km
July long weekend - back to back 80 km rides
July 7 - 600 km (600K brevet)

Plus shorter rides in between all that ... commutes, recreational rides, hill repeats, etc.


However, if you scroll down to the Training section on this site, you might find some further info:
http://www.ultracycling.com/siteindex.html
MTBMaven
01-20-10, 08:19 AM
+1 for the recommendation of the Ultra Marathon Cycling Association. Great resource.