Originally Posted by
merlinextraligh
I think the vast majority of cyclists do one ride per day, unless they have time limitations or commute that require splitting the workout into multiple sessions.
It may be just that its always been done like that, or that its more time efficient.
However, I think there's also a difference in the nature of the sports in that cycling doesn't pound your body, and you can better recover between efforts on the bike.
Also the nature of the events you're traing for is different. i.e. if you're running 5000 meters, doing two one hour workouts might have some benefit.
But if you're traing for an 80 mile road race, one 3 hour ride is likely to work better than two 90 minute rides.
It might be interesting to see if 2 one hour workouts would make you a faster crit racer.
I would give it a shot as I ride 2x 1 hour a day on my commute. Though, I only do 2x 15 miles.