Originally Posted by
jmsmke
I know that, I think I just need to refocus my training on shorter, more intense rides. I do try to include some intervals into my longer rides but overall I still don't feel like I'm pushing myself like I should be.
Did a 22 mi very,very intense training ride yesterday (about the length of a 50min. crit.) and felt more worn out when I was done than I do after most century rides.
Instead of going as hard as you can for 20 miles (which actually won't be that hard), ride for say 10 minutes at a moderate pace to warm up, then do some short intervals like tabatas, or 30-30s. That will be much better to prepare you for crit surges. Other things are standard intervals to work on VO2 max or threshold like 5x5, 2x20, 6x6x1, etc. Look
here for some "fun" ideas.