Originally Posted by
mike12
It was mentioned in the context that I need to stop training so hard during the winter months, not that I specifically need to increase aerobic capacity - this is why I raised the question. It just doesn't make common sense to me to ride with less effort for quite a while (3 or 4 months) to increase my total power/speed.
Would you rather produce 200W totally aerobically, or 250W totally aerobically?
When you ride hard, you're going anaerobic to some degree, so you're not training your body to produce power purely aerobically.