Originally Posted by mike12

If you are new to racing & going to be a Cat 5 with shorter duration events, would you still want such an extensive base? I guess I'm just looking to maximize the benefits from my rides. I don't want to have substantially more base than needed when I could possibly be using the training hours to increase my power. I don't mind the longer rides at base level - it's really about maximizing the training hours to produce the best results come spring.