For clarification this is what caught my attention. BTW, I believe that quoting this fits the 'fair use' provisions in US Copyright law.


During the early base training phase, cyclists often choose to ride with a group that requires them to maintain a pace too hard to be considered aerobic. This is a mistake you should avoid. It will not help you develop your aerobic endurance and can actually have just the opposite effect by teaching your body to rely on, or prefer, carbohydrates to fat....


Note that this is not a statement of overtraining. In fact the rest of the paragraph talks about the overtraining aspects of this as a separate/different consideration.

dave