Originally Posted by Machka

So you're going from 70 km/week to a proposed 560+ km/week?

Yeah, you'll want to work on that a bit. Ride 5 days a week, and start gradually increasing your distances on two of those days. What's your longest day now?

So ... this week, for example, ride 15 km/day for 5 days = 75 km.
Next week, increase the distance on two of the days ... 15 km/day for 3 days + 20 km/day for 2 days = 85 km
The following week, increase the distance on the two long days again ... 15 km/day for 3 days + 25 km/day for 2 days = 95 km.

If you start to struggle with the longer days, back off a bit for a week or two, then start increasing again.

And as for those 15 km/day days ... mix them up. Ride hills one day, do intervals on another day, and maybe a casual recovery ride on a third day. If it is winter where you are, join a 1-hour spinning class 1-2 days a week instead of the hills and intervals days.




An absolute minimum of one 160 km ride before the tour. So that you know what it is like. Preferably 2 or 3 or more ... so that you know how to ride that distance more comfortably.