Originally Posted by
rms13
Sun: 20-40 miles (2000-3000 feet climbing)
Mon: rest
Tue: 20 miles (800-1000 feet)
Wed: rest
Thu: 20 miles (800-1000 feet)
Fri: rest
Sat: rest
On the average week these are all solo rides. I generally ride as hard as I can and avg around 15mph on these solo rides.
1. You're riding "as hard as you can" which takes a few days to fully recover from. Tangentially that just leaves you tired and slow, or at best not fast because you don't ride hard enough to really improve lactate threshold/VO2max and ride too hard to train your oxidative energy system.
2. You don't have rest weeks with lower intensity to allow for adaptation.
3. You're riding up to 40 miles on your long ride with a 9-11 mile daily average and length is relative.