Originally Posted by
Ygduf
on the other hand I've had some of my best races the day after a very hard race...
usually I just do a recovery ride with a couple 30-second effort. I go like 90% and then stop as soon as it starts to feel hard.
while that may be true I guess it's a function of where your numbers are, motivation etc. I think if you expected to have your bestest races all the time right after really hard races the wheels might come off that theory.