Gurus, I’ve been invited to participate in a tour in May 2022 that will involve multiple (8-10) back-to-back days of ~100 mile segments. I don’t anticipate a ton of elevation, and the group generally bangs out the mileage over the course of 9-11 hours, with stops for lunch, coffee, etc. Yes, they…

Outside of cycling training, I will give the same advice I gave on the Haute Route thread: start doing a lot of core work. Not just abs, but full core - lower back, hips, etc. You are talking about a lot of time in the saddle, so a weak core / lower back problems would really suck. The other thing …

I would think that I would need volume. Lots and lots of volume. The delta between 75 miles/wk and 700 in a week is huge, and it sounds like it might continue into the next week. If intensity isn’t important for the tour, volume certainly is. I don’t know of a substitute. To go from 4-5 hours …

@AlphaDogCycling - Excellent advice - actually something I started doing before the last tour! @iceaxe - agree 100%. I’m just unsure of how to best structure this volume, and which plan could guide me best. I’m thinking it is the gran fondo, but would love to hear alternative views.

Frankly I think just use Plan Builder and tell it your event, and it will select Century anyway. I’ve done loads of these sorts of weeks over the last 10 years - except all involved mountains eg ride across the Alps, or coast to coast across the Pyrenees, around N Spain etc etc. I found a couple of…

[image] iceaxe: Might want to have your bike fit evaluated sooner than later too. Seconded. As part of getting a good bike fit, make sure you have a comfortable saddle and good handlebars that fit you. If you had written that you’d be climbing a bit (which you apparently don’t ) I would have…

+1 for all the advice above. If I can add anything is for you to try to do a few centuries as soon as possible (independently off the chosen pace) Not because of the fitness gains, it’s more for you to learn with the experience and have time to sorte any probs (back pain, nutrition, fingers numbne…

Thanks. Have already done three centuries, but never back-to-back. Will definitely revisit the fit issue. It’s been a couple of years since I’ve had this evaluated.

If you don’t have any comfort issues currently I don’t see the point of a bike fit; if it ain’t broken don’t fix it. However, make sure to put in some longer (3-4h at least) rides asap to make sure you are comfortable at the end of a long ride. I would suggest looking into the Traditional Base Pla…

Advice Needed: Training for Concentrated Long Distance, High Volume Trip

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