I have a week away where I won’t be able to train as usual.
I’ve gone via support already and I pushed the week further.
I’m also thinking of pushing this Sunday training to next, but it still creates this gap.
The absolute latest I can do the the last workout is Saturday early morning, but I’d much rather pull it to Friday evening.
Should I change anything about those ‘border’ trainings - make them harder or longer so I can use the long 6 day recovery better?
I’ll try and do local ride when I’m away on a Wednesday.
Am I sweating the 6 days break too much?
Main reason is I don’t want to lose fitness/gains I’ve had over the past several weeks…
Going from that, my other concern is that I won’t be able complete the follow on trainings…
What’s your training been like for the last 4-6 months?
If you’ve not had a proper break in that period of time - and I mean like an actual one, where you don’t touch the bike for 5-7 days - then you’ll likely benefit far more from a week off the bike than you’ll lose.
You won’t lose much, if anything at all in a week. Use it as a chance to reset!
(Speaking as someone who didn’t take a proper rest week during last season and massively fizzled out in the latter half of the season)
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I was kind of hoping to hear that - I don’t have any specific target dates I need to work towards, just don’t want to lose fitness in the middle of a training cycle I guess.
Speaking in training term, my fitness will decrease, but my form will increase and my fatigue will decrease so after a week’s break, should be pretty easy to hit some PRs or KOMs, right? 
Stretch. Use “the stick.” Dont eat too much junk food. Walk and get some steps in. You will enjoy the freshness and strength when you get back.
this is always a good idea for a long break like one week off the bike.
if you do the group ride Wed, that means you have access to a bike…can you ride once more when gone?
if not, don’t overthink the break, the fitness won’t be lost, it’s only a few days.
safe travels,
Brendan