Hey all, i’m after the knowledge of the collective! I’ve entered the Tour of Flanders sportive (174km) next April (6 April 2019) and wondering what would be my best options for a training plan. i’m current mid-way through my CX season and following the low volume cx plan. The season and this plan …

A very punchy cx races and steep cobbled climbs could “go together”. I have done the 2018 edition (but the 229km route) and the anerobic power is probably the most important. You do need solid endurance to stay alive (although my longest training was 5hour at most) but the punchy anerobic power is t…

There are a couple of us on the forum who will be at the tour of Flanders doing the 174km version. Hope to see you there!

#jealous Paterberg = Vo2 intervals [Tour of Flanders 2016 - Ronde van Vlaanderen - Decisive moment Paterberg] Get down in the well and touch the fire. Sounds like a dream ride. Good luck!

Thanks for the info and data @mpady . Interesting stuff. Did Paris-Roubaix a few years ago so looks similar, but with more extreme efforts! TrainerRoad meet up??

Yup! Details to come, but at the very least there’s a TR user who’s local to the area and he’s offered to show us some nice places for “recovery drinks” after the ride and a few of us actually doing the ride. As for training, I’m finishing SSB 2, and then I’m planning on general build and rolling r…

Just came across this movie on youtube Ronde van Vlaanderen Cyclo 2018 TCN & DM-DESIGN - YouTube It gives a nice overview of what to expect. You will see that on the “Bergs” it can be crowded.

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See this post for more advice: Planning ahead: best set up for cobbles - #14 by Portobello_T

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