CPT Cycle Coaching | Training Plans

CPT Cycle coaching Richard Rollinson and Debbie Gunson

Knowledge base

Incorporated into each pre built Training Plan is the knowledge of what has worked through coaching individual riders since 2010. The types of cycling goals covered by the choice of training plans listed and choice of training volume levels are what coach Richard has the most experience with in successfully guiding hundreds of riders to similar cycling goals by testing until the point of success in the real world, listening to riders feedback and tracking their data. This is reflected in the effectiveness of each of these Training Plans

TrainingPeaks sample week from training plan

Choosing a training plan

The first step is choosing Training Plans that you believe best fits the cycling goals you want to work towards. The options below will take you to a selection of cycling goals. You can then chose the length of plan that best fits your needs, from:

Base Training 13 week plans
Peak Training 12 week plans
Base and Peak 24 week plans

Then choose a level of training volume, relative to what you have done before, from:

Masters: around 6 hours average training per week
Intermediate: around 8 hours average training per week
Advanced: around 10 hours average training per week

What’s included in each plan

Coaching guidance in every bike workout
Automatically exportable workout steps for your indoor cycling app and bike computer
Testing every 4 - 8 weeks
Entire plan or individual weeks are reusable to future dates in your TrainingPeaks calendar
Training Plans end date can be changed to fit around the timing of when you want to peak your form
Training plan guide for classic and WKO power
Email access to Coach if you need help initially setting your plan up
Each plan works with a basic TrainingPeaks account. You don't need TrainingPeaks Premium to get started

***Classic power* *zones or WKO5 iLevels?***

All plans are ready to go with 6 classic power zones or if you have a copy of WKO5 and want to increase the effectiveness of your plan; you can use iLevels and add your own power duration curve based targets for greater individualisation to target specific areas of your physiology through dashboard charts that you can download to WKO5 for free and this guide will help you to identify what power durations to target and how to add them your your planned intervals in your TrainingPeaks workouts