There are some questions that divide opinion at the regulars' cycling table. For example: the ideal duration of a road bike training programme. To start with: numerous studies have shown that intensive training is actually more effective than extensive training. However, you can't always train intensively. Basic training is always the basis for intensive training. It is therefore a question of finding the optimum balance between the two. So how long should training sessions be in order to create a good foundation?
Not as long as you might think! Continuity, i.e. regular training, is more important than the length of individual sessions. Let's look at runners: For them, eight to ten hours a week is the limit for effective endurance training. Only professional athletes who train twice a day actually run more. Of course, cyclists can train more than runners due to the strain on their joints - but they don't have to. Even successful road racers can manage 18 hours of training a week these days - if they focus more on quality than quantity. Spread over five to six training days a week, that's an average of around three hours, although occasional sessions of five to six hours are also included - these are long sessions for a professional. What is long is also a question of familiarisation.
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