Century on 6 Hours a Week Training Plan

About this plan

This plan is built for your 100 mile ride, start to finish. It is shaped around a long, hard day on the bike, running 12 weeks at a lean 6 hours a week, so you know exactly what you are signing up for.

Every target is set as a percentage of your own FTP and threshold power, so it fits you and not some average athlete. The weeks climb and then ease in three-week blocks, and across them your endurance, your climbing and the way you put the power down are trained in balance.

Follow it as written and you will arrive at your 100 mile ride genuinely ready, not just hopeful.

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Common questions

Who is this plan for?

If your 100 mile ride is your goal, this is your plan. It is pitched at a long, hard day on the bike, and works best when you can hold roughly 6 hours a week through the block.

How much training does it involve?

Plan on 12 weeks and about 6 hours a week. It rises for a couple of weeks, then drops to let the work settle, rather than climbing endlessly until you break.

How is the plan delivered?

A single payment drops the whole plan into TrainingPeaks for you, laid out session by session in plain English so nothing is left to guesswork.

Want it built around your life instead of off the shelf? See Plan Only.