The rider who won the final stage of the Tour de France in July will spend his winter racing cyclocross. So will most of the best riders on the planet. They race it because cross builds the fitness that makes a bike racer hard to beat. You can build that in 6 weeks. Which is why August is the month to start. Tell CoachCat your first race date and it builds the plan backward from there. Openers and race-pace efforts so your legs hold power after a sprint start. Anaerobic work to raise the ceiling you race under. Skills and remounts on the calendar, not as an afterthought. 20 years of the FasCat method, structured around your schedule. Strong off the line. Smooth through the corners. Still attacking on the last lap while everyone else fades. |
