I have a massive "base" at the moment of 20hrs a week endurance riding, plus some SST, and am now starting weekly preseason "training races".
I am totally comfortable in all aspects of the race apart from the "jumps", especially if I have to close a gap to a faster rider who attacks, or jump from the peloton to a breakaway where I feel my "raw" speed lets me down. I can usually get there in the end, but it isn't easy, and on sunday I missed the move when the other elite riders went off the front, as I was initially blocked and then couldn't quite bridge, and I was extremely pis*ed off.
Does anyone have a good workout (intervals) that addresses this sort of "speed"? I'm guessing something along the lines of 50s/10s or 40 / 20 but I'm unsure of how many reps, and at what % of FTP etc.
I have a feeling months of endurance riding has dulled my speed.
Any thoughts?
I am totally comfortable in all aspects of the race apart from the "jumps", especially if I have to close a gap to a faster rider who attacks, or jump from the peloton to a breakaway where I feel my "raw" speed lets me down. I can usually get there in the end, but it isn't easy, and on sunday I missed the move when the other elite riders went off the front, as I was initially blocked and then couldn't quite bridge, and I was extremely pis*ed off.
Does anyone have a good workout (intervals) that addresses this sort of "speed"? I'm guessing something along the lines of 50s/10s or 40 / 20 but I'm unsure of how many reps, and at what % of FTP etc.
I have a feeling months of endurance riding has dulled my speed.
Any thoughts?