Peaking For Your Bike Race

Full post: https://www.evoq.bike/blog/peaking-for-cycling-race

The question below came in about peaking for a bike race, and how to know what to train, and when to train, when you aren’t trying to peak. But really, we first need to look at what a peak is, how one achieves it, and if w even need it!

Thanks Michael for submitting the question; it’s a great one that isn’t discussed much when we talk about peaking and achieving top performance for a bike race.

In this post we’re going to discuss:

• What Is A Cycling Peak & Training Through “B Races”
  
• Peaking For An “A Race”
  
• 8 Week Training Block To Peak
  
• How To Train When Not Peaking
  
• Falling From A Peak
  
• Overtraining
  

Hey dude, I've been wanting to know a lot more about everything that has to do with peaking throughout different points in the year for different A races, and how to train when you're not trying to peak for a race. And also knowing when you're at a peak or falling from it. Maybe it's just me, but I feel like that's more of an uncovered topic. So I thought maybe you could inform other people who follow EVOQ on it at the same time if you haven't done this already haha.

I've just been worried about peaking too early, or not knowing when I'm peaking and overtrain, or not peaking at a race because I've been training too much. Also don't know how to kinda take time off and then build to peak by the next race.