About this episode

The episode discusses how to effectively taper for the Tour de France, balancing fitness and fatigue.

Go check out our FREE Skool community, it's got amazing tools in there and a thriving community of cyclists - https://www.skool.com/roadman/about Tapering for the Tour de France is not about reacting to tiredness; it is about knowing when extra training is adding more fatigue than fitness. This video explains how coaches can use the TrainingPeaks Performance Management Chart to balance fitness, fatigue, and form, while still reading the rider behind the numbers. The goal is to reduce volume, maintain enough intensity to stay sharp, and let fatigue fall without losing hard-earned adaptation. For a three-week race like the Tour, the best taper is individual, controlled, and timed so the rider arrives not just fit on paper, but genuinely ready to race. The Training Management Chart is just one of the amazing tools you will find in Training Peaks, If you want to go and check out this incredible training tool go to ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/4qWyEKK⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ and use ROADMAN – 20% off an annual TrainingPeaks Premium subscription ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Parlee Cycles ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ "Whether it's a tough day, a gruelling training…

People in this episode

Host: Anthony Walsh

Topics covered

• tapering
• Tour de France
• fitness
• fatigue
• cycling training

Keywords

• tapering
• Tour de France
• TrainingPeaks
• cycling
• fitness
• fatigue
• performance management

Sponsors

TrainingPeaks, Parlee Cycles

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Organizations: TrainingPeaks

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