On the 27th August 2011, I plan to start my Tour de France or Bust challenge. I will be cycling the route of the 2011 Tour de France on a day-by-day basis, without a team car or any other assistance. That’s 3471kms. which include 6 mountain stages and 4 summit finishes, as well as climbing the Galibier twice.
That gives me 34 weeks in which to train for this challenge.
Below is my training diary for those 34 weeks.
Week No. | Road Kms | Off Road Kms | Turbo | Link |
1 | 93 | 0 | 1hr | Link |
2 | 42 | 0 | 2hrs | Link |
3 | 136 | 0 | 0 | Link |
4 | 166 | 0 | 0 | Link |
5 | 122 | 0 | 1hr | Link |
6 | 224 | 0 | 0 | Link |
7 | 125 | 0 | 0 | Link |
8 | 218 | 0 | 0 | Link |
9 | 155 | 0 | 0 | Link |
10 | 133 | 0 | 0 | Link |
11 | 197 | 0 | 0 | Link |
12 | 166 | 0 | 0 | Link |
13 | 219 | 0 | 0 | Link |
14 | 275 | 0 | 0 | Link |
15 | 288 | 0 | 0 | Link |
16 | 286 | 0 | 0 | Link |
17 | 222 | 0 | 0 | Link |
18 | 117 | 0 | 2hrs | Link |
19 | 86 | 0 | 0 | Link |
20 | 406 | 0 | 0 | Link |
21 | 222 | 0 | 0 | Link |
22 | 328 | 0 | 0 | Link |
23 | 198 | 0 | 0 | Link |
24 | 211 | 0 | 0 | Link |
25 | 290 | 0 | 1hr | Link |
26 | 382 | 0 | 0 | Link |
27 | 292 | 0 | 0 | Link |
28 | 308 | 0 | 0 | Link |
29 | 269 | 0 | 0 | Link |
30 | 290 | 0 | 0 | Link |
31 | 246 | 0 | 0 | Link |
32 | 207 | 0 | 0 | Link |
33 | 276 | 0 | 0 | Link |
34 | 568 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 7668 | 0 | 7hrs |