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16/07/2010
Hommage à ALAIN BIANCHI
L’organisation du Roc d’Azur a la tristesse de vous annoncer la disparition d’Alain Bianchi, directeur de course du Roc depuis 1997, responsable ...
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   PREPARE YOUR ROC
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 Roc d’Azur preparation:
 final training
Jean-Baptiste WIROTH
WTS – The Coaching Company
Website: http://www.wts.fr

To really succeed in your Roc d’Azur, it is necessary to fully grasp the training in the last weeks. 3 weeks before the event, the general preparation is intensified and as such, WTS is offering you an example of a training programme, which is aimed at preparing for the star event of the Roc d’Azur (56 km).
Each person will adapt this programme according to his/her needs and possibilities, nevertheless, in order that it bears fruit, it is necessary to rest for the week preceding week 1 (active recuperation).

Week 1 Duration Intensity Contents of the session
Monday     Rest
Tuesday     Rest
Wednesday 2hrs30 i1 i2 i3 i4 i5 Mountain biking on a technical, hilly course
Warm-up: 45’ zone i2-i3
Exercises: 3 x 10’ effort with progressive acceleration (6’ zone i3 / 3’ zone i4 / 1’ zone i5). Take 10’ of active recuperation in zone i2 between 3 sessions of effort.
Relaxation: end the session by 10’ with zone i2
Thursday     Rest
Friday 1hr30 i1 i2 i3 Course across gently sloping ground
Warm-up: 30’ zone i2-i3
Exercises: stay in zone i2-i3 with a pace > 80 rpm. End with 10 x (15’’ left leg pedalling / 15’’ right pedalling / 30’’ normal pedalling)
Relaxation: end the session with 10’ in zone i2
Saturday     Rest
Sunday 3hrs30 i1 – i7 Mountain biking on a technical, hilly course
Warm-up: 45’ zone i2-i3
Exercises: 2 series of 8 x (30’’ acceleration zone i5 on an unstable climb / 10’’ technical downhill / 40’’ active recuperation without forcing yourself). Take 5’ active recuperation in zone i2 between the 2 series.
Relaxation: end the session with 10’ in zone i2
Total: 8hrs15


Week 2 Duration Intensity Contents of the session
Monday     Rest
Tuesday     Rest
Wednesday 2hrs30 i1 i2 i3 i4 i5 Mountain biking on a technical, hilly course
Warm-up: 45’ zone i2-i3
Exercises: 3 x 12’ effort with progressive acceleration (5’ zone i3 / 5’ zone i4 / 2’ zone i5). Take 10’ of active recuperation in zone i2 between 3 sessions of effort.
Relaxation: end the session with 10’ in zone i2
Thursday     Rest
Friday 1hr30 i1 i2 i3 Route across gently sloping course
Warm-up: 30’ zone i2-i3
Exercises: stay in zone i2-i3 with a pace > 80 rpm. End with 10 x (25’’ left leg pedalling / 25’’ right pedalling / 50’’ normal pedalling)
Relaxation: end the session with 10’ in zone i2
Saturday     Rest
Sunday 3hrs i1 – i7 Mountain biking on a technical, hilly course
Warm-up: 45’ zone i2-i3
Exercises: free speed (according to fitness and sensations)
Relaxation: finish the session with 10’ in zone i2
Total: 7hrs30


Week 3 Duration Intensity Contents of the session
Monday     Rest
Tuesday     Rest
Wednesday 2hrs i1 - i5 Mountain biking on a technical, hilly course
Warm-up: 45’ zone i2-i3
Exercises: free speed (according to fitness and sensations)
Relaxation: end the session with 10’ in zone i2
Thursday     Rest
Friday     Rest
Saturday 1hr i1 - i7 Reconnaissance of the start
Warm-up: 20’ zone i2-i3
Exercises: 5 accelerations of 8’’/10’’/12’’/10’’/8’’ separated by 2’ active recuperation in zone i2
Relaxation: finish the session with 10’ in zone i2
Sunday 3hrs30 i1 - i7 Roc d’Azur
Total: 7hrs30


Training Intensities
The dosage of intensity in a training session must be performed either from the heart rate (with the help of a heart rate monitor), or from the power (with the help of a power sensor) by balancing this data with the sensations.
The determining of training intensities is ideally carried out from the results of a test of effort carried out in a medical sports laboratory. These results enable the corresponding training zones to be determined according to various effort types. In the absence of such results, two equations enable you to make an approximate assessment of the maximum heart rate (MHR):
  • Man: MHR = 220 – age in year
  • Woman: MHR = 226 – age in year
Zone % MHR % MAP Sensations associated with the effort
Sensations associated with the effort Non Significant 180 - 300 - no muscular tingling during the effort
- hyperventilation and muscular tingling after the effort
- conversation impossible
I6 (Long sprint) Non Significant 100 – 180 - maximum muscular pain during the effort
- hyperventilation at the end of exercise
- conversation impossible
I5 MAP (Maximum Aerobic Power) 95 – 100 80 – 100 - rapid increase in muscular pain
- rapid increase in ventilation
- conversation very difficult
I4 (Anaerobic threshold) 90 – 95 75 – 80 - progressive increase in muscular pain
- progressive increase in ventilation
- conversation difficult
I3 (Tempo) 85 - 90 65 - 75 - start of slight muscular pain
- increase in ventilation, but stable and controllable
- conversation hard to maintain
I2 (Basic Endurance) 75 - 85 50 - 65 - no muscular pain
- maintenance of the intensity of the exercise without difficulty
- easy conversation
I1 (Recuperation) < 75 40 - 50 - no muscular pain
- completely relaxed pedalling
- no constraint on the intensity of the exercise
- very easy conversation


NB :Don’t hesitate to contact the WTS coaches to get advice on your training, either at the WTS-The Coaching Company stand or during the conference “Entraînement et Performance” (Training and Performance) to be held on Saturday from 1100 to 1400 hours.

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