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Cape Town Cycle Tour Sub-3 Training Programme

Is finishing the Cape Town Cycle Tour in under 3 hours your goal? Then this is the training programme for you!

Not the right training programme for you? Choose from one of our other training programmes.


Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12


 

Week One: 18 – 24 December

Pre-Conditioning Phase

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For your convenience, download this week’s training and stick it on your fridge.

This programme refers to training zones. To calculate yours, click here.

All training programmes have been designed by Prof. Jeroen Swart.  Professor Swart is a Sports Physician and Exercise Scientist based at the University of Cape Town & at the Sports Science Institute of South Africa where he is the Head of the Division of Sports & Exercise Medicine.

Is finishing the Cape Town Cycle Tour in under 3 hours your goal? Then this is the training programme for you!

Not the right training programme for you? Choose from one of our other training programmes.


Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12


 

Week Two: 25 – 31 December

Pre-Conditioning Phase

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For your convenience, download this week’s training and stick it on your fridge. [/box]

This programme refers to training zones. To calculate yours, click here.

All training programmes have been designed by Bicycling’s Scientific Editor, Dr Jeroen Swart.

Is finishing the Cape Town Cycle Tour in under 3 hours your goal? Then this is the training programme for you!

Not the right training programme for you? Choose from one of our other training programmes.


Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12


 

Week Three: 1 – 7 January

Base & Strength Phase

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For your convenience, download this week’s training and stick it on your fridge. [/box]

This programme refers to training zones. To calculate yours, click here.

All training programmes have been designed by Bicycling’s Scientific Editor, Dr Jeroen Swart.

Is finishing the Cape Town Cycle Tour in under 3 hours your goal? Then this is the training programme for you!

Not the right training programme for you? Choose from one of our other training programmes.


Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12


 

Week Four: 8 – 14 January

Base & Strength Phase

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For your convenience, download this week’s training and stick it on your fridge. [/box]

This programme refers to training zones. To calculate yours, click here.

All training programmes have been designed by Bicycling’s Scientific Editor, Dr Jeroen Swart.


Is finishing the Cape Town Cycle Tour in under 3 hours your goal? Then this is the training programme for you!

Not the right training programme for you? Choose from one of our other training programmes.


Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12


 

Week Five: 15 – 21 January

Recovery, Base & Strength Phase

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For your convenience, download this week’s training and stick it on your fridge. [/box]

This programme refers to training zones. To calculate yours, click here.

All training programmes have been designed by Bicycling’s Scientific Editor, Dr Jeroen Swart.

Is finishing the Cape Town Cycle Tour in under 3 hours your goal? Then this is the training programme for you!

Not the right training programme for you? Choose from one of our other training programmes.


Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12


 

Week Six: 22 – 28 January

Intermediate Phase

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For your convenience, download this week’s training and stick it on your fridge. [/box]

This programme refers to training zones. To calculate yours, click here.

All training programmes have been designed by Bicycling’s Scientific Editor, Dr Jeroen Swart.

Is finishing the Cape Town Cycle Tour in under 3 hours your goal? Then this is the training programme for you!

Not the right training programme for you? Choose from one of our other training programmes.


Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12


 

Week Seven: 29 January – 4 February

Recovery & Intermediate Phase

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For your convenience, download this week’s training and stick it on your fridge. [/box]

This programme refers to training zones. To calculate yours, click here.

All training programmes have been designed by Bicycling’s Scientific Editor, Dr Jeroen Swart.


Is finishing the Cape Town Cycle Tour in under 3 hours your goal? Then this is the training programme for you!

Not the right training programme for you? Choose from one of our other training programmes.


Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12


 

Week Eight: 5 – 11 February

Intermediate Phase

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For your convenience, download this week’s training and stick it on your fridge. [/box]

This programme refers to training zones. To calculate yours, click here.

All training programmes have been designed by Bicycling’s Scientific Editor, Dr Jeroen Swart.

A note from Dr Swart: If you do a race on the Sunday, then take the Monday off and then do a 90min ride in zone 2 on the Tuesday. Then carry on as planned from there.


Is finishing the Cape Town Cycle Tour in under 3 hours your goal? Then this is the training programme for you!

Not the right training programme for you? Choose from one of our other training programmes.


Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12


 

Week Nine: 12 – 18 February

Intermediate & HIT Phase

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For your convenience, download this week’s training and stick it on your fridge. [/box]

This programme refers to training zones. To calculate yours, click here.

All training programmes have been designed by Bicycling’s Scientific Editor, Dr Jeroen Swart.

A note from Dr Swart: If you do a race on the Sunday, then take the Monday off and then do a 90min ride in zone 2 on the Tuesday. Then carry on as planned from there.


Is finishing the Cape Town Cycle Tour in under 3 hours your goal? Then this is the training programme for you!

Not the right training programme for you? Choose from one of our other training programmes.


Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12


 

Week Ten: 19 – 25 February

Intermediate & HIT Phase

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For your convenience, download this week’s training and stick it on your fridge. [/box]

This programme refers to training zones. To calculate yours, click here.

All training programmes have been designed by Bicycling’s Scientific Editor, Dr Jeroen Swart.

A note from Dr Swart: If you do a race on the Sunday, then take the Monday off and then do a 90min ride in zone 2 on the Tuesday. Then carry on as planned from there.


Is finishing the Cape Town Cycle Tour in under 3 hours your goal? Then this is the training programme for you!

Not the right training programme for you? Choose from one of our other training programmes.


Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12


 

Week Eleven: 26 February – 3 March

High Intensity Training Phase

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For your convenience, download this week’s training and stick it on your fridge. [/box]

This programme refers to training zones. To calculate yours, click here.

All training programmes have been designed by Bicycling’s Scientific Editor, Dr Jeroen Swart.

A note from Dr Swart: If you do a race on the Sunday, then take the Monday off and then do a 90min ride in zone 2 on the Tuesday. Then carry on as planned from there.


Is finishing the Cape Town Cycle Tour in under 3 hours your goal? Then this is the training programme for you!

Not the right training programme for you? Choose from one of our other training programmes.


Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12


 

Week Twelve: 4 – 10 March

Taper Phase

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For your convenience, download this week’s training and stick it on your fridge. [/box]

This programme refers to training zones. To calculate yours, click here.

All training programmes have been designed by Bicycling’s Scientific Editor, Dr Jeroen Swart.

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