CTS Training Talks: How To Plan Your Cycling Season
Updated On
March 7, 2025
In this episode of CTS Training Talks we cover:
- Developing season goals
- Identifying limiting factors like available training time
- Structuring a training plan around priority events
CTS Senior Coach Clayton Feldman talks with Gayle Connell from the Naked Women’s Racing Team about identifying goals and building a plan that will lead to a successful season. Listen in on how to go about structuring your training program and planning out your cycling season.
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Colorado Women’s Cycling Project, established in 2010, is a women’s elite and amateur women’s cycling team. It also includes a club team supporting women in their cycling endeavors. Its members compete in track, road, mountain and cyclocross disciplines and have won state, regional and national team and individual titles as well as USA Cycling’s Women’s Club of the Year in 2012. Learn more at nakedwomenracing.com
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About the Author
Jim Rutberg
CTS Pro Endurance Coach
Jim Rutberg is a seasoned coach and endurance athlete with over two decades of experience, having co-authored ten influential books on training and nutrition, including “The Time-Crunched Cyclist”, "Training Essentials for Ultrarunning", and "Ride Inside." His unique blend of academic knowledge, elite racing experience, and hands-on coaching at CTS positions him as a leading expert in endurance sports, dedicated to helping athletes reach their highest potential while balancing family life and personal passion for cycling.