Cyclists
Coach-level training for cyclists with a real event on the calendar
Gran fondo, gravel race, road race — set it as your goal and PaceBeats models the demand from distance and terrain, then periodizes your whole season to arrive fresh and fit.
Riding a lot isn't the same as training for something.
Most cyclists don't lack volume — they lack a season. The same group rides and the same weekly hours produce fitness that plateaus by late spring, and a gran fondo or gravel race makes a specific demand: distance, terrain, hours in the saddle. Meeting it takes periodization — base, build, peak, taper — timed to your event date. That's the weekly decision-making a coach charges a retainer for, and exactly what a static plan can't do when your week falls apart.
How PaceBeats helps
Cycling-first, not a triathlon hand-me-down
Pick cycling as your focus and PaceBeats plans cycling: your rides, your FTP, your event. No swim slots to ignore, no run sessions to delete — the engine only builds the sports you train.
Your event sets the demand
Set the event and its distance, and PaceBeats models the demand in kilometers and TSS, then works backward to a periodized season — base to taper — built to your FTP and your available hours.
Rebuilt every week around your real life
Flag travel, illness, or a brutal work week and next week's plan is rebuilt around your availability and your event. Rate how rides felt in your own words and it's stored in your athlete memory, shaping how future workouts are written.
Guardrails that know when to back off
Deterministic sports-science rules cap load jumps, protect recovery, and keep progression honest — so a big training week never quietly becomes a broken month.
What you can expect
- A season that peaks on purpose — for the event with your name on it
- Progressive load with guardrails, instead of riding hard and hoping
- Bike sessions that land on your Garmin automatically, built from your actual riding
- A plan that survives travel, deadlines, and weeks that don't go to plan
Questions athletes ask
Do I need a Garmin?
Yes — PaceBeats builds your profile from your Garmin data. It reads up to a year of your ride history to anchor your starting load and FTP, and your planned bike sessions sync back to your Garmin automatically.
Is this a triathlon plan with the swimming taken out?
No. Cycling is a first-class focus: choose it and the engine plans riding only, with strength work in support. Sessions for sports you don't train are never generated in the first place.
I'm not chasing a podium — does a gran fondo count as an event?
Absolutely. A gran fondo, a gravel race, or a big road race all make the same kind of demand — distance, terrain, and hours — and PaceBeats periodizes toward whichever one has your name on it.
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