Beginner Level Program
The 99 Bikes team have put together beginner and intermediate programs to help get you to the Gold Coast on Sunday 9 October. Each program provides you with suggestions for what you can do each day in the lead up to the event, including some long rides, some short rides and some rest days in between.
You can click to view each week of this seven week Beginner Level Program online, or download the PDF, below.
- Week 1 (22-28 August)
Monday 22 August 30min easy flat Tuesday 23 August day off Wednesday 24 August 1hr easy flat Thursday 25 August day off Friday 26 August 30min easy flat Saturday 27 August group ride Sunday 28 August 30min/1hr easy flat - Week 2 (29 Aug - 04 Sept)
Monday 29 August 30min flat Tuesday 30 August day off Wednesday 31 August 1hr easy flat Thursday 01 September day off Friday 02 September 30min easy flat Saturday 03 September group ride Sunday 04 September 1.5hr easy flat - Week 3 (05-11 September)
Monday 05 September day off Tuesday 06 September 1hr easy Wednesday 07 September 30min easy Thursday 08 September 1hr hilly Friday 09 September day off Saturday 10 September group ride Sunday 11 September 2hr flat - Week 4 (12-18 September)
Monday 12 September day off Tuesday 13 September 1hr flat Wednesday 14 September 1hr hilly Thursday 15 September 1hr flat Friday 16 September day off Saturday 17 September group ride Sunday 18 September 2hr hilly - Week 5 (19-25 September)
Monday 19 September day off Tuesday 20 September 1hr flat Wednesday 21 September 1.5hr hilly Thursday 22 September 1hr flat Friday 23 September day off Saturday 24 September group ride Sunday 25 September 3hr flat - Week 6 (26 Sept - 2 Oct)
Monday 26 September day off Tuesday 27 September 1.5hr easy Wednesday 28 September 1.5hr hilly Thursday 29 September 2hr flat Friday 30 September day off Saturday 01 October group ride Sunday 02 October 3hr flat - Week 7 (3-9 October)
Monday 03 October day off Tuesday 04 October 1hr easy Wednesday 05 October day off Thursday 06 October 1hr flat Friday 07 October day off Saturday 08 October 1hr easy Sunday 09 October BNE to GC - Program Notes
Some options for hilly rides:
- Brookfield
- Mt Gravatt
- Mt Coot-tha
Group rides:
- If you don’t know of any - ask your local 99 Bikes shop or make this a hilly ride day.
Days off:
If you feel like you don’t need a break you can ride! Do an easy ride on these days (preferably Friday).
Extra hours:
- If you want to do extra hours - add these to Thursday or Sunday.
The 7 Week Training Program co-authors:
- Gilbert Gutowski - Sales Consultant, 99 Bikes Fortitude Valley (Ex-Elite road racer in France, from Elite1 Category
- Lizzi Clements - Team Leader, 99 Bikes Milton (Road and Track racer in Australia & NZ)
