Follow This 4-Week Training Plan If You Want to Get Faster—Fast!

You’ve been training consistently, riding a few days a week and have built a decent base. But now, maybe you’re hoping to take it to the next level and get faster—fast. Just like building a base, it does take time to build speed, but there are some shortcuts to get you there in less time if you’re willing to put in some dedicated, focused work in the next month. Structuring your training week in the right way matters even more when you’re trying to get faster, compared to when you’re building a base, because you need to add high-intensity training to your schedule. And each hard session requires recovery, which means you can’t just go hard or long every single day. “To get faster, you need to become more intentional and more specific,” says cycling coach Lucas Wall of Develo Coaching. “You don’t want to add a ton of extra hours on the bike at the same time you’re adding in more intensity—you want to be really focused.” If you’ve been riding consistently a few days a week and are ready to take your cycling up a level, this plan is for you! [View in Browser]( [Bicycling]( [SHOP]( [EXCLUSIVE]( [SUBSCRIBE]( [Follow This 4-Week Training Plan If You Want to Get Faster—Fast!]( [Follow This 4-Week Training Plan If You Want to Get Faster—Fast!]( [Follow This 4-Week Training Plan If You Want to Get Faster—Fast!]( You’ve been training consistently, riding a few days a week and have built a decent base. But now, maybe you’re hoping to take it to the next level and get faster—fast. Just like building a base, it does take time to build speed, but there are some shortcuts to get you there in less time if you’re willing to put in some dedicated, focused work in the next month. Structuring your training week in the right way matters even more when you’re trying to get faster, compared to when you’re building a base, because you need to add high-intensity training to your schedule. And each hard session requires recovery, which means you can’t just go hard or long every single day. “To get faster, you need to become more intentional and more specific,” says cycling coach Lucas Wall of Develo Coaching. “You don’t want to add a ton of extra hours on the bike at the same time you’re adding in more intensity—you want to be really focused.” If you’ve been riding consistently a few days a week and are ready to take your cycling up a level, this plan is for you! You’ve been training consistently, riding a few days a week and have built a decent base. But now, maybe you’re hoping to take it to the next level and get faster—fast. Just like building a base, it does take time to build speed, but there are some shortcuts to get you there in less time if you’re willing to put in some dedicated, focused work in the next month. Structuring your training week in the right way matters even more when you’re trying to get faster, compared to when you’re building a base, because you need to add high-intensity training to your schedule. And each hard session requires recovery, which means you can’t just go hard or long every single day. “To get faster, you need to become more intentional and more specific,” says cycling coach Lucas Wall of Develo Coaching. “You don’t want to add a ton of extra hours on the bike at the same time you’re adding in more intensity—you want to be really focused.” If you’ve been riding consistently a few days a week and are ready to take your cycling up a level, this plan is for you! 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