2026-08-22

CX race simulation 1

• Id: 2026-08-22-cx-race-simulation-1
• Title: CX race simulation 1
• Kind: workout
• Discipline: bike
• Surface: cx
• Priority: key
• Planned time: unscheduled
• Duration: 2:00
• Intensity: race simulation
• Location: Orillia, ON
• TrainingPeaks ID: 3833248511

Workout

Inside a 2-hour ride: a full 45-minute race simulation on the CX bike. Grid start, race rhythm, dismounts and barriers under fatigue, and race the last 10 minutes. Treat it like a start line.

Fuelling

Race-morning breakfast timing, race warm-up, race fueling. Rehearse the whole day, not just the effort.

Notes

First of three sims. The goal is finding what breaks under race rhythm while there is still time to fix it. Rehearse the in-race cramp protocol once during the sim, even if nothing threatens: two gears easier and spin, slide forward on the saddle, 60-90 seconds off pressure, then resume. Practiced, it costs seconds instead of the race.