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300 km brevet training plan
A 300 km brevet usually means riding into the night with a 20-hour limit. It is the first distance where durability, not FTP, decides how the last 100 km feel.
- Distance
- 300 km
- Time limit
- 20 h (BRM rules)
- Typical moving time
- 12 to 15 hours
- Sample plan
- 16 weeks, 5 to 8 h a week
What a 300 km brevet demands
Twelve or more hours of riding expose what a 200 hides: a pace you cannot hold after hour eight, a stomach that refuses another gel, and a contact point that starts to hurt. The 300 is also often the first brevet with lights on and a night section, so fatigue and cold arrive together.
The plan keeps the long ride as the key session and adds durability rides in the Build phase: 2 to 3 hours of Zone 2 followed by sweet spot or tempo blocks, so you learn to produce steady power on tired legs.
Sample 16-week 300 km brevet training plan
Generated by MeepMeep's plan builder for a rider training about 5 hours a week now, with a ceiling of 8 hours, five riding days and the long ride on Saturday. Race pace is set at about 70% of FTP. Your own plan starts this week and ends on your event date.
Planned hours per week. Easier weeks are dimmed.
- Peak week
- 7.6 h
- Longest ride
- 3 h 3 min
- Phases
- 6
- Sessions
- 66
The phases
- Foundation · 3 wk
Easy volume and a gentle introduction to each kind of session.
- Base · 4 wk
Aerobic volume, tempo and low-cadence strength. The long ride grows steadily.
- Build · 4 wk
Sweet spot and threshold to raise FTP, plus durability long rides with efforts after a long pre-load.
- Specialty · 3 wk
Event rehearsal: race-pace long rides with full fueling, back-to-back days and a durability test.
- Taper · 1 wk
Volume drops by roughly half while intensity stays, so you arrive fresh.
- Event · 1 wk
Openers, carb-loading and the event itself.
Week by week
| Week | Phase | Sessions | Hours | Longest ride |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Foundation | 4 | 5.0 h | 2 h |
| 2 | Foundation | 4 | 4.9 h | 2 h |
| 3 | Foundation | 4 | 5.0 h | 2 h |
| 4 | Base | 4 | 5.3 h | 2 h 15 min |
| 5 | Base | 5 | 5.7 h | 2 h 15 min |
| 6 | Base | 5 | 6.1 h | 2 h 15 min |
| 7 | Base (easier week) | 3 | 3.5 h | 1 h 30 min |
| 8 | Build | 5 | 6.3 h | 2 h 33 min |
| 9 | Build | 4 | 6.4 h | 2 h 38 min |
| 10 | Build | 5 | 7.0 h | 2 h 40 min |
| 11 | Build (easier week) | 3 | 3.5 h | 1 h 30 min |
| 12 | Specialty | 4 | 7.1 h | 2 h 45 min |
| 13 | Specialty | 5 | 7.6 h | 3 h 3 min |
| 14 | Specialty | 5 | 7.6 h | 3 h |
| 15 | Taper | 3 | 3.5 h | 2 h |
| 16 | Event | 3 | 2.2 h | 45 min |
A Build week (week 8)
| Day | Session | Structure | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday | Ramp Test | Ramp to exhaustion | 32 min |
| Wednesday | Easy Aerobic Spin | Steady endurance | 45 min |
| Thursday | VO2max Intervals | 5 × 4 min VO2max | 1 h 10 min |
| Saturday | Fatigued Threshold Outdoors: ride the pre-load easy, then do the efforts on a long climb or flat road. | 1 h 30 endurance, then 3 × 10 min Threshold | 2 h 33 min |
| Sunday | Steady Endurance Ride | Steady endurance | 1 h 15 min |
A Specialty week (week 12)
| Day | Session | Structure | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday | Extended Sweet Spot | 1 × 30 min Sweet spot | 56 min |
| Thursday | Durability Test | 2 h endurance, then 20 min all-out | 2 h 25 min |
| Saturday | Race Pace Rehearsal Ride with your full event setup and fueling. Outdoors is ideal — practise night riding and navigation if you can. | Steady endurance, short rises | 2 h 45 min |
| Sunday | Easy Aerobic Spin | Steady endurance | 1 h |
300 km brevet training tips
- Rehearse the night: ride your Specialty long rides in the evening with your lights and layers.
- Plan your food per stage, not per day. Know what you will eat between each pair of controls.
- Expect your pace to fall in the second half. Riders who hold power late are the ones who finished the first half easy.
More: training durability, carbs per hour on long rides and saddle comfort.
300 km brevet training questions
How many hours a week should I train for a 300 km brevet?
In this sample, weekly training starts around 5.0 h and peaks at 7.6 h in week 14, with an easier week after every three. Riders with more time can set a higher ceiling in the app; the plan never schedules more than the most hours you enter.
How long should my longest training ride be for a 300 km brevet?
The plan's longest indoor ride here is 3 h 3 min. Indoors, 5 to 6 hours is plenty: the work is steadier than outdoors and back-to-back days add the extra fatigue. Long outdoor rides and qualifying brevets can replace any long ride in the plan.
Can I train for a 300 km brevet indoors?
Yes, for most of the work. Indoor sessions are ideal for durability blocks, steady Zone 2 and tests, and they fit around work and family. Do some long rides outdoors with your event setup to practise navigation, night riding, stops and comfort.
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