how to time a fitness peak ?

[Tiestax]

Hi,

I'm struggling with timing my fitness peaks in Pro Cyclist mode.
My fitness peak always triggers to early. The bar starts filling 8 weeks (56 days) before the objective, i get 2,3 points a day for training and 3 points on a raceday which means that i get to 100 points in 34 to 44 days (about 2-3 weeks before the objective). If that objective is a GT, my fitness peak is gone halfway through the tour with important races yet to come (even with the 28 days fitness peak).

Is there a possibility to influence this timing ? Maybe even make it start only after the begin of an objective so that if you don't have the 28 days fitness peak skill, you get your peak for the 2 last weaks of a tour.

[rysiox]

timing fitness peak in pro cyclist with the new skills that can let you keep 100% fitness almost all season is pain in the ass. Try slowly building your fitness from 80%-85% towards GT. This way you'll get sth like 1,5 or 1,2 points per day from the days with <90% fitness. Can't remember the extact formula but its way less than 2,3 you're getting from >95%. Only thing to remember is that the race days still give 3 points per day. Other workaround is to initially put the objective that is 10-14 days later. You can still change the objective when fitness peak bar stars filling

[Tiestax]

Putting it later doesnt solve my issue. I'm trying to win all 3 GT's in one season. So my first objective is some tour starting on 30/04 and I hoped to have the fitness peak during the Giro :D

I didn't know that training gives less points if your fitness level is lower. It's hard to make it drop between giro and TDF tho. Also because giro is inside the 8 weeks before TDF, so its 3 points a day :/

Thanks for the information!

[rysiox]

Tour de Romandie on 30th of April. Been there done that. If you time things right you'll be able to peak during first 10days of Giro and and final 12-14 days of TdF. Although winning both is surely doable even on extreme without peaking during whole tour. Bonuses from 100% fitness, +1 objective and maybe +1 from favourite race is more than enough to win. Unless your rider really sucks at time-trials or get some crazy cobble stages as a climber in Le Tour.

[Tiestax]

last year i had a crash that cost me the giro, during the tour i lost to bernal being at least 3 rdc over me for every race in the last two weeks :s. took all jerseys in la vuelta. let's hope this year gets better :)