Worlds 2026: Amateur Guide to Montreal's Climbs
Montreal's 2026 Worlds circuit hits the Camillien-Houde climb up to 12 times. Learn how to train for a repeated punchy-climb road race before Sept 20.
Training
79 articles - Training plans, workouts, and performance tips
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Vuelta Stage 21: Pacing the Alhambra Finale
Vuelta 2026 stage 21 breaks with tradition: four laps and a cobbled Alhambra climb replace the Madrid procession. Learn how to pace a punchy circuit finale.
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Vuelta Stage 20: Pacing the Queen Stage Finale
Vuelta 2026 stage 20 packs 4,849m of climbing into a brutal HC summit finish at Collado del Alguacil. Learn how to pace the race's decisive queen stage.
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Vuelta Stage 19: Pacing Peñas Blancas' Long Grind
Vuelta 2026 stage 19 runs 210.8km to Peñas Blancas' 18.7km summit finish in the fatigue-heavy final week. Learn how to pace a long grind on tired legs.
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Vuelta Stage 18: Pacing the Decisive Time Trial
Vuelta 2026 stage 18 is a flat 32.1km time trial from El Puerto de Santa María to Jerez, the last GC chance before the mountains. Learn how to pace it.
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Vuelta Stage 17: Pacing the Last Pure Sprint Day
Vuelta 2026 stage 17 covers 185km of flat road from Dos Hermanas to Sevilla, the last true sprint chance left. Learn why leadout trains matter today.
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Vuelta Stage 16: Pacing a Crosswind Sprint Trap
Vuelta 2026 stage 16 rolls through Sierra de Aracena before a wind-exposed run to La Rábida. Learn why the flat finish, not the climbing, decides this stage.
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Vuelta Cut a Stage for Heat: What That Means for You
Vuelta organizers cut Stage 15 by 80km under the UCI heat protocol. Learn what triggered it and find the pacing rules amateurs should copy this summer.
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Vuelta Stage 15: Pacing a Breakaway-or-Bunch Day
Vuelta 2026 stage 15 stacks its climbing in the middle of the route and finishes flat. Discover why the last 36km, not the climbs, decide breakaway vs. bunch.
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Vuelta Stage 14: Pacing La Pandera's Brutal Ramps
Vuelta 2026 stage 14 finishes atop Sierra de la Pandera's 15% ramps. Learn why short, brutal climbs demand different pacing than long summit finishes.
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Vuelta Stage 13: Pacing a 37km Downhill Run-In
Vuelta 2026 stage 13 crests its last climb 37km from the line in Loja. Learn why a downhill run-in is a harder pacing problem than the climb that precedes it.
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Vuelta Stage 12: Pacing the Race's Highest Finish
Vuelta 2026 stage 12 finishes at 2,151m, the race's highest point. Learn why thin air at Calar Alto changes pacing math more than Velefique's steeper grade.