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@babydinotrackboy
That's not what I've been told and it all depends on which coach/study you believe.
You still have intensity during winter (I do turbo sessions) but for me there's no 'max' efforts of anything.
Hang on, reading again.. "some speed training". Yes I agree, it shouldn't all be slow miles. But I also said no "very high intensity" work.
The other consideration is motivation and mental fatigue. You can't expect to maintain 100% focus all year. So winter, with generally less key events, becomes a good time to wind down the training, recuperate, get the hunger back, etc.
Bunch of winter training opinions here:
http://www.cyclingnews.com/fitness/?id=winter_training3
If you are not going max don’t bother training! You get better by hard work! To improve you have to train harder, rest well(this includes recovery rides eg active rest) and eat well. You don’t improve by sub maximal training all you do is keep training to go slow.
How many people on here are seasoned athletes?
Mmm peppersteak..
I wonder what the true figures are of people winning in winter and summer? I wonder if they'd win more important races in summer if they didn't race in winter? I wonder if the level of competition in winter is less? Like I said.. it depends who/what you believe. If your goals are in summer I see no reason in going into the red in winter.
I for one am a seasoned athlete and also coach, you can use races to train you know.... and as long as the training overload envelope is carefully managed training hard all year round is not just possible it is necessary if you want to really improve.
These things are proven facts not just who you want to believe, what your saying is you are only prepared to train properly half a year and that’s fine but don’t be surprised when others who train more intelligently surpass you.