Campeonato Nacional de Estrada – Contrarrelógio takes place on Sat, Jul 31, 2027 in Portugal.
- Date
- Sat, Jul 31, 2027
- Start
- 🇵🇹
- Level
- Mixed field
The Portuguese national individual time trial championship, organised by the Federação Portuguesa de Ciclismo and contested across elite, under-23, masters and other categories.
Your road to race day
Race day at Campeonato Nacional de Estrada – Contrarrelógio is 46 weeks away. This is how a coach divides that time. The first phase starts now.
01Base34 weeks · Sep 13, 2026 – May 8, 2027
Aerobic foundation: mostly steady endurance work that grows the aerobic engine and the durability the later phases stand on.
02Build6 weeks · May 9, 2027 – Jun 19, 2027
Progressive overload: training load climbs in waves, with harder weeks stacked on the base and planned recovery weeks that let the gains land.
03Peak3 weeks · Jun 20, 2027 – Jul 10, 2027
The hardest weeks of the plan: race-specific intensity at nearly full training load, sharpening exactly what this race asks for.
04Taper2 weeks · Jul 11, 2027 – Jul 24, 2027
Volume drops while intensity stays: short, sharp efforts keep the legs awake as fatigue drains away.
05Race week1 week · Jul 25, 2027 – Jul 31, 2027
Openers, rest and logistics. The work is done; the job now is arriving fresh.
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