Your 13-week plan to ZRL 2026/27 Round 3 Race 4 (Zwift)
The Base phase starts this week. Built around your fitness and adjusted every day as your form changes; attach the course and it prepares for the climbs too.
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A race in Round 3 of the 2026/27 Zwift Racing League, whose Round 3 runs from 12 January to 16 February 2027.
What this race demands
This is a Zwift cycling race, so it demands the ability to ride competitively in a virtual setting. Its distance and elevation are not stated, so the workload and likely duration cannot be estimated from the available facts.
Race effort
Racing requires the ability to produce hard efforts in response to competition. The specific effort pattern cannot be inferred without course or format details.
Virtual riding
The event is on Zwift, so the demands are those of a virtual cycling race rather than a stated outdoor course.
Your road to race day
Race day at ZRL 2026/27 Round 3 Race 4 (Zwift) is 13 weeks away. This is how a coach divides that time. The first phase starts now.
01Base1 week · Nov 4, 2026 – Nov 10, 2026
Aerobic foundation: mostly steady endurance work that grows the aerobic engine and the durability the later phases stand on.
02Build6 weeks · Nov 11, 2026 – Dec 22, 2026
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 · Dec 23, 2026 – Jan 12, 2027
The hardest weeks of the plan: race-specific intensity at nearly full training load, sharpening exactly what this race asks for.
04Taper2 weeks · Jan 13, 2027 – Jan 26, 2027
Volume drops while intensity stays: short, sharp efforts keep the legs awake as fatigue drains away.
05Race week1 week · Jan 27, 2027 – Feb 2, 2027
Openers, rest and logistics. The work is done; the job now is arriving fresh.
Frequently asked questions
What does ZRL 2026/27 Round 3 Race 4 (Zwift) demand?
This is a Zwift cycling race, so it demands the ability to ride competitively in a virtual setting. Its distance and elevation are not stated, so the workload and likely duration cannot be estimated from the available facts.
Who is ZRL 2026/27 Round 3 Race 4 (Zwift) for?
ZRL 2026/27 Round 3 Race 4 (Zwift) is open to all participants.
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