Back in 2016, pro cyclist Mathew Hayman won Paris-Roubaix only six weeks after crashing his bike breaking his right arm. Wasn’t willing to let his dream of Paris-Roubaix go, Mat set up a indoor training system and joined Zwift with the recommendation from former teammate Bobby Julich.
Mat would train twice a day riding Zwift with 90min in the morning and 90min in the afternoon. With a combination of intervals and group rides on Zwift, his training would be two days of intervals and one easy recovery day.
Some Data of Mat during Paris-Roubaix 2016
- CTL for Paris-Roubaix – 131
- ATL for Paris-Roubaix – 128
- TSS weekly average in lead up – 850 (121 daily average)
In 2011 Mat finished 10th at Paris-Roubaix, His data for this race was
- CTL for Paris-Roubaix – 145
- ATL for Paris-Roubaix – 152
- TSS weekly average in lead up: 1050 (150 daily average)
A session Mat would do was in his garage:
Warm Up:
- 10min easy
- 10sec hard @ 105 rpm
- 1min easy @ 85 rpm
- 10sec hard @ 105 rpm
- 1min easy @ 85 rpm
- 10sec hard @ 105 rpm
- 3min easy @ 85 rpm
Main Set:
- 4x 3min moderate effort (85% of FTP) @ 95 rpm, 2min same effort @ 65 rpm
- 5min easy @ 85 rpm
- 6x 2min hovering under threshold @ 85 rpm with 20sec surges between each 2min
- 1min @ 95 rpm @ VO2
- 5min easy @ 85 rpm
- 6 x 2min hovering under threshold @ 85 rpm with 20sec surges between each 2min
- 30sec @ 95 rpm @ VO2
- 20sec anaerobic
- 10sec MAX
Cool Down:
- 10min easy
TRAIN SMOOTH 
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