hhhmmmhhmmm well
Usually I would leave 10 days between a big effort (ie riding 300km+ or a time trial) and the start of an event
But last PBP I had rather more time taking it easy as I had a minor knee strain and this seemed to work ok
I am 8 years older now but at a similar level of fitness. I weigh about 4Kg more
and it's not all muscle
The literature on tapering says restrict yourself to very short - but fairly intense efforts - during the days leading up the event
Probably what I will do this time is a 300 on the weekend of Aug 3rd, short blast on Thursday/Friday and then don't ride for a bit. Getting to Paris I am riding 180km from Dieppe during Friday. I'll be doing that at a relaxed pace ( I hope...but reading Yanto's recent post....
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Hopefully this should see me at the start line in a fit state to zip along at a good pace.