THE SHORT ANSWER
WHAT ROADMAN CYCLING TRAINING PLANS ARE
SERVICE FACTS · REVIEWED 26 AUGUST 2026
Roadman training plans are part of Not Done Yet group coaching, not one-off downloads. Each rider receives a personalised 16-week TrainingPeaks plan for 6, 8, 10 or 12 hours a week, reviewed every week by the Roadman coaching team. The service also includes live group coaching with Anthony Walsh, cycling-specific strength, general fuelling guidance and a private rider community. The current price is $195/month with a 7-day free trial.
THE VARIANTS
PICK THE HOURS YOU CAN PROTECT
Four 16-week service variants, scaled around the time the rider can protect. The final week still depends on the goal, recent training, response and recovery—not the hours label alone.
Six hours a week
- WHO IT'S FOR
- Working parents. Two-job households. Riders with one bike window per day.
- THE WEEK
- A lower-volume structure in which priority work, endurance and recovery must fit inside a firm weekly ceiling.
- BEST FOR
- Riders who can protect roughly six hours consistently and need the block scaled to that constraint.
- THE HONEST BIT
- Less volume leaves fewer optional sessions, so the goal and priority work must be explicit.
Eight hours a week
- WHO IT'S FOR
- Serious amateurs balancing a full working week, family commitments and a longer weekend riding window.
- THE WEEK
- Priority sessions, endurance volume and recovery arranged around the rider's available days and current training tolerance.
- BEST FOR
- Riders who can protect roughly eight hours but want a named team to review how the week is working.
- THE HONEST BIT
- Adding intensity can displace recovery quickly, so completed load and feedback still govern progression.
Ten hours a week
- WHO IT'S FOR
- Riders with a target event. Club racers. People who've trained 8 and want to push the ceiling.
- THE WEEK
- A larger endurance allowance with priority work, recovery and any strength training coordinated across the week.
- BEST FOR
- Riders preparing for a demanding event whose recent training supports a higher-volume block.
- THE HONEST BIT
- The extra hours are useful only when the rider can recover from them and preserve the priority sessions.
Twelve hours a week
- WHO IT'S FOR
- Masters racing seriously, ultra-distance riders, comeback athletes with the time to commit.
- THE WEEK
- Higher-volume endurance and event-specific work with recovery placed according to the rider's response.
- BEST FOR
- Experienced riders whose event demands, training history and life schedule justify roughly twelve hours.
- THE HONEST BIT
- A twelve-hour target is not automatically better; sleep, fuelling, work and recent load may require less.
WHY NOT THE FREE STUFF?
ROADMAN VS THE ALTERNATIVES
The free and paid alternatives all have a job they do well. Here's where the Roadman plan picks up where each of them runs out.
TrainerRoad / Zwift workouts
TYPICAL FORMAT
Workout libraries and adaptive scheduling differ by product. Check which inputs drive changes, what is reviewed and when the rider must override the system.
ROADMAN SERVICE
A personalised TrainingPeaks plan reviewed weekly by the Roadman coaching team, with live group coaching and rider feedback in the loop.
Free YouTube plans
TYPICAL FORMAT
Free plans can provide useful structure. Check the author, intended rider, progression, recovery, modification rules and date before using one.
ROADMAN SERVICE
The Roadman service adds individual plan review, current rider context and an agreed route for questions and changes.
Self-coached on Strava / Garmin
TYPICAL FORMAT
The rider controls every decision and bears the cost of analysis, objectivity and knowing when to change the plan.
ROADMAN SERVICE
A named coaching team reviews the plan each week and is accountable for explaining the next change.
Off-the-shelf PDF plans
TYPICAL FORMAT
A predetermined schedule can suit a predictable goal and week. Its value depends on fit and clear rules for missed or modified sessions.
ROADMAN SERVICE
Roadman uses a pre-start profile plus weekly review; the profile is a routing aid, not a medical diagnosis or performance guarantee.
FROM THE LIBRARY
READ BEFORE YOU PICK A PLAN
The reading that puts the plan in context — periodisation, polarised training, time-crunched riding, masters work.
YOUR PLAN STARTS WITH A DIAGNOSIS.
Four minutes. Twelve questions. The result helps route the first coaching conversation; recent training, goals and feedback still determine what comes next.
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