L'Étape du Tour training plan

Built by

Loïc Ruffaut,

personalised to you.

€1.40

a day

Start when you’re ready · pay only for the weeks you train

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Adaptive Plan

Arrive at
Les Saisies ready.

154 km and 4,850 m of climbing. Loïc Ruffaut’s preparation for L’Étape du Tour, made to measure and adapted to you.

Adaptive Plan

Loïc’s preparation

The way he prepares his own riders for the mountains. He finished second at L'Étape du Tour 2022 and has ridden the 2027 route.

Loïc’s preparation

The way he prepares his own riders for the mountains. He finished second at L'Étape du Tour 2022 and has ridden the 2027 route.

Made to measure

Prescribed from your physiology and fitted to the hours you can train.

Made to measure

Prescribed from your physiology and fitted to the hours you can train.

Plan updates

Missed session

Tuesday’s intervals

Updated

Weekend away

Saturday and Sunday

Updated

Critical Power

262 → 268 W

+6 W

Adjusted every week

Each Friday, next week is set from the training you’ve done and how you’re absorbing it.

Plan updates

Missed session

Tuesday’s intervals

Updated

Weekend away

Saturday and Sunday

Updated

Critical Power

262 → 268 W

+6 W

Adjusted every week

Each Friday, next week is set from the training you’ve done and how you’re absorbing it.

HOW IT WORKS

How your adaptive plan works.

Loïc’s plan for L’Étape du Tour, set around your week and kept up to date with how you are riding, from your first Monday to race day.

Next week

4 days · 12 h

2 h

1 h 30

3 h

5 h 30

Next week

4 days · 12 h

2 h

1 h 30

3 h

5 h 30

Loïc Ruffaut

Plan review

Approved

Loïc Ruffaut

Plan review

Approved

Next week

Updated · Friday 14:00

2 h

1 h 30

3 h

Long

Away

You told it

Away Sunday

Next week

Updated · Friday 14:00

2 h

1 h 30

3 h

Long

Away

You told it

Away Sunday

Critical Power

268

+6 W

Recovery

Threshold

Neuromuscular

Rebuilt today

Critical Power

268

+6 W

Recovery

Threshold

Neuromuscular

Rebuilt today

PERSONALISED

Built around your week

Tell us the days you can ride and for how long. Every session lands on them, the long ride on the day you choose.

COACH

Checked by Loïc before you start

Your plan is reviewed and signed off before your first Monday.

COACH

Checked by Loïc before you start

Your plan is reviewed and signed off before your first Monday.

ADAPTS

Updated every Friday

Next week is rewritten from the sessions you did or missed, and from the notes and days away in your calendar.

ADAPTS

Updated every Friday

Next week is rewritten from the sessions you did or missed, and from the notes and days away in your calendar.

INTENSITY

Targets from your physiology

Every session targets your Vekta zones, rebuilt daily from your CP, W′ and Pmax. No test protocols.

INTENSITY

Targets from your physiology

Every session targets your Vekta zones, rebuilt daily from your CP, W′ and Pmax. No test protocols.

Loïc’s coaching, from

€1.40 a day

Checked by Loïc before your first Monday, updated every Friday

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Cluses → Les Saisies ·

July 11, 2027

DISTANCE

154

CLIMBING

4,850

COLS

Cluses → Les Saisies ·

July 11, 2027

DISTANCE

154

CLIMBING

4,850

COLS

ALSO INCLUDED

What else is in your plan.

The smaller things that keep it yours, from your first Monday to race day.

Your notes are read

How you feel, a niggle, what’s working, what isn’t. What you write after a session is read and used, not only the ride file.

Your notes are read

How you feel, a niggle, what’s working, what isn’t. What you write after a session is read and used, not only the ride file.

Your other races, fitted in

Add a warm-up race to your calendar: the days around it are set so you race fresh and recover before the plan picks up again.

Your other races, fitted in

Add a warm-up race to your calendar: the days around it are set so you race fresh and recover before the plan picks up again.

The whole plan from day one

See every week to race day from the start, and mark holidays and travel early.

The whole plan from day one

See every week to race day from the start, and mark holidays and travel early.

The purpose of every session

Each session carries Loïc’s note on what it is for. You train knowing why.

The purpose of every session

Each session carries Loïc’s note on what it is for. You train knowing why.

Straight to your devices

Sessions go straight to your Garmin, Wahoo or Zwift. Nothing to copy across by hand.

Straight to your devices

Sessions go straight to your Garmin, Wahoo or Zwift. Nothing to copy across by hand.

Analysis after every ride

Every ride is analysed: your load, your consistency and how your CP, W′ and Pmax are moving towards race day.

Analysis after every ride

Every ride is analysed: your load, your consistency and how your CP, W′ and Pmax are moving towards race day.

Built for your race

L'Étape du Tour, or another mountain gran fondo on the date you choose.

Built for your race

L'Étape du Tour, or another mountain gran fondo on the date you choose.

In French or English

The sessions, the breakdowns and the notes, in your language.

In French or English

The sessions, the breakdowns and the notes, in your language.

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€1.40

a day

PRICE

€1.40

a day

Most plans are written once. Loïc’s is updated every week, from the day you start to race day. Vekta is included, and you pay only for the weeks you train, from six weeks out.

Loïc’s preparation for

L'Étape du Tour

Adjusted every Friday for missed sessions

Built around your days and hours

Checked by Loïc before you start

Updated when your week changes

Your notes update the plan

Targets from your physiology

The whole plan from day one

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QUESTIONS

Before you start.

When does my plan start?

On the Monday you choose when you sign up, as long as you've joined Vekta by 12:00 (Paris time) on the Friday before. If not, it starts the Monday after. It runs to race day, Sunday, July 11, 2027.

What if I miss a session or my week changes?

What does it cost in total?

Can I cancel?

Do I need a power meter?

Is it right for my level?

I already use Vekta. What changes?

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