If you’re preparing for a multi-day event like a stage race, training camp, or bike-packing trip, you’ll want to add it to your Calendar as a stage race. This ensures your training plan incorporates it appropriately and supports your performance and recovery across multiple days.
How to Prioritize Your Multi-Day Event
Before you add a multi-day event, decide how important it is this season. TrainerRoad lets you assign a priority level to each event, which influences how your training plan adapts to support it.
A Events:
Highest priority events
- Your training plan incorporates a full taper leading into this event and a recovery week afterward.
- Recommended if this is your main goal of the season or your only event.
- You can only have a few A events each year.
B Events:
Still important, but not your top priority
- Includes some extra rest and an opener workout before the event.
- No recovery week, but you should start the event feeling fresh.
- Good choice if you want to feel strong for this event but are building toward a bigger goal later in the season.
C Events:
Lower priority events, treated like challenging workouts
- No taper or recovery—training continues uninterrupted.
- Ideal if your multi-day event is a stepping stone in your larger training journey.
Adding a Multi-Day Event Through Plan Builder
If you're starting from scratch and don't have a plan built, Plan Builder is the best place to add your multi-day event. Here's how:
Step 1: Head to the TrainerRoad website or open the TrainerRoad app and launch Plan Builder by selecting Training Plans > Create my Custom Plan
Step 2: Choose an Event Based Plan
Step 3: When you reach the Events step select +Add Event
Step 4: Add Your Multi-Day Event
When prompted to enter your event type, scroll down and choose “Stage Race” as the event type.
- In the box below, you will have the option to choose the discipline of your event. (e.g., Road Race, Cross-Country MTB, etc.)
- Assign a priority level (A, B, or C) based on your goals.
Hit Next to begin adding stages (days).
Step 5: Now you will add each individual stage. Add the Stage name, date of the ride day, estimated duration, and estimated intensity.
Step 6: Hit Add Stage to add a day to your multi-day event. Repeat this step for however many days of riding your event includes.
Step 7: When you are finished adding stages select Save. Your multi-day event is now apart of your plan. Continue building out your Plan Builder plan to add your plan and multi-day event to your Calendar.
Adding a Multi-Day Event to an Existing Plan
Already have a plan on your Calendar? No problem—you can add a multi-day event manually without restarting your plan.
Step 1: Open your Calendar on the TrainerRoad website or app.
Step 2: Click the "+ Add" icon.
Step 3: Select “Event” from the menu
Step 4: Add Your Multi-Day Event
When prompted to enter your event type, scroll down and choose “Stage Race” as the event type.
- In the box below, you will have the option to choose the discipline of your event. (e.g., Road Race, Cross-Country MTB, etc.)
- Assign a priority level (A, B, or C) based on your goals.
Step 5: Now you will add each individual stage. Add the Stage name, date of the ride, estimated duration, and estimated intensity.
Step 6: Hit Add Stage to add a day to your multi-day event. Repeat this step for however many days of riding your event includes.
Step 7: When you are done adding stages hit Save. Adaptive Training will prompt you to adapt your plan around your new event!