The route of the Etape du Tour 2013 is exceptionally a loop, allowing a unique place for the village, the start and the finish.

The start will be at the heart of Annecy, there will be a few miles longer than the route of the Tour de France.

Here are some things that will allow you to trace the route on a map, subject to approval by the competent authorities:

Annecy (D1508) – St-Jorioz – La Chapelle St Maurice – Bellecombe en Bauges – Le Chatelard – Aillon le Vieux – Thoiry – St Jean d’Arvey – La Féclaz – Trévignin – St Offenge Dessus – Pont de l’Abîme – Gruffy – Quintal – Montée du Semnoz

Côte de Puget (5,4 km à 5,8%)
Col de Leschaux (3,6 km à 6,2%)
Côte de Aillons-le-Vieux (6 km à 4%)
Col des Prés (3,5 km à 6,5%)
Col du Mont-Revard (16 km à 5,4%)
Montée finale du Semnoz (11 km à 8,3%)

This training plan is written to prepare you for your Half Ironman.

1.2 mile Swim | 56 mile Bike | 13.1 mile Run

This training plan is written to prepare you to finish your first Half Ironman. The weekly volume per week starts at 8 hours and will gradually move up to 12-14. You should already be consistently training 8-10 hours per week before starting this plan and ideally you should have completed some Olympic distance races in the past season

This plan is based on an annual volume of 500 hours per year, which won't necessarily mean an average of 10 hours per week. It will build to 14+ with recovery weeks at around 8 hours per week.

While it’s definitely possible to finish a Half Ironman Triathlon with fewer hours per week or fewer days per week than what you see here, I wanted to present a plan which emphasizes consistent buildup of hours to make your race day more enjoyable and less of a day of Swim-Bike-Walk.
 
I realize that every athlete has specific strengths, weaknesses, available hours, and other restrictions. Hopefully, you can adjust this plan to fit you well enough.

You should be able to do the following prior to starting this plan

swim 2x1500 per week
bike 90 mins
run 60 mins

This training plan is written to prepare you for your Half Ironman Triathlon

1.2 mile Swim | 56 mile Bike | 13.1 mile Run

This training plan is written to prepare you to finish your first Half Ironman. The weekly volume per week starts at 8 hours and will gradually move up to 12-14. You should already be consistently training 8-10 hours per week before starting this plan and ideally you should have completed some Olympic distance races in the past season

This plan is based on an annual volume of 500 hours per year, which won't necessarily mean an average of 10 hours per week. It will build to 14+ with recovery weeks at around 8 hours per week.

While it’s definitely possible to finish a Half Ironman Triathlon with fewer hours per week or fewer days per week than what you see here, I wanted to present a plan which emphasizes consistent buildup of hours to make your race day more enjoyable and less of a day of Swim-Bike-Walk.
 
I realize that every athlete has specific strengths, weaknesses, available hours, and other restrictions. Hopefully, you can adjust this plan to fit you well enough.

This Half Ironman build phase training plan is prepared to provide you with improved strength of your major muscle groups used in triathlon, it will involve more force and muscular endurance sessions, and is a time for eliminating muscle imbalances. This will follow a 4 week cycle of easy, medium, hard and recovery weeks based on hourly volume, with a progresssive reliance on carbohydrate as a fuel, moving into zone 3 tempo workouts during the course of the plan

The weekly volume per week will gradually move up to 12-14. You should already be consistently training 8-12 hours per week before starting this plan and ideally you should have completed some Olympic distance races in the past season

This plan is based on an annual volume of 500 hours per year, an average of 10 hours per week. It will build to 12+ with recovery weeks at around 8 hours per week.

This intermediate sprint triathlon plan is based on 400 hours volume per annum
Intermediate Sprint Triathlon Training Plan - 12 Week - HR
This plan is designed to make you go faster. 3 workouts per week in each sport, 2 days of strength training and core work. The maximum volume is around 10 hours toward the end of the 12 weeks.

Who is the plan for?
This program should be used for an athlete who is coming off a season where:
1.You have already completed several sprint races for an entire year
2.You have trained for at last 12 weeks prior to starting this program for at least 7-8 hours per week
3.Or, you have come off of your first season of Olympic distance
4.A combination of #3 and #1 or #2
This program is an intermediate plan designed to make you faster at sprint distance triathlons.

Plan schedule
The schedule consists of 3 workouts per week in each sport, 2 days of strength training and core work too. The maximum trisport volume is around 10 hours toward the end of the 12 weeks and most of the weeks are around 7-8 hours with some lower volumes thrown in there in the beginning and toward your race at the end.

Background requirements
You should be able to swim at least 2500 yards in a workout.
You should be able to bike at least 1 hour and 30 minutes
You should be able to run at least 50 minutes.
These minimums constitute the average distance and times for the first few weeks of workouts. 

This training plan is written to prepare you for your first Ironman. While just a beginner’s plan, the hours per week start at a significant 8 hours.

2.4mile Swim | 112mile Bike | 26.2mile Run

This training plan is written to prepare you to finish your first Ironman with annual volume at 600 hours. While it is just a beginner’s plan, the hours per week start at a significant 8 hours and gradually move you up to being able to train for 15-16 hours per week. You should already be consistently training 8-10 hours per week before beginning and ideally you should have completed some Olympic distance races in the past season and a half Ironman race would be even better.

This plan is based on an annual volume of 600 hours per year, which won't necessarily mean an average of 10 hours per week. It will build to 16+ with recovery weeks at around 8 hours per week.

While it’s definitely possible to finish an Ironman with fewer hours per week or fewer days per week than what you see here, I wanted to present a plan which emphasizes consistent buildup of hours to make your race day more enjoyable and less of a day of Swim-Bike-Walk.
 
I realize that every athlete has specific strengths, weaknesses, available hours, and other restrictions. Hopefully, you can adjust this plan to fit you well enough. This plan will be customised by your coach to fit around your life and work. If this is the right plan for you click on the buy now button and purchase this plan. Then go to the getting started page and fill out the athletes questionnaire. A coach will call you in the next 48 hours to discuss your plan and set your account up on Training Peaks

You should be able to do the following prior to starting this plan

swim 2x2500 per week
bike 3 hours
run 90 mins

This Pre Competition phase of training plan has been prepared to help you work more on the specifics of your goal A race. This time is an opportunity to do some local “training races” to become used to the race paced efforts. During this phase of training, the focus will move away from developing muscular strength to increasing muscular endurance, strength and power, it will include less important races, lactate tolerance buffering more, interval sessions and an opportunity to practice race tactics, such as open water swimming, transitions and brick sessions

The plan will follow a 4 week cycle of easy, medium, hard and recovery weeks based on hourly volume, and will provide you with an increase in VO2 max, an improvement in lactate buffering and removal, plus an improved resistance to fatigue from interval sessions.

This program should be used for an athlete who is new to duathlon and their goal is to complete a sprint duathlon without difficulty. The schedule consists of 3 workouts per week in each sport.

This program should be used for an athlete who is new to duathlon and their goal is to complete a sprint duathlon without difficulty.
 
This program can also be used to lead you into the 12 Week 10k/40k/5k Distance duathlon plan.

Heart-Rate training
This plan uses heart-rate training zones for intensity specific training.  There are also a few weeks with some additional testing in this plan, see See 'Related Links' at bottom for testing protocol and how to determine and setup your heart-rate zones. 
 
Since this is a basic program and some athletes may not be able to complete the test outlined in this article above, I thought it would be best to leave out the testing in the program.
 
Background requirements
You should be able to bike at least 30 minutes, and run at least 15 minutes. It’s ok if you have to use the run/walk method for the running

This plan is designed to take you to your first sprint triathlon race over the coourse of 12 weeks. Some of the days have 2 sessions, and some of them have back to back sessions, ie, bike to run to mimic your race and to get used to doing transitions.
The plan would be for someone who is used to exercising for on average 5-6 hours a week, building to 8 over the course of the plan, equalling 300 hours over the course of a year.
It will focus on technique, and building your aerobic fitness, which will help you to be ready for your first sprint triathlon

This base training Olympic triathlon plan will provide you with the foundations of the aerobic training period, which is characterised by increasing volume, performed at relatively low intensities. This phase has a strong emphasis on general conditioning, and physical, mental and technical skills such as working on your swim technique, improving your cycling efficiency, or working on running cadence or technique

You might be a beginning triathlete or maybe you have a couple of races under your belt from previous seasons. In either case you are fit and are NOT a beginning athlete. Before beginning Week 1 of the plan you are capable of riding a bike 30 to 60 minutes two days a week and completing a long ride around two hours on a third day. You can swim 100 yards (or meters) nonstop and swimming for 30 minutes a couple of times per week is easy. You can run two days per week, one 30-minute run and a longer run of 45 minutes.

Weekly training hours range from 5:15 to a maximum between 8:15 and 11:00. There is some flexibility built into the plan to accommodate individual differences. For example there is no time posted for the swim workouts. Obviously there can be big differences in swimming abilities between people with a competitive swim background and those just getting into swimming. Some of the run and bike workouts also have ranges built into the workouts.

This build phase training plan is prepared to provide you with improved strength of your major muscle groups used in triathlon, it will involve more force and muscular endurance sessions, and is a time for eliminating muscle imbalances. This will follow a 4 week cycle of easy, medium, hard and recovery weeks based on hourly volume, with a progresssive reliance on carbohydrate as a fuel, moving into zone 3 tempo workouts during the course of the plan

You might be a beginning triathlete or maybe you have a couple of races under your belt from previous seasons. In either case you are fit and are NOT a beginning athlete. Before beginning Week 1 of the plan you are capable of riding a bike 30 to 60 minutes two days a week and completing a long ride around two hours on a third day. You can swim 100 yards (or meters) nonstop and swimming for 30 minutes a couple of times per week is easy. You can run two days per week, one 30-minute run and a longer run of 45 minutes.

Weekly training hours range from 5:15 to a maximum between 8:15 and 11:00. There is some flexibility built into the plan to accommodate individual differences. For example there is no time posted for the swim workouts. Obviously there can be big differences in swimming abilities between people with a competitive swim background and those just getting into swimming. Some of the run and bike workouts also have ranges built into the workouts.

You should have build a solid base level of fitness and progressed through a build phase of training prior to starting this plan.

This Pre Competition phase of training plan has been prepared to help you work more on the specifics of your goal A race. This time is an opportunity to do some local “training races” to become used to the race paced efforts. During this phase of training, the focus will move away from developing muscular strength to increasing muscular endurance, strength and power, it will include less important races, lactate tolerance more, interval sessions and an opportunity to practice race tactics, such as open water swimming, transitions and brick sessions

The plan itself will develop your lactate system, or race pace, and build on the aerobic base fitness you have developed. It is the anareobic or speed work that you need to go faster, which will feel hard to start with in week 1, getting easier as the weeks go by ass you adapt and build your anaerobic system

The plan will follow a 4 week cycle of easy, medium, hard and recovery weeks based on hourly volume, and will provide you with an increase in VO2 max, an improvement in lactate buffering and removal, plus an improved resistance to fatigue from interval sessions.

Weekly training hours range from 5:15 to a maximum between 8:15 and 11:00. There is some flexibility built into the plan to accommodate individual differences. For example there is no time posted for the swim workouts. Obviously there can be big differences in swimming abilities between people with a competitive swim background and those just getting into swimming. Some of the run and bike workouts also have ranges built into the workouts.