Quote Originally Posted by bcipam
which is why in inexpensive heart rate montior would be helpful. You can get a Polar for $25. Well worth the investment.
Ditto on the HRM - although I've never had good luck with Polar.

Are you overtrained? It sounds like you've been hitting it hard all season. When was your last week off?

When I'm overtrained, my recovery is the pits and difficult cycling really suffers. I take a week of easy cycling/more days off.