For most it is either no riding or very little activity. However, if you find that on Tuesdays you are still tired then Tuesday should also be a light day. The only person that can determine the best schedule for you is you. You will have to experiment to see what works best. With this in mind you can now set-up a weekly program based on how you need to rest and when you can go hard.
Every fourth week is set aside as a recovery week.
These rest weeks are critical and need to be included in your planning for the main events of the season. Some riders, like Dale, feel better after they have resumed their training cycle rather than right out of the rest week. Again this is something that your legs and lungs will tell you if you listen. In the following weeks I will be adding additional links to provide more detail and suggestions for the training periods described earlier. These will include examples of the different types of rides that might be included in each period as well as specific goals for blocks within those periods.