Event preparation clusters
Target event training plans
What the world's defining cycling events demand of your legs: route profiles, indoor winter focus and progressive preparation roadmaps leading directly into race day.
Gran Fondos & Road Sportives
High alpine passes, legendary monuments and multi-thousand meter climbing days.
Mallorca 312
The full route is a very long day in the saddle. Steady pacing on the Tramuntana climbs, regular fuelling and deep aerobic endurance decide how the day goes.
We Ride Flanders
Short, steep climbs, several of them cobbled, come one after another. Repeated hard efforts of a few minutes and bike handling on cobbles decide the day.
Paris-Roubaix Challenge
Holding power over rough cobbles for long stretches needs a relaxed upper body, core strength and steady momentum. On the longest route there is also a minimum average speed to meet.
Levi's GranFondo
Steep, narrow country roads, including Coleman Valley Road and Meyers Grade, with the longer routes reaching the coast.
Sea Otter Classic Gran Fondo
Rolling roads over a long recreational day. Steady pacing and fuelling matter more than race tactics, because neither route is timed.
Fred Whitton Challenge
Steep, narrow climbs where low gearing and low-cadence strength matter, with Hardknott and Wrynose coming late in the route.
Nove Colli
Pacing across a long series of climbs is the key. The steepest official gradient is on the Barbotto, which reaches 18%.
GFNY World Championship New York
Fast pack riding along the Palisades, then short, steep climbs such as Gate Hill and Cheesecote, where the opening pitch reaches about 18%.
La Marmotte Granfondo Alpes
After about 160 km and three long Alpine passes, the day ends with the climb to Alpe d'Huez, so pacing and fuelling on the earlier passes decide the finish.
Granfondo Stelvio Santini
The long route combines the steep Mortirolo with the long climb to the Stelvio, which tops out at 2,758 m, so the hardest climbing comes late and at altitude.
Sportful Dolomiti Race
A long day over a chain of Dolomite passes, including Passo Duran, Passo Cereda and a final climb of Passo Croce d'Aune. On the Gran Fondo, climbing stamina and pacing over more than 200 km decide the day.
Maratona dles Dolomites
Passes follow one another with little flat road in between, and the long route adds Passo Giau to the Sella passes, so pacing the early climbs decides how much is left later.
L'Étape du Tour de France
A mass start on closed roads followed by long mountain climbs. Power-to-weight on sustained climbs and careful energy management across the day matter most.
Ötztaler Radmarathon
About 5,500 m of climbing over 227 km on a single course, with the highest pass, the Timmelsjoch, as the last climb. Mountain weather can change a lot across the day.
Haute Route Alps
Success depends on recovering between consecutive mountain stages, managing cumulative fatigue and pacing every climb, day after day.
Tour des Stations
Very large amounts of climbing on Alpine roads, with long descents between the climbs. On the longest route the challenge is pacing a whole day of climbing.
L'Eroica
Vintage gearing and brakes on steep, loose white roads call for steady seated torque, careful handling and, on the longer routes, a long day in the saddle.
Gravel & Mixed-Surface Races
Chunky rock, prairie rollers, flint hills and self-supported gravel endurance.
The Mid South
Early spring weather is changeable and wet red clay can turn into thick mud, so durability, patience and bike care matter as much as power.
Belgian Waffle Ride California
Frequent changes between tarmac and unpaved sectors of gravel, sand, doubletrack and singletrack call for punchy power and sharp bike handling.
Dirty Reiver
Long stretches of forest-road gravel with repeated climbs, in spring weather that can be cold and exposed.
The Traka
Mostly unpaved, rolling terrain with repeated climbs on low hills rather than long mountain passes. On the long route, steady power and fuelling over many hours matter most.
Unbound Gravel
Long hours on rough Flint Hills gravel, where tyre choice, fuelling and pacing over a full day decide the result.
SBT GRVL
Racing at altitude, with climbs above 7,000 feet, rewards aerobic efficiency and even pacing. On the Black course riders also need to average 10 mph to stay on the full route.
Migration Gravel Race
Four long back-to-back stages on rough tracks, raced as a team: pacing has to suit the third rider, whose time counts for the team.
The Rift
Backcountry gravel, river crossings and exposed highland terrain demand steady power and readiness for changeable conditions.
Crusher in the Tushar
On its traditional course, long climbs on gravel and pavement lead to a high-altitude finish at Eagle Point Resort.
Gravel Worlds
Continuous short rolling hills rather than long climbs, and every distance is self-supported apart from official checkpoints and public stores, so pacing and fuelling logistics matter.
Badlands
Complete self-sufficiency on a fixed route that is mostly off-road, from desert lowlands to the high Sierra Nevada.
Big Sugar Gravel
Rolling gravel through the Ozark bluffs and hollers calls for punchy climbing power and steady pacing, with crew support allowed only at the official aid stations.
Mountain Bike Endurance
Ultra-endurance stage races and extreme high-altitude mountain challenges.
Absa Cape Epic
Eight consecutive days of rough trails and long climbs, raced with a partner, so recovery between stages and team pacing matter as much as fitness.
Leadville Trail 100 MTB
Thin air from start to finish, long climbs on mining roads and a full day of pacing at high altitude.
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