Events/24 Heures d'INSA Lyon

24 Heures d'INSA Lyon

RoadTimed laps
Date
Sat, 22 May 2027
Venue
INSA Campus, Villeurbanne (Lyon), France
Countdown
May
Per lap
3km
Non-stop
24hr

Twenty-four hours flat out on a 3km campus circuit, with nowhere to hide. No climbs to break the rhythm, no descents to coast. On a flat loop your power sets your speed, lap after lap, for a full day and night.

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The course

One lap, on repeat

A flat, sealed ~3km loop around the INSA campus, ridden over and over for 24 hours. Barely any climbing per lap, so effectively zero: smooth tarmac, a handful of corners, and full daylight rolling into a roughly nine-hour night.

Weather

Late-May, INSA Campus

21°CTypical high
10°CTypical low
1°CColdest in 20 years
39%Days with rain

Highs around 21°C and lows around 10°C, but it has dropped to 1°C. Rain on 39% of days.

NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2026 results

Who finishes, and how

#TeamLapsTime
01ECOViennes31123:58:54
02Marion PETIT22223:57:12
03Alexandrine PLAY20223:56:46
11
Women finishers
23:58:54
Median time
158 laps
Median laps
474 km
Median distance
Women · 2026 results as published by the organiser. Distance, climb and speed derived from lap count, not measured.
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Training

Training for the 24 Heures d'INSA Lyon

We don't do generic plans. We combine deep knowledge of this race's demands with your recent training, then build a plan with you that progresses as you do.

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What 24 flat hours throws at you
Typical sessions
Relentless steady power: a flat loop offers no descents to rest on, so the effort never stops.
Heat management through a warm May day, with temperatures that can push past 25C.
A roughly nine-hour night and a 3 to 5am circadian low to ride through.
Monotony and saddle comfort over hundreds of near-identical laps.
What your weeks look like
Typical sessions
Long steady Z2 rides building from 2 up to 6 hours, holding power with minimal heart-rate drift.
Tempo blocks: 2 to 3 x 20-40 min at Z3 inside a longer ride to lock in race pace around IF 0.60-0.65.
Overnight rides through 1 to 2am to train the body clock for the night section.
A 6 to 8 hour race simulation to rehearse fuelling and bike comfort at target intensity.
Not a generic schedule
Typical sessions
Built from your current fitness and the time you actually have
Adapts every week as Beina learns how you respond
Syncs your sessions straight to Garmin and Wahoo
One clear next session, never a wall of spreadsheet
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