Date
Sat, 8 May 2027
Start
08:00
Venue
North Fruita Desert Event Lot / Trailhead, Fruita, Colorado
Fruita, Mesa County
Countdown
May
The short-course mountain bike option: 22K loop with modest climbing and one aid station. A good way to ride the Fruita trails without a huge day.
Key facts
01Course runs counterclockwise
02One aid station on the loop
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The course
The route
Fruita
Distance22km
Total climb333m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate21.7 km
Weather
Early-May, Fruita
21°CTypical high
4°CTypical low
-6°CColdest in 20 years
25%Days with rain
Highs around 21°C and lows around 4°C, but it has dropped to -6°C. Rain on 25% of days. Pack for the cold end, not the average.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
Results
Course verified. Results not yet available.
Organiser
Training
Training for the Adventure Fest at 18 Road: Sarlacc Zippity 22K Short Course MTB
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.
Beina integrates directly with your existing tools to understand your current fitness, and synchronise your planned sessions.
Intervals.icuWhat a Adventure Fest at 18 Road: Sarlacc Zippity 22K Short Course MTB plan targets
Typical sessions
22 km with 333 m of climbing
Endurance and fatigue resistance over the full distance
Fuelling and pacing for the whole event
What your weeks look like
Typical sessions
Long endurance rides building toward the full distance
Threshold and sweet-spot work for sustained power
Terrain and skills practice specific to the course
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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