Events/The Affric Gravel Sportive

The Affric Gravel Sportive

Gravel

Date

Sat, 2 Oct 2027

Venue

Cannich / Glen Affric, Scottish Highlands

Countdown

October

A gravel sportive deep in Glen Affric, one of Scotland's wildest glens. Ancient Caledonian pine, a chain of lochs, and estate tracks that climb away onto open moorland. Rugged, remote, unmistakably Highland.

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The course

The route

The route rolls out on fast forest gravel along the glen floor, then climbs on sustained estate track onto exposed, weather-hit moorland, before flowing back along loch-side gravel to Cannich. Long and short options; the short route trims the most exposed miles but keeps the character.

Weather

Early-October, Cannich / Glen Affric

11°CTypical high

6°CTypical low

0°CColdest in 20 years

79%Days with rain

Highs around 11°C and lows around 6°C, but it has dropped to 0°C. Rain on 79% of days. Pack for the cold end, not the average.

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

Training

Training for the The Affric Gravel Sportive

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.

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What Glen Affric throws at you

Typical sessions

Loose-surface climbing: power on gravel comes slower than on tarmac, especially on the sustained drag out of the glen

Full weather exposure on open moorland, with wind and cold and a high chance of Highland rain

Rough estate gravel where confident handling saves real time and energy

A long aerobic day on tiring legs, finishing on the gravel miles back to Cannich

What your weeks look like

Typical sessions

Long Z2 gravel rides building steadily toward the full route duration, the core durability work

Back-half durability: tempo efforts placed late in a long ride to rehearse the tiring run home

Loose-climb tempo, 3 to 4 by 8 to 15 minutes on gravel climbs, plus sweet-spot blocks

Kit and fuelling rehearsal on a full remote-ride setup, proving your self-sufficiency before the day

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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