Date
Sat, 10 Jul 2027
Venue
Albstadt-Ebingen, Schwäbische Alb, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Countdown
July
Distance
82km
Total climb
2,000m
Albstadt hosts a round of the UCI cross-country World Cup, and each July around 3,000 riders line up for one of Germany's best-known mass MTB marathons, now past its 30th edition.
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The course
The route
The marathon runs about 82km with roughly 2,000m of climbing on forest tracks, gravel forest roads and asphalt links around Albstadt-Ebingen. A shorter 45km option runs alongside.
Weather
Early-July, Albstadt-Ebingen
22°CTypical high
12°CTypical low
6°CColdest in 20 years
51%Days with rain
Highs around 22°C and lows around 12°C, but it has dropped to 6°C. Rain on 51% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
Training
Training for the Albstadt Bike Marathon
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 the day throws at you
Typical sessions
Repeated forest-road climbs that stack up over the loop, so you have to climb well when already tired
Every effort is on dirt: traction on gravel ascents, attention on loose and rooty descents
A 3 to 6 hour endurance effort needing 60 to 90g of carbs an hour to hold pace
A big mass start that goes out hard on the first climb
What your weeks look like
Typical sessions
Tempo climb repeats: 3 to 4 x 15min at Z3 on gradient, on dirt where you can
Sweet spot on gradient: 2 to 3 x 15min at 88 to 94% FTP to lift threshold
Long climbing ride: 3 to 5hr off-road with 1,000 to 1,800m of ascent
Big weekend: 4 to 5hr Saturday then 2 to 3hr Sunday, riding strong on tired legs
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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