Events/Swiss Cycling Alpenbrevet

Swiss Cycling Alpenbrevet

Road

Date

Sat, 4 Sept 2027

Venue

Andermatt, Uri, central Swiss Alps

Countdown

September

Distance

212km

Total climb

5,000m

Up to five classic Swiss Alpine passes in a single day: Susten, Furka, Grimsel, Nufenen and the cobbled Gotthard Tremola. Mass start and finish in Andermatt, early September, on open Alpine roads.

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The course

The route

The Gold tour runs 212km and roughly 5,000m of climbing over four Alpine passes out of Andermatt. The Platin adds a fifth pass for a 267km, 6,800m day.

Weather

Early-September, Andermatt

15°CTypical high

7°CTypical low

-2°CColdest in 20 years

53%Days with rain

Highs around 15°C and lows around 7°C, but it has dropped to -2°C. Rain on 53% of days. Pack for the cold end, not the average.

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

2024 results

Who finishes, and how

#RiderTimeAvg speed

01Amokrane Walid00:00

02Čík Erik00:00

03Christen Simone1:55:40110.0 km/h

498

Finishers

9:47:49

Median time

21.6 km/h

Median speed

Overall · 2024 results, as published by the organiser.

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Training

Training for the Swiss Cycling Alpenbrevet

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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Climb after climb, all day

Typical sessions

Four to five sustained passes stacked into one 9 to 12 hour day, with difficulty that builds rather than peaks.

Long climbs of 45 to 90 minutes at 78 to 85% FTP, held again and again as fatigue mounts.

High cols near freezing at the summit while valleys stay warm, with real snow and storm risk.

Thinning air on the passes above 2,000m, quietly costing you power late in the day.

What your weeks look like

Typical sessions

Long tempo climbs: 3 to 4 x 30 to 45min at 80 to 88% FTP, the core Alpenbrevet demand.

Multi-climb rides stacking 5 to 6 climbs of 20 to 40min at tempo to rehearse the pile-up.

Specialise-block simulation days of 6 to 7hr and around 4,000m, building to an 8hr Gold rehearsal.

Back-to-back big weekends and long fuel-practice rides at 80 to 100g of carbs per hour.

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Typical sessions

Built from your current fitness and the time you actually have

Adapts every week as Beina learns how you respond

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