← All eventsAlps Divide
~1,050km self-supported high-Alpine off-road bikepacking traverse ending on the Mediterranean, with ~25,000m+ of climbing and significant hike-a-bike. ~2027 date and figures are approximate.
~27,000m of climbing over ~1,050km. That is the number that defines the Alps Divide: a self-supported off-road traverse of the high Alps, from the mountains down to the Mediterranean at Menton.
High Alpine gravel, old military roads and mountain singletrack link col after col above the treeline. Where nothing rides, you push and carry a loaded bike over the pass.
The distance is not the enemy. The relentless vertical, the altitude and the cold are. The front races it in under a week. Most take far longer, self-paced.
Who finishes, and how
Patterns like these, drawn straight from 2025 race data, are baked into how Beina coaches you for this event.
Is Alps Divide for you?
- Mountain riders who can climb all day. The limiter is a repeatable effort on rough ground, col after col, not raw speed.
- Riders happy to push and carry a loaded bike. Around 15% of the route is hike-a-bike over high, pathless cols.
- Self-sufficient types. No feed stations, no support, no markings: just a GPX file, valley shops and mountain refuges.
- Anyone chasing a big mountain journey over a podium. A small field (92 in 2025) and a self-paced clock make finishing the real win.
Training plan for Alps Divide
A training plan for Alps Divide isn't a generic base build. Beina reads the event's exact demands, looks at your specific profile and the time you actually have, and maps a highly adapted plan to the start line.
- ~27,000m of climbing over ~1,050km: the vertical, not the distance, is what breaks you
- Around 15% hike-a-bike, pushing and carrying a loaded bike over high cols
- Sustained riding above 2,000m: thin air, cold, and fast-changing Alpine weather
- Long, rough descents ridden loaded and fatigued on tired legs, day after day
- Big off-road vertical days, building from 2,000m toward 3,500m+ of rough climbing
- Hike-a-bike sessions: 1.5 to 3 hours pushing and carrying a loaded bike uphill
- Back-to-back big mountain weekends, climbing on tired legs
- A 3 to 4 day self-supported mountain trip with full cold and bivvy kit
- 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
