Date
Sun, 13 Jun 2027
Venue
Saint-Felicien, Ardeche, France
Countdown
June
Distance
230km
Total climb
4,585m
Not one big alpine col but ten. L'Ardechoise stacks 4,585m of climbing across ten named ascensions in 230km, through the volcanic mid-mountains of the Ardeche, out of Saint-Felicien in mid-June.
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The course
The route
230km from Saint-Felicien through the Cevennes and central Ardeche, linking ten named climbs including the Col de la Barricaude. 4,585m of climbing with almost no flat road to recover on.
Weather
Mid-June, Saint-Felicien
21°CTypical high
11°CTypical low
4°CColdest in 20 years
46%Days with rain
Highs around 21°C and lows around 11°C, but it has dropped to 4°C. Rain on 46% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
Training
Training for the L'Ardechoise Cyclosportif
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.icuTen climbs, no recovery
Typical sessions
4,585m of climbing spread across ten separate ascents in 230km
Climbs of five to fifteen minutes, back to back, with almost no flat to recover on
Eight to thirteen hours in the saddle depending on your level
June valley heat, often 20 to 30C, layered on top of the climbing load
What your weeks look like
Typical sessions
Long sweet spot: 60 to 90min at 88 to 94% FTP inside a 3hr ride, your core race pace
Long hill repeats: 6 to 8 x 6 to 8min on a real climb at 90 to 95% FTP for multi-climb tolerance
Big climbing day: 5 to 6hr ride with 8 to 10 climb efforts at sweet spot as course rehearsal
Back-to-back weekend: 4 to 5hr Saturday plus 3 to 4hr Sunday for cumulative fatigue
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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