← All eventsArlberg Giro
One-day closed-road Alpine cyclosportif from St. Anton am Arlberg, Tyrol — ~150km / ~2,500m over high Alpine passes with fast descents. ~1,500 riders incl. pros. Next date ~2027-08-01 approximate.
A closed-road climbing sportive through the high Austrian Alps, out and back from St. Anton am Arlberg. It crosses the Arlberg Pass and grinds up to the Silvretta at Bielerhoehe, around 2,032m.
About 150km and 2,500m of climbing, with the high point near 2,000m where the thin air starts to bite. This is a climber's day, won on sustained power over long cols, not sprint punch or flat speed.
Early August, roughly 1,500 riders including pros and ambitious amateurs. The roads are shut and the tempo is high, so it rides like a race even when you came to finish.
Is Arlberg Giro for you?
- Riders who climb well and love a long, steady effort. The cols here reward sustained power over 20 to 60 minutes, not short punchy attacks.
- Anyone chasing power-to-weight. With 2,500m to grind out, every kilo you carry shows up on the Silvretta.
- Confident descenders. The reward for each col is a fast Alpine drop that can be cold and wet, so handling matters as much as fitness.
- Riders stepping up to their first big Alpine day, as long as they have put in the climbing volume. Closed roads and feed stations help, but the vertical is real.
Training plan for Arlberg Giro
A training plan for Arlberg Giro 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.
- Two big sustained cols: the Arlberg Pass straight off the line, then the long Silvretta grind to around 2,032m.
- A high point near 2,000m, where unacclimatised riders pay a small power penalty.
- Rolling valley transitions through the Montafon and Paznaun that keep you working between the climbs.
- Fast, sometimes wet Alpine descents that stay cold at the top even when the valley is baking.
- Sweet spot and threshold climbs: 2x20 at 88 to 94% FTP and 3x15 at 95 to 100%, building col-pace power.
- Long sustained efforts of 30 to 45 minutes on a real climb, the length of the Arlberg and Silvretta.
- Big climbing days building to a 5 to 6 hour ride with 2,500m of vertical, your Arlberg rehearsal.
- Descending practice on fast drops to build handling confidence for the passes.
- 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
