Events/Badlands

Badlands

Ultra

Date

Sat, 28 Aug 2027

Venue

Granada, Andalusia, Spain (loop)

Countdown

August

Distance

800km

Total climb

16,000m

One of the hardest gravel ultras in Europe. Around 800km and 16,000m of climbing in a self-supported loop from Granada, ridden across the extremes of Andalusia in late-August desert heat.

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The course

The route

A single loop out of Granada: gravel and desert pistes through the Gorafe badlands, a transition to the Mediterranean coast, then sustained climbing into the Sierra Nevada and a huge descent back to the start. Roughly 60% is gravel and desert piste, self-navigated the whole way.

Weather

Late-August, Granada

31°CTypical high

20°CTypical low

14°CColdest in 20 years

3%Days with rain

Highs around 31°C and lows around 20°C, but it has dropped to 14°C. Rain on 3% of days.

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

Training

Training for the Badlands

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.

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What Badlands throws at you

Typical sessions

Desert heat of 35 to 40°C+ with almost no shade, where dehydration is the primary cause of scratches

16,000m of climbing over 800km, relentless vertical that makes this a climber's race

Long desert gaps of 60 to 100km with no reliable water or resupply

Days on the bike on minimal sleep, riding the cool hours and resting through the heat

What your weeks look like

Typical sessions

Big Climbing Rides: 5 to 8 hours with 2,000 to 4,000m of ascent to build climbing durability

Heat rides and a post-ride sauna protocol in the final 4 to 6 weeks to trigger heat adaptation

Weekend Doubles: back-to-back big days that teach the legs to climb when tired

Overnight rides from dusk through dawn to rehearse the cool-hours strategy and your lights

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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