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The 'Killer Gravel Road Race' in Hastings, Michigan — one of the largest gravel races in the world, a fast rolling ~161km (100mi) power-and-positioning race on dirt roads and two-track (plus 62/36/22mi options), with only ~1,067m of climbing. Sells out yearly. Date approximate (est. mid-April 2027).
One of the largest gravel races on earth. Thousands line up in Hastings, Michigan for the self-styled Killer Gravel Road Race, and it sells out every year.
Only 1,067m of climbing over the 100mi. This is not a climber's day, it's a fast, rolling power race on dirt roads and two-track, decided by who holds the right group.
Four routes, from a 22mi entry point to the full 100mi. Whatever you pick, race-craft counts: position, draft, hold the wheel through the sand, and don't get gapped into the Michigan wind.
Who finishes, and how
Patterns like these, drawn straight from 2025 race data, are baked into how Beina coaches you for this event.
Is Barry-Roubaix for you?
- Riders with a strong threshold and a good surge. This is a power-and-positioning race, so it rewards sustained gravel power and the punch to close a gap.
- Confident group riders. Drafting, positioning and holding the wheel in a big fast field matter as much as raw fitness here.
- Riders comfortable on rough stuff at speed. The two-track and sandy sections catch people out, especially in a group.
- Anyone wanting a fast first gravel race. The 22 and 36mi routes are quick, big-field entry points into the same event.
Training plan for Barry-Roubaix
A training plan for Barry-Roubaix 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.
- A chaotic mass start with thousands of riders. Position well early or get caught behind the gaps.
- Sustained tempo and threshold power on rolling dirt roads, hour after hour.
- Repeatable surges to hold and bridge groups over the rollers.
- Rough two-track and sandy stretches that break the wheel if your handling is soft.
- Repeatable surges: 8-12x 30s to 2min hard off a tempo base, for holding and bridging groups.
- Threshold blocks: 3-4x 8-12min at threshold on gravel, for sustained race power.
- Over-unders: 3-4x (2min over / 2min under threshold), to survive the surges in a bunch.
- Race-sim long ride: 4-6hr with race-pace surges and full fuelling, pacing and food rehearsed.
- 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
