Events/Barry-Roubaix

Barry-Roubaix

Gravel
Date
Sat, 17 Apr 2027
Venue
Hastings, Michigan, USA
Countdown
April
Distance
161km
Total climb
1,067m

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.

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The course

The route

The 100mi covers ~161km with only ~1,067m of climbing across Michigan dirt roads, rough two-track and the odd sandy stretch. Three shorter routes (62, 36 and 22mi) share the same fast, rolling character.

Weather

Mid-April, Hastings

15°CTypical high
1°CTypical low
-6°CColdest in 20 years
36%Days with rain

Highs around 15°C and lows around 1°C, but it has dropped to -6°C. Rain on 36% of days. Pack for the cold end, not the average.

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

Who finishes, and how

#RiderTimeAvg speed
01JOANIE CRANE00:56:2730.8 km/h
02ANNA PEARLMAN00:58:0829.9 km/h
03MAGGIE RETTELLE00:58:1429.9 km/h
284
Women finishers
1:30:56
Median time
19.1 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2025 results, as published by the organiser.
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Training

Training for the Barry-Roubaix

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 Barry-Roubaix throws at you
Typical sessions
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.
What your weeks look like
Typical sessions
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.
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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