Events/The Bà Sportive (Bealach na Bà)

The Bà Sportive (Bealach na Bà)

Road

Date

Sat, 4 Sept 2027

Venue

Kinlochewe, Wester Ross, Scottish Highlands

Countdown

September

Distance

145km

Total climb

3,000m

Britain's biggest road climb, dressed as a sportive. The Bealach na Bà rises 626m in about 9km, alpine hairpins and a 20% wall near the top. The whole day is built around getting you over it.

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The course

The route

Out and back from Kinlochewe: around 90 miles and over 3,000m of climbing across remote Wester Ross, centred on the Bealach na Bà, roughly 9km averaging 7% with switchbacks ramping to 20% near the 626m summit.

Weather

Early-September, Kinlochewe

14°CTypical high

8°CTypical low

4°CColdest in 20 years

74%Days with rain

Highs around 14°C and lows around 8°C, but it has dropped to 4°C. Rain on 74% of days.

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

Training

Training for the The Bà Sportive (Bealach na Bà)

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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Britain's hardest climb, inside a long day

Typical sessions

One 30 to 60 minute effort decides it: the Bealach na Bà, around 9km at 7% average with a 20% wall of switchbacks near the 626m summit.

A big mountain day around it: over 3,000m of climbing across 90 remote miles, five and a half to ten hours in the saddle.

Full exposure to Highland weather. Cold and wind at the summit even on a mild day, and often a wet, exposed descent.

Gearing and pacing over heroics. Attack the lower slopes and you walk the top.

What your weeks look like

Typical sessions

Long Threshold Climb: one 30 to 45 minute effort at 88 to 100% FTP on a real gradient, a direct Bealach rehearsal.

Long Hilly Endurance: the key weekly ride, 4 to 6 hours on your hilliest route, steady with the climbs at tempo.

Big Climb Late in the Ride: save a 30 to 40 minute sustained climb for hour three, so the effort lands on tired legs.

Back-to-Back Hilly Weekend: a 4 to 5 hour hilly Saturday into a 3 hour hilly Sunday, simulating all-day climbing load.

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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