← All eventsBelgian Waffle Ride Utah
The mountain-bike-convert's BWR — ~84mi/~3,000m, a huge climbing density on chunky high-country gravel and singletrack at altitude, a BWR Quad-Tripel Crown round. Date approximate.
Nearly 10,000 ft of climbing packed into 84 miles. That is the whole story of the most mountain-bike-leaning Belgian Waffle Ride, run on chunky high-country gravel and singletrack around Cedar City, Utah.
The surface is loose rock, rocky doubletrack and genuine singletrack, and much of it sits at altitude. Thin air caps your power, the big climbs stack up, and loose descents punish tired hands.
It is the hardest-climbing round of the BWR Quad-Tripel Crown. Five to eight hours of steep dirt at elevation. The shorter Wafer and Wanna distances exist for a reason.
Who finishes, and how
Patterns like these, drawn straight from 2025 race data, are baked into how Beina coaches you for this event.
Is Belgian Waffle Ride Utah for you?
- Strong climbers with good power-to-weight. This course is decided by climbing W/kg, not flat power, and the vert never really lets up.
- Riders who came from mountain biking. Loose rock and genuine singletrack reward MTB handling on a gravel bike.
- Anyone who can pace a long climb. Overcook the opening ascent with the altitude and vert still to come and your day ends early.
- Riders comfortable at altitude, or willing to arrive in Cedar City early to acclimatise. High-country air caps your power.
Training plan for Belgian Waffle Ride Utah
A training plan for Belgian Waffle Ride Utah 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.
- Nearly 10,000 ft of climbing in under 90 miles, a huge climbing density for the distance
- Altitude that thins the air and caps your power on every ascent
- Chunky, loose rock and singletrack that demand mountain-bike handling on a gravel bike
- Five to eight hours of fuelling through hard climbing, where under-eating early ends the day
- Progressive big-vert long rides, building from 3 hours to a 5-6 hour peak with maximal climbing
- Sustained climb repeats, 3-5 x 15-30 min at climbing threshold
- An event-simulation long ride with event-like vert at target effort and full fuelling rehearsal
- Rocky-descent practice, plus altitude or heat exposure wherever you can get it
- 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
