Events/Big Sugar Gravel

Big Sugar Gravel

Gravel
Date
Sat, 16 Oct 2027
Venue
Bentonville, Arkansas
Countdown
October
Distance
161km
Total climb
2,900m

The Life Time Grand Prix finale, and a race decided as much by your tyres as your legs. 100 miles of fast Ozark gravel out of Bentonville, laced with sharp flint that cuts sidewalls without warning.

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The course

The route

One hundred miles of fast rolling gravel through the Ozark hills out of Bentonville, with roughly 9,500 ft of punchy repeated climbing and sharp flint rock lining the road throughout.

Weather

Mid-October, Bentonville

23°CTypical high
9°CTypical low
-3°CColdest in 20 years
33%Days with rain

Highs around 23°C and lows around 9°C, but it has dropped to -3°C. Rain on 33% of days. Pack for the cold end, not the average.

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

Training for the Big Sugar Gravel

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 Big Sugar throws at you
Typical sessions
Around 9,500 ft of short steep rollers over 100 miles, cumulatively brutal on the legs
Sharp Ozark flint everywhere, the number-one cause of a cut tyre and a lost race
A fast, tactical front group where you draft, cover moves and eat at pace
A 5 to 8 hour day that punishes anyone who forgets to fuel early
What your weeks look like
Typical sessions
Progressive fast-gravel long rides building from 3hr to 5-6hr on rolling terrain
Roller repeats: 15-25x 30sec to 2min punches on rolling ground
Sweet-spot gravel blocks, 2-3x 15-20min, for rolling durability
Group-ride and tyre/line practice on chunky rock, eating and drinking at pace
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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