Events/Blue Ridge Gran Fondo

Blue Ridge Gran Fondo 121 km

RoadLoopUntimed
DateExpected
Late August 2027
Based on past editions. We'll confirm when the organiser announces.
Venue
Courthouse Square, 1 West Main Street, Fincastle, VA 24090
Fincastle, Botetourt County
Countdown
August

The full Mountain Ride is the big day of the weekend: 121 km in one loop with a solid but not savage 1,500 m of climbing. A proper day out, not a survival test.

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The course

The route

Fincastle
Distance121km
Total climb1,536m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate117.9 km
Weather

Late-August, Fincastle

30°CTypical high
17°CTypical low
8°CColdest in 20 years
46%Days with rain

Highs around 30°C and lows around 17°C, but it has dropped to 8°C. Rain on 46% of days.

NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
Organiser
OrganiserMuddy Squirrel, LLC
Running since2018
Training

Training for the Blue Ridge Gran Fondo 121 km

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 a Blue Ridge Gran Fondo 121 km plan targets
Typical sessions
121 km with 1,536 m of climbing
Endurance and fatigue resistance over the full distance
Fuelling and pacing for the whole event
What your weeks look like
Typical sessions
Long endurance rides building toward the full distance
Threshold and sweet-spot work for sustained power
Sustained climbing repeats on real gradients
Group rides for drafting and bunch-riding skills
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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