Date
Sun, 12 Sept 2027
Start
08:30
Venue
Bourg de L'Orbrie, Vendée, France
L'Orbrie, Vendée
Countdown
September
The Boucle de l'Ermite is the middle option: a 26 km single loop with a steady 665 m of climbing. A proper trail day without going ultra.
Create a free training plan for the Bol d'Air de la Forêt de Mervent 26 km
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The course
The route
L'Orbrie
Distance26km
Total climb665m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate24.2 km
Weather
Mid-September, L'Orbrie
23°CTypical high
12°CTypical low
5°CColdest in 20 years
29%Days with rain
Highs around 23°C and lows around 12°C, but it has dropped to 5°C. Rain on 29% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2026 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01COUTANT Elsa02:16:5911.5 km/h
02RAYNAUD Claire02:33:5910.2 km/h
03LEDOUX Ariane02:34:1710.2 km/h
57
Women finishers
2:55:20
Median time
9.0 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
Training
Training for the Bol d'Air de la Forêt de Mervent 26 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.
Intervals.icuWhat a Bol d'Air de la Forêt de Mervent 26 km plan targets
Typical sessions
26 km with 665 m of climbing
Time on feet and fatigue resistance
Fuelling and pacing for the whole event
What your weeks look like
Typical sessions
Long runs that build time on your feet
Tempo and threshold sessions to hold race pace
Back-to-back weekend runs for fatigue resistance
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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