Date
Sun, 14 Mar 2027
Start
07:00
Venue
Port Vale FC, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 1AW
Crewe, Cheshire, NW England
Countdown
March
The medium Cheshire Cat is the proper day out: 126 km with a fair bit of climbing (about 1,400 m), enough to make March legs work without being brutal.
Key facts
01Rolling start: set off any time between 07:00 and 08:00
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The course
The route
Crewe
Distance126km
Total climb1,377m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate124.1 km
Weather
Mid-March, Crewe
10°CTypical high
2°CTypical low
-5°CColdest in 20 years
47%Days with rain
Highs around 10°C and lows around 2°C, but it has dropped to -5°C. Rain on 47% of days. Pack for the cold end, not the average.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2025 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Gina Willis03:42:47.8234.0 km/h
02Laura Belfield03:42:47.7034.0 km/h
03Richard Keeling03:44:55.9933.7 km/h
149
Finishers
6:28:05
Median time
19.5 km/h
Median speed
Overall · 2025 results, as published by the organiser.
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Training
Training for the Cheshire Cat Sportive 126 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 Cheshire Cat Sportive 126 km plan targets
Typical sessions
126 km with 1,377 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
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
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