Events/Colorado Trail Race

Colorado Trail Race

Ultra
Date
Mon, 2 Aug 2027
Venue
Durango → Denver, Colorado, USA
Countdown
August
Distance
850km
Total climb
24,000m

One of the hardest bikepacking races in the world for its distance. High-altitude technical mountain-bike singletrack on the Colorado Trail, Durango to Denver, much of it above treeline.

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The course

The route

Around 850km point to point along the Colorado Trail with roughly 24,000m of climbing, predominantly high-altitude technical singletrack above treeline, plus mandatory detours around federal Wilderness where bikes are banned.

Weather

Early-August, Durango → Denver

24°CTypical high
11°CTypical low
6°CColdest in 20 years
52%Days with rain

Highs around 24°C and lows around 11°C, but it has dropped to 6°C. Rain on 52% of days.

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

Who finishes, and how

#RiderTimeGap
01Nicolette Jones4d 23h 35m
02Kristen Tonsager6d 11h 55m
03Sydney Dickinson7d 14h 9m
4
Women finishers
7d 1:02:00
Median time
Women · 2025 results, as published by the organiser.
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Training

Training for the Colorado Trail Race

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 the Colorado Trail throws at you
Typical sessions
Extreme altitude, repeatedly over 3,600m, with thin air on every sustained climb
Technical singletrack of rocks, roots, exposure and steep grades, ridden fully loaded
Substantial hike-a-bike where the trail is unrideable or crosses Wilderness detours
Afternoon lightning above treeline, so high crossings have to be timed for the morning
What your weeks look like
Typical sessions
Long technical trail rides building from four to nine hours, ridden loaded with full kit
Hike-a-bike work and steep push repeats, carrying and pushing a loaded bike over rough ground
Altitude or big-climb days plus early-start rides to rehearse storm-avoidance timing
A three to four day multi-day mountain-bike trip in the specialise block, on tired legs
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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