Events/Cotswolds Gravel X

Cotswolds Gravel X

Gravel

Date

Sat, 15 May 2027

Venue

Didmarton, Gloucestershire, England

Countdown

May

Routes

Distances

65-91km

Climb, 91 km

1,450m

A fully-signed gravel sportive with no cut-offs and two distances to pick from. Ride the 91km or the 65km out of Didmarton, follow the arrows, and take a medal and a beer at the finish.

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The course

The route

The long route covers 91km with around 1,450m of climbing (estimated, not officially published) over rolling Cotswold limestone, out and back from Didmarton in mid-May. A 65km short option shares most of the character over less distance.

Weather

Mid-May, Didmarton

16°CTypical high

8°CTypical low

0°CColdest in 20 years

41%Days with rain

Highs around 16°C and lows around 8°C, but it has dropped to 0°C. Rain on 41% 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 Cotswolds Gravel X

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 Cotswolds throw at you

Typical sessions

Rolling accumulation: escarpment rollers that add up over four to five hours, not big sustained climbs

Mixed limestone surface: grippy and fast when dry, rutted and slick after rain

A rolling-resistance tax: power on gravel runs slower than the same effort on road, all day

Self-sufficiency between feeds: fuel and pace the 91km, carry your own for the gaps

What your weeks look like

Typical sessions

Progressive long ride: build from 1.5hr to 3.5hr on gravel, mostly Z2, the core adaptation for the 91km

Event-pace long: 3 to 3.5hr at target effort with full fuelling rehearsal, 60 to 90g carbs an hour

Sweet spot on gravel: 2-3 x 15-20min at 88-93% FTP on rolling climbs for roller durability

Mixed-surface handling: ride limestone byways dry and wet, plus a tubeless plug and tube change

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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