Events/Cyclone Challenge

Cyclone Challenge

Road

Date

Sun, 4 Jul 2027

Venue

Newcastle Falcons, Kingston Park, Newcastle upon Tyne

Countdown

July

Distance

164km

Total climb

2,100m

Four routes from one start line, 34 to 102 miles out of Newcastle. Pick the distance that fits your legs, from a rolling afternoon to a full endurance day into the wilds of Northumberland.

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The course

The route

The full Ride D covers roughly 102 miles (164km) and around 2,000m of rolling climbing, from Newcastle Falcons into Northumberland National Park and home over the Ryals. Shorter routes of 34, 65 and 93 miles share the same rolling, exposed character.

Weather

Early-July, Newcastle Falcons

18°CTypical high

11°CTypical low

7°CColdest in 20 years

57%Days with rain

Highs around 18°C and lows around 11°C, but it has dropped to 7°C. Rain on 57% of days.

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

Training

Training for the Cyclone Challenge

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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A long, exposed, lumpy day

Typical sessions

Cumulative distance up to 102 miles, not one big climb, so aerobic durability is the whole game

Exposed moorland and upland edges where wind can turn a mild day into a grind

Repeated short, steep climbs like Winters Gibbet that chip away over the miles

The Ryals: three sharp ramps near the finish that hurt after 90 miles on tired legs

What your weeks look like

Typical sessions

Progressive long rides, building from 3hr toward 5.5hr to match your chosen route

Late-ride climb repeats, 6 to 10 by 2 to 4min hard on a steep hill in the last hour, to mirror the Ryals

Back-to-back weekends, Sat 3.5hr plus Sun 2.5hr, to learn to ride on tired legs

Sweet spot and punchy over-unders to lift the pace you can hold all day

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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