← All eventsDalby Grit Gravel Race
110km of fast forest gravel where the winner is whoever can still hold watts on the flat at hour four.
Dalby Forest is laced with fast, well-graded fire road, and this race strings the best of it into 110km.
1,800m of climbing is modest for a gravel race, and that's the whole character of the day. The climbs are short and come again and again. Between them are long flat drags where a group can really move.
So this isn't won by climbers. It's won by riders who can sit in, hold position, and go again off the top of every rise.
Mass start, timed, close racing. Focal haven't set the 2027 date yet, but it lands in mid-June.
The numbers
One 110km route on well-surfaced forest fire road and linking trails, with about 1,800m of punchy climbing. Fast rather than technical, so it rewards the engine over bike handling.
Is Dalby Grit Gravel Race for you?
- Riders with a strong flat-road engine. Long power sections reward anyone who can hold watts and sit in a fast group.
- Punchy climbers. The ascents are short and repeated, so repeatable efforts matter far more than a big sustained climbing ceiling.
- Anyone wanting to actually race. Mass start, timed, close racing, and none of it signposted as a leisurely day out.
- Riders stepping up from sportives. 110km on good gravel is a real target without needing ultra-distance endurance.
Training plan for Dalby Grit Gravel Race
A training plan for Dalby Grit Gravel Race isn't a generic base build. Beina reads the event's exact demands, looks at your specific profile and the time you actually have, and maps a highly adapted plan to the start line.
- 110km of fast forest fire road, well surfaced rather than technical
- 1,800m of climbing in short punchy hits with fast descents between them
- Long flat power sections where holding watts and holding a wheel both count
- A mass start with close racing, so positioning matters from the gun
- Over-unders and threshold work, the engine this course actually asks for
- Punchy hill repeats, 8-12 x 2-4min hard, matching the climbs you'll meet
- Group riding on gravel to practise wheels, positioning and surging back on after a climb
- One long gravel ride a week at 4-5hr, enough for 110km without ultra volume
- 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
