Date
Sat, 11 Sept 2027
Venue
Rivière-à-la-Pêche, Parc national de la Mauricie, Shawinigan
Shawinigan, Mauricie
Countdown
September
The longest of the three Défis du Parc rides, a point-to-point sportive out of Shawinigan. About 1,980 m of climbing over 105 km is a solid day, not a brutal one.
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The course
The route
Shawinigan
Distance105km
Total climb1,980m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate102.6 km
Weather
Mid-September, Shawinigan
19°CTypical high
8°CTypical low
-2°CColdest in 20 years
40%Days with rain
Highs around 19°C and lows around 8°C, but it has dropped to -2°C. Rain on 40% 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
01Genevieve Godin02:53:5136.2 km/h
02Nathalie Champagne02:55:5835.8 km/h
03Laurence Lavergne03:04:0134.2 km/h
130
Women finishers
4:18:56
Median time
24.3 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2025 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
OrganiserCyclo-Mauricie (event presented as Défis du Parc)
Websitelesdefis.ca
Instagram@lesdefisduparc
Running since2007
Training
Training for the Défis du Parc 105 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 Défis du Parc 105 km plan targets
Typical sessions
105 km with 1,980 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
Sustained climbing repeats on real gradients
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
Syncs your sessions straight to Garmin and Wahoo
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