Date
Sat, 31 Jul 2027
Venue
Downieville, California
Downieville, Sierra County
Countdown
July
The cross country day of the Downieville Classic: a point-to-point ride from Sierra City to Downieville that opens with an 8-mile climb, then settles into the trail ride in.
Create a free training plan for the Downieville Classic 43 km
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The course
The route
Downieville
Distance43km
Total climb1,372m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate41.4 km
Weather
Late-July, Downieville
31°CTypical high
14°CTypical low
7°CColdest in 20 years
4%Days with rain
Highs around 31°C and lows around 14°C, but it has dropped to 7°C. Rain on 4% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
Results
Course verified. Results not yet available.
Organiser
OrganiserSierra Buttes Trail Stewardship
Websitedownievilleclassic.com
Instagram@downievilleclassic
Running since1995
Training
Training for the Downieville Classic 43 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 Downieville Classic 43 km plan targets
Typical sessions
43 km with 1,372 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
Terrain and skills practice specific to the course
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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