Date
Sun, 1 Aug 2027
Venue
Downieville, California
Downieville, Sierra County
Countdown
August
The downhill day: 24 km from Packer Saddle to Downieville with barely 300 m of climbing, so it's all about descending fast. You start alone, not in a pack.
Key facts
01All-Mountain racers only
02Ride the cross country course the day before to be eligible
03Individual starts, with riders released at intervals
Create a free training plan for the Downieville Classic 24 km
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The course
The route
Downieville
Distance24km
Total climb308m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate22.4 km
Weather
Early-August, Downieville
31°CTypical high
14°CTypical low
6°CColdest in 20 years
4%Days with rain
Highs around 31°C and lows around 14°C, but it has dropped to 6°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 24 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 24 km plan targets
Typical sessions
24 km with 308 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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