Events/Etape Caledonia

Etape Caledonia

Road
Date
Sun, 9 May 2027
Venue
Pitlochry, Highland Perthshire, Scotland (loop start/finish)
Countdown
May
Distance
137km
Total climb
1,555m

The UK's original closed-road sportive, run since 2007. 85 miles and 1,555m of climbing on traffic-free tarmac through Highland Perthshire, a loop from Pitlochry around Loch Tummel and Loch Rannoch.

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The course

The route

A single-lap 137km (85 mile) loop from Pitlochry around Loch Tummel and Loch Rannoch, with 1,555m of climbing and one sustained effort under the flank of Schiehallion. Shorter 40 and 55 mile routes are also offered.

Weather

Early-May, Pitlochry

12°CTypical high
4°CTypical low
-3°CColdest in 20 years
52%Days with rain

Highs around 12°C and lows around 4°C, but it has dropped to -3°C. Rain on 52% of days. Pack for the cold end, not the average.

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

Training for the Etape Caledonia

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 closed-road century into the wind
Typical sessions
85 miles and 1,555m of climbing over 3.5 to 6 hours: one hard day, not an ultra
Long exposed lochside sections where wind, not gradient, drains the legs
One sustained climb under Schiehallion, late, after 60km of undulating grind
Fast early bunches on traffic-free roads that tempt you into burning matches
What your weeks look like
Typical sessions
2x20 sweet spot at 88 to 94% FTP, the core sustainable-power builder
3x12 threshold at 95 to 100% FTP, tuned to Schiehallion-pace efforts
Solo wind grinds: steady sweet spot deliberately ridden into a headwind
Event-pace long rides building to 4 to 5 hours, in a group where you can
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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