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~400-500km self-supported off-road mountain ultra 'Race & Rally' in the Ariège Pyrenees, created by Camille McMillan. Deliberately mixes road climbing, off-road riding, and heavy bike-carrying over high cols. Fri->Mon window. Climbing (~11,000m) and late-August 2027 date are approximate — vary by edition.
Most ultras ask how far you can ride. Further asks how much mountain you can carry a bike over. Around 450km and roughly 11,000m of climbing through the high Ariège Pyrenees, fully self-supported.
Created by photographer Camille McMillan as a "Race & Rally", it strings together sectors and checkpoints you clear in order: long paved cols, off-road tracks, singletrack, and pathless slopes where you shoulder the bike.
It's savage by design. You start Friday and must finish by Monday, and close to a fifth of it is hike-a-bike over scree and high cols. Judge it by the vertical and the carrying, not the mileage.
Is Further for you?
- Hybrid mountain athletes. You need to be a capable road climber, an off-road rider, and a competent mountain hiker, because Further tests all three in one weekend.
- Riders with real climbing durability. Roughly 11,000m of ascent over 450km rewards legs that keep climbing long after the mileage says you should be done.
- Anyone at home carrying a bike over rough ground. The signature sectors are hiked and scrambled, not ridden, so back, shoulder and core strength matter as much as watts.
- Adventurers as much as racers. It's a Race and Rally: some chase the front, most come to live the mountains. Know which one you are before you start.
Training plan for Further
A training plan for Further 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.
- Roughly 11,000m of climbing over ~450km: savage vertical for the distance, not a mileage grind
- Long paved Pyrenean cols, then pathless slopes where you shoulder and carry the bike over scree
- A fixed Friday-to-Monday window and self-navigated sectors you must clear in order
- High-altitude cold, exposure and fast-moving storms on the tops
- Ride and carry mountain days: ride to the hills, shoulder the bike over a steep col, ride home
- Bike-carry sessions and hill walks with a loaded pack, the movement most cyclists never train
- Sustained climbing intervals of 15 to 25 minutes for durable power on the long road cols
- Gym loaded carries and lower-body work, because carrying a bike over mountains is a strength demand
- 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
