Date
Sun, 3 Oct 2027
Start
08:30
Venue
Victory Memorial Gardens, Wagga Wagga, NSW
Wagga Wagga, New South Wales
Countdown
October
The Salty 70 is the middle gravel option: mostly dirt tracks and a single loop, a proper day out without the full 130 km commitment.
Key facts
01Mostly gravel, so bring a bike and tyres to suit
Create a free training plan for the Gears + Beers Festival 70 km
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The course
The route
Wagga Wagga
Distance70km
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate66.5 km
Weather
Early-October, Wagga Wagga
21°CTypical high
7°CTypical low
0°CColdest in 20 years
22%Days with rain
Highs around 21°C and lows around 7°C, but it has dropped to 0°C. Rain on 22% of days. Pack for the cold end, not the average.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
Results
Course verified. Results not yet available.
Organiser
OrganiserRotary Club of Wollundry Wagga Wagga
Websitegearsandbeers.org.au
Instagram@wagga_gearsandbeers
Running since2014
Training
Training for the Gears + Beers Festival 70 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 Gears + Beers Festival 70 km plan targets
Typical sessions
70 km
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
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
One clear next session, never a wall of spreadsheet
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