Date
Sun, 8 Aug 2027
Start
08:00
Venue
Orcières Merlette 1850, Orcières
Orcières, Hautes-Alpes
Countdown
August
The Medio Fondo is the shorter way to ride Orcières: 78 km with 2,000 m of climbing, a solid mountain day without the full Gran Fondo commitment.
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The course
The route
Orcières
Distance78km
Total climb2,000m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate76.2 km
Weather
Early-August, Orcières
25°CTypical high
12°CTypical low
2°CColdest in 20 years
24%Days with rain
Highs around 25°C and lows around 12°C, but it has dropped to 2°C. Rain on 24% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2026 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01CHORETIER Aline04:01:0219.4 km/h
02REBOUILLAT Lison04:13:1018.5 km/h
03T. C.04:38:4916.8 km/h
10
Women finishers
4:54:02
Median time
15.9 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Training
Training for the GF Orcières 78 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 GF Orcières 78 km plan targets
Typical sessions
78 km with 2,000 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
Sustained climbing repeats on real gradients
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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