DateExpected
Early May 2027
Based on past editions. We'll confirm when the organiser announces.
Venue
Grand Beach Cross Country Ski Trails, Grand Beach Provincial Park, Grand Marais, Manitoba
Grand Marais, Rural Municipality of St. Clements
Countdown
May
Four hours, one short lap, as many times as you can ride it. With about 130 m of climbing per lap, this is a pacing game more than a mountain test, and you do it solo.
Key facts
01Licence or Day Permit needed (UCI, CCA or MCA)
02Age 10 and up for the main event
03Last lap must start by 14:45; racing ends at 15:30
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The course
One lap, on repeat
Grand Marais · one lap
Total climb130m
Duration4hr
Start · finishOne lap · elevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate9.3 km
Weather
Early-May, Grand Marais
14°CTypical high
4°CTypical low
-6°CColdest in 20 years
37%Days with rain
Highs around 14°C and lows around 4°C, but it has dropped to -6°C. Rain on 37% of days. Pack for the cold end, not the average.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2024 results
Who finishes, and how
#TeamLapsTime
01Mia Sawatsky63:44:33
02Agnieszka Gigiel63:44:33
03Emily Payne53:44:33
14
Women finishers
3:44:33
Median time
4 laps
Median laps
Women · 2024 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
Training
Training for the Grand Prix of Grand Beach
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 Grand Prix of Grand Beach plan targets
Typical sessions
A sustained 4hr effort
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
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One clear next session, never a wall of spreadsheet
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