← All eventsGranfondo San Gottardo
One-day Alpine gran fondo from Ambrì, Ticino — long route ~110-113km / ~2,900m over three iconic Gotthard-region passes (Gotthard, Furka, Nufenen). ~53km short option. Climbing W/kg decides it. Next date approximate.
Three Alpine passes, all topping 2,100m, stacked into a single day. The long route links Passo San Gottardo, the Furka and the Nufenen for roughly 110km and 2,900m of climbing out of Ambrì in Ticino.
There is almost no flat. You are either grinding up a high col or dropping off a cold one: valley heat at the base, single digits at the 2,480m Nufenen summit.
It is one of the harder gran fondos for its length. The Nufenen is highest and comes last, so the day is won by whoever climbs steadily at altitude and still has legs for the final pass.
Who finishes, and how
Patterns like these, drawn straight from 2025 race data, are baked into how Beina coaches you for this event.
Is Granfondo San Gottardo for you?
- Riders with real sustained climbing power. Each col runs 12 to 14km, so this rewards a steady 20 to 60 minute effort, not a short punchy sprint.
- Patient pacers who ration effort. The hardest climb comes last, so the day suits riders who hold back on the Gottardo and Furka instead of emptying the tank early.
- Confident descenders who prepare for cold. The drops from 2,400m are long, fast and genuinely cold, so warm kit and descending nerve matter as much as fitness.
- Experienced climbers chasing a proper Alpine test. With altitude on every summit, this suits riders with a solid climbing base, not a first big sportive.
Training plan for Granfondo San Gottardo
A training plan for Granfondo San Gottardo 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.
- Three passes above 2,100m and around 2,900m of climbing in roughly 110km
- Almost no flat: you are either climbing a high col or descending one
- Altitude on every summit, most punishing on the 2,480m Nufenen at the finish
- Long, fast, cold descents from over 2,400m that demand warm kit
- 2x20min sweet spot and 3x15-20min threshold climbs to build col-pace power
- 40 to 60min sustained efforts on a climb, rehearsing a Nufenen-length effort
- Big multi-climb days: 5 to 6hr rides with 2,500-3,000m of climbing, hardest col last
- Repeated long fast descents to build confidence for cold Alpine drops
- 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
