Date
Sun, 31 Jan 2027
Venue
Five rounds in California: Ukiah, Maxwell, Monte Rio, and Caspar
Caspar, Mendocino County
Countdown
January
The long Low Gap loop is a big gravel day out: 95 km with 2,000 m of climbing, so expect to earn it. Run since 1998, it's one of the series' bigger gravel rides.
Key facts
01No license required
02E-bikes are not permitted
Create a free training plan for the Grasshopper Adventure Series 95 km
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The course
The route
Caspar
Distance95km
Total climb2,007m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate96.8 km
Weather
Late-January, Caspar
12°CTypical high
7°CTypical low
2°CColdest in 20 years
39%Days with rain
Highs around 12°C and lows around 7°C, but it has dropped to 2°C. Rain on 39% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
Results
Course verified. Results not yet available.
Organiser
OrganiserHopper Adventures LLC (Miguel Crawford)
Instagram@grasshopperadventureseries
Running since1998
Training
Training for the Grasshopper Adventure Series 95 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 Grasshopper Adventure Series 95 km plan targets
Typical sessions
95 km with 2,007 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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