← All eventsGravel Locos
A big, community-driven Texas Hill Country gravel race out of Hico, TX. The ~150 mile flagship (~240 km) is a hot, rough, self-supported day; ~100 and ~65 mile options also run. 2027 date, distances and climbing are approximate (historically May).
A big, community-driven Texas gravel race out of Hico, where heat is the boss. The ~150 mile flagship covers ~240km of rough Hill Country ranch roads, a hot, self-supported day that runs 9 to 14 hours.
No marquee climbs, just endless rollers with no true recovery. The gravel is rough ranch road, not fast race gravel, and the open country offers no shelter from sun or wind.
It rewards durability over power. Hold endurance pace deep into a hot hour 10, fuel to schedule, and you finish. Shorter ~100 and ~65 mile options run the same terrain for a lesser day.
Who finishes, and how
Patterns like these, drawn straight from 2024 race data, are baked into how Beina coaches you for this event.
Is Gravel Locos for you?
- Diesel endurance riders who hold a steady pace for hours instead of surging every roller on rough gravel.
- Riders who fuel with discipline. Taking 70 to 100g of carbs an hour decides the back half far more than raw fitness does.
- Anyone comfortable being self-supported. Long remote ranch-road gaps mean carrying food, fluid and spares and fixing your own punctures.
- Riders who handle heat, or will train for it. Texas spring can cook you, so pacing and fuelling go by the temperature, not your FTP.
Training plan for Gravel Locos
A training plan for Gravel Locos 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.
- Texas spring heat that decides finishes over a long day
- Rough ranch-road gravel, a rolling-resistance and comfort tax paid for hours
- Constant Hill Country rollers with no true recovery
- Long remote gaps where you carry everything and fix your own bike
- Progressive long gravel rides building from 3hr toward a 7 to 9hr peak
- Event-pace long rides with full fuelling rehearsal at 70 to 100g carbs an hour
- Heat-acclimatisation work: midday rides, overdressed rides, post-ride sauna
- Sweet spot gravel, 2-3x 20min at 88-93% FTP, plus tyre-repair drills
- 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
