← All eventsThe Gravelfoyle 10
10hr timed gravel endurance race on the Three Lochs Forest Drive, Aberfoyle, Trossachs. ~25km gravel laps, ~240m climbing per lap. Solo/pairs/teams. Complete as many laps as possible. Part of the Gravelfoyle Triple Crown.
A 10-hour timed gravel race where you ride as many ~25km laps as you can. It loops the Three Lochs Forest Drive at Aberfoyle, deep in the Trossachs, and forms one leg of the Gravelfoyle Triple Crown.
Scenic forest fire roads past three lochs, rolling rather than mountainous. Around 240m of climbing per lap, less technical than a pure MTB course but relentless once it stacks up over ten hours.
That makes it an accessible way into endurance racing. Gravel, cyclocross or MTB all welcome, daylight the whole way, and your pit is a lap away. A real ten-hour test, just not a brutal one.
One lap
A ~25km gravel lap on the Three Lochs Forest Drive, passing Lochan Reoidhte, Loch Drunkie and Loch Achray. Mostly fire roads with some singletrack, and about 240m of climbing per lap.
Who finishes, and how
Is The Gravelfoyle 10 for you?
- Gravel and cyclocross riders who want an endurance race without the technical MTB demands. A gravel, CX or MTB bike all fit the course.
- Diesel engines who pace themselves. Ten hours rewards a conservative start and steady fuelling far more than early aggression.
- Riders eyeing their first big endurance race. Daylight the whole way, a pit every lap and no night riding make it approachable.
- Anyone who can hold sustainable power on loose surfaces and keep eating when the afternoon wall hits.
Training plan for The Gravelfoyle 10
A training plan for The Gravelfoyle 10 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.
- Ten hours of sustained power on loose gravel, holding an intensity factor around 0.68 to 0.73
- About 240m of climbing per lap, roughly 1,680m over a typical seven-lap solo day
- Cumulative gravel vibration and an afternoon low point around hours five to seven
- Self-supported pits every lap: no on-course feed stations, so you fuel 60 to 90g of carbs an hour yourself
- Threshold work: 3x10min at FTP building to 3x20min, plus 2x20min sweet spot
- Over-unders: 4x(4min at 105% / 4min at 90% FTP) for repeatable race-pace power
- Hill repeats: 6 to 8 x 3 to 5min climbing efforts for the relentless per-lap climbing
- Weekend doubles: a 4hr Saturday on gravel plus a 2 to 3hr Sunday, building to a 5 to 6hr race simulation
- 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
