DateExpected
Early September 2027
Based on past editions. We'll confirm when the organiser announces.
Venue
McNeil Ranch at Peaceful Valley, 22799 North Elbert Road, Elbert, Colorado 80106
Elbert, Elbert County
Countdown
September
Mad Cross Men's A is the longest and top-level race of the cross day: 45 minutes of flat-out lapping, with a team size ranking too.
Key facts
01Timed race: 45 minutes of laps
Create a free training plan for the Mad Gravel 0.75 hours
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The course
One lap, on repeat
Elbert · one lap
Duration0.75hr
Start · finishOne lap · elevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate1.6 km
Weather
Early-September, Elbert
28°CTypical high
13°CTypical low
-3°CColdest in 20 years
25%Days with rain
Highs around 28°C and lows around 13°C, but it has dropped to -3°C. Rain on 25% of days. Pack for the cold end, not the average.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
Results
Course verified. Results not yet available.
Organiser
Training
Training for the Mad Gravel 0.75 hours
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 Mad Gravel 0.75 hours plan targets
Typical sessions
A sustained 0.75hr 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
Syncs your sessions straight to Garmin and Wahoo
One clear next session, never a wall of spreadsheet
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