Events/Mine Hill Gravel Challenge

Mine Hill Gravel Challenge: Mine Hill 26M

GravelLaps
DateExpected
Late May 2027
Based on past editions. We'll confirm when the organiser announces.
Venue
Mine Hill Distillery, 5 Mine Hill Rd, Roxbury, CT 06783
Roxbury, Northwest Hills Planning Region
Countdown
May

Two laps of the same 13-mile gravel loop, so you know what's coming second time round. A good first gravel sportive, with a bit of sting in the climbing.

Key facts
01Two laps of the 13-mile course
02Cut-off is 12:30, four and a half hours after the 08:00 start
03Results ranked by sex and age group
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The course

One lap, on repeat

Roxbury · one lap
Distance42km
Start · finishOne lap · elevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate21.2 km
Weather

Late-May, Roxbury

24°CTypical high
12°CTypical low
3°CColdest in 20 years
42%Days with rain

Highs around 24°C and lows around 12°C, but it has dropped to 3°C. Rain on 42% of days.

NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2024 results

Who finishes, and how

#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Joy Pires01:48:0823.2 km/h
02Ellen Hardy02:00:3120.8 km/h
03Holly Hageman02:08:4719.5 km/h
4
Women finishers
2:04:39
Median time
20.1 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2024 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
OrganiserSteep Endurance
Running since2020
Training

Training for the Mine Hill Gravel Challenge: Mine Hill 26M

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Typical sessions
42 km
Endurance and fatigue resistance over the full distance
Fuelling and pacing for the whole event
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Typical sessions
Long endurance rides building toward the full distance
Threshold and sweet-spot work for sustained power
Group rides for drafting and bunch-riding skills
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