Events/North Yorkshire Moors Gravel Epic

North Yorkshire Moors Gravel Epic

Gravel

Date

Sun, 1 Aug 2027

Venue

Helmsley, North Yorkshire

Countdown

August

Routes

Distances

69-123km

Climb, 123 km

2,250m

One of Glorious Gravel's harder Epics, grade D, from Helmsley on the edge of the North York Moors. Big sustained climbs onto open high moor, rough exposed tracks up top, fast forest fire roads down in the dales.

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The course

The route

Three routes from Helmsley: 69, 85 or 123km, with around 2,250m of climbing (estimated) on the flagship Epic. Sustained moorland gravel climbs, exposed moor-top tracks and fast forest fire roads, fully signed with no cut-offs.

Weather

Early-August, Helmsley

19°CTypical high

12°CTypical low

7°CColdest in 20 years

54%Days with rain

Highs around 19°C and lows around 12°C, but it has dropped to 7°C. Rain on 54% of days.

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

Training

Training for the North Yorkshire Moors Gravel Epic

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.

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A hard, exposed moorland day

Typical sessions

Long, sustained gravel climbs onto the open high moor, repeated over a genuinely hilly route

Rough, loose moorland tracks and bridleways that cost energy if you ride them tentatively

Exposed moor tops fully open to wind and weather that can turn fast, even in August

On the 123km, the biggest climbs stacked into the back half on tiring legs

What your weeks look like

Typical sessions

Sustained climb tempo: 3 to 4 x 8 to 15min tempo efforts on gravel climbs

Sweet spot blocks: 2 to 3 x 15 to 20min at 88 to 93% FTP for climbing power without heavy fatigue

A long hilly rough-gravel ride each weekend, built steadily toward your chosen route distance

Back-half durability: tempo climbs placed late in a long ride to rehearse the 123km bite

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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