← All eventsÖtztaler Radmarathon
227km / 5,500m single-loop Alpine mega-sportive from Sölden, Austria - one of the hardest one-day road rides amateurs do. Four passes: Kühtai, Brenner, Jaufenpass, Timmelsjoch (2,474m). Hard cutoff on the Timmelsjoch. ~4,000 riders, lottery entry.
227km and 5,500m of climbing over four Alpine passes, widely rated one of the hardest one-day rides amateurs take on. A single loop out of Sölden in Tyrol, on the last Sunday of August.
It opens on the Kühtai straight from the gun, grinds 35km up the Brenner drag, climbs the Jaufenpass, then saves the worst for last.
That last pass is the Timmelsjoch: 28km to 2,474m, reached on 180km legs, with a hard cutoff. Cold, high and decisive. The distance breaks more riders than the gradient.
Is Ötztaler Radmarathon for you?
- Deep-endurance riders at home on 7 to 9 hour days. At 227km, the distance breaks the under-prepared long before the gradients do.
- Patient climbers who pace the whole day to survive the final pass. Going hard on the Kühtai from the gun is an effort you pay for at km 180.
- Riders who can work in a bunch. The long Brenner drag rewards sharing turns instead of grinding out the energy solo.
- Anyone chasing a genuine hard-cutoff result. Cresting the Timmelsjoch in time, not just the finish line, is the day's real test.
Training plan for Ötztaler Radmarathon
A training plan for Ötztaler Radmarathon 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.
- 227km and 5,500m of climbing, a 7 to 13 hour day in the saddle
- Four Alpine passes, finishing on the Timmelsjoch: 28km of climbing to 2,474m
- A hard cutoff on the Timmelsjoch. Miss it and you are off the official results
- Real cold and exposure on the high descents and summit, even in late August
- Long rides building from 4hr toward a 7 to 9hr peak with full fuelling, to match the 227km
- 2x20 sweet spot at 88 to 94% FTP, plus 60 to 90min climb grinds for the passes
- A long climb placed at the END of a 6 to 7hr ride, mimicking the Timmelsjoch on shattered legs
- Group endurance rides for the Brenner, plus cold-descent and warm-kit rehearsal
- 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
