← All eventsQuebrantahuesos Gran Fondo
~200km Pyrenean cyclosportif from Sabiñánigo, Aragón into France and back. ~3,500m climbing over the Somport, the savage Marie-Blanque and the Portalet. ~8,500 riders, lottery entry — Spain's biggest gran fondo. Next edition ~mid-June 2027 (approximate).
Spain's biggest gran fondo, and one of Europe's most oversubscribed. Entry comes by lottery. Around 8,500 riders line up in Sabiñánigo to cross the Pyrenees into France and back in a single day.
~200km and ~3,500m of climbing over four named cols: the long shallow Somport, the savage Marie-Blanque, the grinding Portalet, then a late sting up Hoz de Jaca.
Less vertical than an Alpine monster, but the distance is the real test. Marie-Blanque's double-digit back half decides the day, and the Portalet still grinds on in the valley heat.
Who finishes, and how
Patterns like these, drawn straight from 2025 race data, are baked into how Beina coaches you for this event.
Is Quebrantahuesos Gran Fondo for you?
- Riders who got through the lottery for a bucket-list Pyrenean day and want to arrive properly prepared, not just hopeful.
- Diesel engines who thrive on long days. At ~200km, durability matters as much as raw climbing power.
- Steady climbers who ration their effort. The shallow Somport lulls riders into going too hard, and Marie-Blanque punishes anyone who arrives tired.
- Riders comfortable in a bunch. The long Somport drag and hot valley roads reward sitting in a group over grinding solo.
Training plan for Quebrantahuesos Gran Fondo
A training plan for Quebrantahuesos Gran Fondo 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.
- ~200km and ~3,500m over a 6 to 10 hour effort: durability first
- The Somport's 30km shallow drag tempts you into burning matches early
- Marie-Blanque's back half ramps into 10 to 13% with no respite
- Aragón valley heat can top 30°C, a leading cause of DNFs
- 2x20 sweet spot and 3x15 threshold climbs for the sustained cols
- Steep 5 to 8min repeats at 100 to 110% FTP for Marie-Blanque's back half
- Long Z2 hilly rides building to a 5 to 6hr distance builder
- Heat work in the final weeks: warm turbo Z2 plus sauna after training
- 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
