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100.6km MTB marathon, 3,680m climbing, technical 4/5. Massif des Maures, Frejus, Cote d'Azur. Long course of the Roc d'Azur festival week. 5 waves 07:30-08:30, 5-9hr finish. 6 feed + 4 mechanical points. October Mediterranean heat.
The long course of Roc d'Azur, Europe's biggest MTB festival. 100.6km and 3,680m of climbing through the rocky Massif des Maures, from the Base nature de Fréjus, on the Friday of festival week in October.
It borrows a big slice of the Sunday Roc d'Azur course, then breaks away on a 45km extension toward the Rocher de Roquebrune and Valdingarde. Rocky singletrack, forest tracks, exposed climbs.
Rated 4 out of 5 for difficulty, this is technical MTB, not a gravel spin. The descents are won on skill, not just legs, and the Maures rocks punish anyone who hasn't earned their handling. Reckon on 5 to 9 hours out there.
Is Roc Marathon for you?
- Riders who can descend, not just climb. On 4/5 technical Maures rock, clean handling makes free time while others sit on the brakes.
- Durable aerobic engines. 3,680m of climbing over 100km rewards riders who ration the effort rather than empty it on the first climb.
- Anyone chasing the Roc d'Azur festival itself. This is the long, serious day inside Europe's biggest MTB week.
- Riders who prep for heat. Mediterranean October still bites past 25C over a 5 to 9 hour day.
Training plan for Roc Marathon
A training plan for Roc Marathon 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.
- 100.6km off-road with 3,680m of climbing, far more fatiguing than the same hours on road.
- A 4 out of 5 technical rating: rocky descents and singletrack that demand real bike handling.
- A sustained climb-then-descend rhythm, roughly 37m of climbing per kilometre, with no long flat to hide on.
- Mediterranean October heat, often 18 to 26C over a five to nine hour day.
- 3x12min at 95 to 100% FTP on a real climb, building sustained MTB climbing power.
- Long Z2 MTB rides progressing from 2hr to a 5 to 6hr peak on rolling, hilly trails.
- Back-to-back weekends: 4hr Saturday plus 3hr Sunday on technical terrain for cumulative fatigue.
- Skills under fatigue, 30min on technical trail after a hard ride, plus heat sessions in the final weeks.
- 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
