Date
Fri, 27 Aug 2027
Venue
Santa's Hotel Tunturi race-centre, Saariselkä
Enontekiö, Lappi
Countdown
August
The short way to do a Lapland stage race: three compact stages over 55 km, Friday to Sunday, with no need to be a marathon rider.
Create a free training plan for the Saariselkä MTB Stages 55 km
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The course
The route
Enontekiö
Distance55km
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate52.8 km
Weather
Late-August, Enontekiö
13°CTypical high
7°CTypical low
-1°CColdest in 20 years
53%Days with rain
Highs around 13°C and lows around 7°C, but it has dropped to -1°C. Rain on 53% of days. Pack for the cold end, not the average.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2024 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Haga André7:47:307.1 km/h
02Oikarinen Jukka8:01:046.9 km/h
03Heikkinen Juuso8:22:216.6 km/h
6
Finishers
8:23:37
Median time
6.6 km/h
Median speed
Overall · 2024 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
OrganiserOutdoor Expert Saariselkä Oy
Websitesaariselkamtb.fi
Instagram@saariselkamtb
Running since2011
Training
Training for the Saariselkä MTB Stages 55 km
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.
Intervals.icuWhat a Saariselkä MTB Stages 55 km plan targets
Typical sessions
55 km
Endurance and fatigue resistance over the full distance
Fuelling and pacing for the whole event
What your weeks look like
Typical sessions
Long endurance rides building toward the full distance
Threshold and sweet-spot work for sustained power
Terrain and skills practice specific to the course
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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