Events/Sherwood Forest Gravel Epic

Sherwood Forest Gravel Epic

Gravel
Date
Sat, 10 Jul 2027
Venue
Clipstone, Nottinghamshire
Countdown
July
Routes
3
Distances
55-117km
Climb, 117 km
950m

Gravel through Robin Hood country. Fast, flowing forest fire roads and sandy pine tracks, fully signed, with feed stations, a medal and a beer at the finish. Not a race: timed with a rolling start and no cut-offs.

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The course

The route

A build-to-distance loop out of Clipstone, Nottinghamshire on flowing forest fire roads, sandy pine tracks and quiet-lane links. Choose 55, 80 or 117km; the flagship 117km carries an estimated 950m of gentle rolling climbing.

Weather

Early-July, Clipstone

20°CTypical high
11°CTypical low
6°CColdest in 20 years
51%Days with rain

Highs around 20°C and lows around 11°C, but it has dropped to 6°C. Rain on 51% of days.

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

Training for the Sherwood Forest 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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What the day throws at you
Typical sessions
Sustained hours in the saddle: the 117km is long, not steep or rough
Sandy pine tracks that drag and cost more power than they look
Flowing early fire roads that tempt a hot start and a late fade
July heat and long daylight, where hydration matters more than climbing
What your weeks look like
Typical sessions
Long Z2 gravel rides building steadily toward your chosen route distance
Back-half steadiness: holding Z2 late in a long ride without fading
Sweet-spot blocks, 2 to 3 x 15-20min, for all-day power without heavy fatigue
Fuelling rehearsal at 60-90g carbs per hour on your long rides
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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