Events/SPAR Swiss Epic

SPAR Swiss Epic

MTB

Date

Thu, 19 Aug 2027

Venue

Davos–Engadin, Graubünden, Switzerland (multi-stage)

Countdown

August

Distance

340km

Total climb

11,000m

Five Alpine mountain-bike stages, five days, ridden as a two-rider team that has to cross every finish line together. The SPAR Swiss Epic is not a race you survive alone.

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The course

The route

Five self-contained stages of roughly 50 to 90km and 1,800 to 2,800m each, stringing together sustained gravel passes and rocky high-Alpine singletrack descents across the Davos to Engadin mountains, in a field of 300-plus teams.

Weather

Mid-August, Davos–Engadin

17°CTypical high

7°CTypical low

-2°CColdest in 20 years

63%Days with rain

Highs around 17°C and lows around 7°C, but it has dropped to -2°C. Rain on 63% of days. Pack for the cold end, not the average.

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

Training

Training for the SPAR Swiss 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.

Intervals.icu

Five Alpine days, together

Typical sessions

Five back-to-back stages of roughly 1,800 to 2,800m climbing each, with cumulative fatigue deciding your week

Long sustained gravel climbs at altitude, where passes above 2,000m quietly sap your power

Technical high-mountain singletrack descents that punish riders who cannot stay loose on tired legs

A partner you must pace with and finish beside on every one of the five stages

What your weeks look like

Typical sessions

Back-to-back weekends: a 4 to 5hr Saturday plus a 3 to 4hr Sunday off-road, both with real climbing

In the specialise phase, three to four hard MTB days in a row to rehearse the race week

Sweet spot off-road: 3 to 4 x 15 to 20min at 88 to 93% FTP on gravel climbs

Partner rides and repeat technical descents, so pacing and skills are agreed long before stage one

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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