Date
Sat, 24 Oct 2026
Start
08:00
Venue
Sunken Gardens, Atascadero, California
Atascadero, San Luis Obispo County
Countdown
October
The Happy is the friendly way in: 72 km of gravel with a moderate 1,200 m of climbing. A good first gravel sportive without the long haul.
Key facts
01Mass-start rollout from Sunken Gardens
Create a free training plan for the The Bovine Classic 72 km
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The course
The route
Atascadero
Distance72km
Total climb1,219m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate71.6 km
Weather
Late-October, Atascadero
25°CTypical high
12°CTypical low
5°CColdest in 20 years
7%Days with rain
Highs around 25°C and lows around 12°C, but it has dropped to 5°C. Rain on 7% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
Results
Course verified. Results not yet available.
Organiser
OrganiserBike Monkey and Locomotiv Coaching (co-production)
Websitethebovineclassic.com
Instagram@thebovineclassic
Running since2022
Training
Training for the The Bovine Classic 72 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 The Bovine Classic 72 km plan targets
Typical sessions
72 km with 1,219 m of climbing
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
Group rides for drafting and bunch-riding skills
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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