DateExpected
Mid September 2027
Based on past editions. We'll confirm when the organiser announces.
Venue
Wilderness Ranch, 368 Grizzly Bear Road, Lakeside, Arizona 85929
Pinetop-Lakeside, Navajo County
Countdown
September
The short, easy-going loop at the Pinewood Showdown: 40 km of gravel with only 339 m of climbing. A good first gravel event.
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The course
The route
Pinetop-Lakeside
Distance40km
Total climb339m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate36.5 km
Weather
Mid-September, Pinetop-Lakeside
26°CTypical high
12°CTypical low
2°CColdest in 20 years
26%Days with rain
Highs around 26°C and lows around 12°C, but it has dropped to 2°C. Rain on 26% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2026 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Tabitha SHERWOOD02:18:2817.4 km/h
02Elisa ALA02:18:2817.4 km/h
03Lindsay GAESSER02:29:4316.1 km/h
35
Women finishers
3:00:31
Median time
13.4 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Training
Training for the The Pinewood Showdown 40 km
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40 km with 339 m of climbing
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