Date
Sat, 13 Mar 2027
Start
17:00
Venue
McDowell Mountain Regional Park, Fountain Hills, Arizona
Fountain Hills, Maricopa County
Countdown
March
Pro women go head to head on a tight 1.5 km short track circuit. Expect fast, repeated laps and a race that finishes after 20 minutes plus two laps.
Key facts
01Pro women only, with a separate women's start
02Race runs 20 minutes plus two laps, not a fixed duration
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The course
One lap, on repeat
Fountain Hills · one lap
Start · finishOne lap · elevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate1.5 km
Weather
Mid-March, Fountain Hills
25°CTypical high
9°CTypical low
0°CColdest in 20 years
12%Days with rain
Highs around 25°C and lows around 9°C, but it has dropped to 0°C. Rain on 12% of days. Pack for the cold end, not the average.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
Results
Course verified. Results not yet available.
Organiser
Training
Training for the The Specialized Cactus Cup
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 Specialized Cactus Cup plan targets
Typical sessions
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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