Date
Thu, 26 Aug 2027
Start
09:00
Venue
Land's End, Cornwall to Herne Hill Velodrome, London
Greater London, England
Countdown
August
Land's End to Herne Hill Velodrome, 740 km of mostly gravel, ridden unsupported over five or six days. You plan your own sleep, food and fixes, so the hard part is keeping your head.
Key facts
01Fully self-supported: you handle navigation, food, sleep stops and mechanicals
02Live GPS tracking is used throughout the ride
03Expect night riding on a typical 5 to 6 day finish
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The course
The route
Greater London
Distance740km
Total climb10,000m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate617.7 km
Weather
Late-August, Greater London
22°CTypical high
12°CTypical low
5°CColdest in 20 years
34%Days with rain
Highs around 22°C and lows around 12°C, but it has dropped to 5°C. Rain on 34% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
Results
Course verified. Results not yet available.
Organiser
OrganiserHidden Tracks Cycling Ltd
Websitehiddentrackscycling.co.uk
Instagram@charliecycleguide
Running since2026
Training
Training for the The Wrecker
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 Wrecker plan targets
Typical sessions
740 km with 10,000 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
Sustained climbing repeats on real gradients
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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