Events/3 Peaks Cyclo-Cross

3 Peaks Cyclo-Cross

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Date

Sun, 26 Sept 2027

Venue

Helwith Bridge / Horton-in-Ribblesdale, Yorkshire Dales

Countdown

September

Distance

61km

Total climb

1,500m

The one they call the hardest cyclocross race in the world. Not for the pedalling, but for the carrying: you shoulder a cyclocross bike and hike it up three rocky Yorkshire fells.

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The course

The route

About 61km and 1,500m of climbing over three Yorkshire summits, out from Helwith Bridge. Farm lanes connect the peaks, then rough bridleway, bog, scree and rock send you up and over Ingleborough, Whernside and Pen-y-ghent.

Weather

Late-September, Helwith Bridge / Horton-in-Ribblesdale

15°CTypical high

9°CTypical low

3°CColdest in 20 years

55%Days with rain

Highs around 15°C and lows around 9°C, but it has dropped to 3°C. Rain on 55% of days.

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

Training

Training for the 3 Peaks Cyclo-Cross

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

A mountain race on a cyclocross bike

Typical sessions

Long hike-a-bike carries, shouldering the bike up rocky, boggy fell for extended sections

Three summit ascents run and hiked, not ridden: Ingleborough, Whernside, Pen-y-ghent

Fast, rough descents on skinny CX tyres where grip and forearms fail before the legs

Strict cutoffs and a broom wagon on exposed, weather-hit summits

What your weeks look like

Typical sessions

Fell carry reps: 4 to 8 carries up a steep hill hiking back down, plus one sustained 20 to 40 min long carry

Hill running reps and rough off-road runs to build fell fitness and ankle robustness

Rough descent practice and CX skills: mounts, dismounts and line choice on the bike

Brick sessions: ride to a hill, carry up, run down, repeat, backed by posterior-chain and grip strength

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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