Events/Tour de Whatcom

Tour de Whatcom 71 km

RoadPoint to pointUntimed
Date
Sat, 17 Jul 2027
Venue
Port of Bellingham Portal Village / Kulshan Trackside, 298 W Laurel Street, Bellingham, Washington
Bellingham, Whatcom County
Countdown
July

The 44 mile route is the middle ground at Tour de Whatcom. Pretty flat for the distance, so it suits anyone stepping up from a short spin.

Key facts
01Untimed social ride, no results or racing
02No minimum age, but parents decide if a child can ride the distance
03Bike trailers and tag-alongs are not allowed
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The course

The route

Bellingham
Distance71km
Total climb337m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate72.0 km
Weather

Mid-July, Bellingham

21°CTypical high
12°CTypical low
9°CColdest in 20 years
17%Days with rain

Highs around 21°C and lows around 12°C, but it has dropped to 9°C. Rain on 17% of days.

NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
Organiser
OrganiserWhatcom Events
Running since2006
Training

Training for the Tour de Whatcom 71 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.

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What a Tour de Whatcom 71 km plan targets
Typical sessions
71 km with 337 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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