← All eventsTour of Cambridgeshire
A flat, fast, fully closed-road gran fondo in Cambridgeshire (~128km) and UCI Gran Fondo World Series qualifier — widely called the closest RideLondon replacement for speed, closed roads and bunch atmosphere. A positioning, drafting and aero day, accessible yet PB-able. Next date approximate (est June 2027).
128km of fully closed road across the flat Cambridgeshire fens, and a UCI Gran Fondo World Series qualifier. With only 400m of climbing, gradient is never the challenge. Speed is.
Out and back around Peterborough through exposed fenland lanes. No decisive hill, just open, windswept roads where a fast bunch flies and a lone rider fights the headwind.
This is a drafting and positioning day, not a power-to-weight test. Sit in, share the work, and let the closed roads carry you at a speed you rarely get to ride. Accessible enough for a first gran fondo, quick enough to chase a PB.
Is Tour of Cambridgeshire for you?
- Riders who can hold a wheel. On flat, exposed roads a fast bunch is everything, so sitting in and taking sensible turns turns a hard day into a quick one.
- Anyone chasing a personal best. Flat, closed roads and a strong group let you ride faster here than almost anywhere else.
- First gran-fondo riders after a friendly distance. With no traffic and no decisive climb, 128km feels achievable rather than intimidating.
- Aero-minded riders. Position, kit and a slick setup genuinely pay off when you spend the whole day at speed.
Training plan for Tour of Cambridgeshire
A training plan for Tour of Cambridgeshire isn't a generic base build. Beina reads the event's exact demands, looks at your specific profile and the time you actually have, and maps a highly adapted plan to the start line.
- 128km at speed, where holding a fast group beats raw solo strength
- Exposed fenland crosswinds that split bunches and isolate anyone caught out
- Constant surges as the group takes turns and covers accelerations
- Sustained tempo and threshold power, not climbing or power-to-weight
- 2x20 at threshold and 3x15 sweet spot to build the sustained power that holds a bunch
- Chaingang and fast-group rides to rehearse drafting, turns and positioning
- Over-unders and surge-and-settle work to cover accelerations and get back on
- A gran-fondo simulation near event distance at target pace, ideally in a group
- 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
