DateExpected
Early March 2027
Based on past editions. We'll confirm when the organiser announces.
Venue
Breil-sur-Roya
Breil-sur-Roya, Alpes-Maritimes
Countdown
March
The middle option: 18 km and 1,100 m of climbing, a proper mountain day without the full commitment of the 28 km. Runners set off together with the longer race.
Key facts
01Licence (FFA, FSGT, FFT) or Passe Prévention Santé needed
02Minimum category junior
03Starts at the same time as the 28 km
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The course
The route
Breil-sur-Roya
Distance18km
Total climb1,100m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate15.1 km
Weather
Early-March, Breil-sur-Roya
10°CTypical high
1°CTypical low
-8°CColdest in 20 years
28%Days with rain
Highs around 10°C and lows around 1°C, but it has dropped to -8°C. Rain on 28% of days. Pack for the cold end, not the average.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2025 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01MARGATHE Cecile02:01:588.9 km/h
02GOURHANT Mathilde02:10:388.3 km/h
03PLATZER Marie02:14:288.0 km/h
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Women finishers
2:48:45
Median time
6.4 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2025 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
OrganiserOmnisports Vélo Club de Breil, with Breil Athlétic Club
Websitebreilathleticclub.fr
Training
Training for the Trail des Merveilles 18 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.
Intervals.icuWhat a Trail des Merveilles 18 km plan targets
Typical sessions
18 km with 1,100 m of climbing
Time on feet and fatigue resistance
Fuelling and pacing for the whole event
What your weeks look like
Typical sessions
Long runs that build time on your feet
Tempo and threshold sessions to hold race pace
Back-to-back weekend runs for fatigue resistance
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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