← All eventsTrans Pyrenees Race
~1,500-1,800km self-supported ultra-distance ROAD race — a double coast-to-coast traverse of the Pyrenees, run by Lost Dot. ~30,000m+ climbing over iconic cols; autumn weather with snow risk. Solo/pairs, ~8-day limit. Start/finish/turnaround change by edition; 2027 date approximate.
One of the highest climbing densities in ultra racing: roughly 30,000m of vertical packed into a 1,600km double traverse of the Pyrenees, coast to coast to coast, run by Lost Dot.
Iconic cols stacked back to back. Tourmalet, Aubisque, Peyresourde, some passes above 2,000m, all self-navigated over open autumn mountain roads.
The return crossing is the whole point. The hardest climbing lands on your most tired legs, and the fastest solo in 2024 still took nearly five days. Savage, and honest about it.
Who finishes, and how
Patterns like these, drawn straight from 2024 race data, are baked into how Beina coaches you for this event.
Is Trans Pyrenees Race for you?
- Climbers who go up well and travel light. With 30,000m of vertical, sustained power to weight matters here more than almost any other ultra.
- Riders with deep durability. The return traverse asks you to climb hard on legs already days deep, not to be fast for an hour.
- Self-sufficient types who can navigate, sleep rough and manage cold. Autumn cols mean rain, wind and snow risk with no support car behind you.
- Anyone who wants mountains over miles. This is a relentless climbing week, not a flat-roads distance grind.
Training plan for Trans Pyrenees Race
A training plan for Trans Pyrenees Race 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.
- Around 30,000m of climbing over 1,600km, one of the highest vertical-to-distance ratios in ultra racing
- A double traverse, so the crux is climbing well on legs already days deep in fatigue
- Autumn cols bring cold, rain, wind and genuine snow risk on passes above 2,000m
- Self-navigation, roughly 12 hours of darkness a night, and an eight-day cutoff
- Big vertical days, building from 3,000m toward 4,000 to 5,000m of climbing in a single ride
- Back-to-back mountain weekends: a big Saturday, then more climbing on tired legs Sunday
- Sustained climb repeats, 3 to 4 by 20 to 40 minutes at threshold on gradient
- Overnight road rides and cold, wet climbing days to rehearse the autumn cols
- 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
