Date
Sat, 20 Mar 2027
Venue
Wainuioru Hall, Wainuioru
Masterton District, Wellington
Countdown
March
The big one of the three: 105 km of gravel on a back-country loop, with 1,700 m of climbing that makes it a proper day out, not a spin.
Create a free training plan for the Wairarapa Gravel Classic 105 km
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The course
The route
Masterton District
Distance105km
Total climb1,700m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate103.7 km
Weather
Mid-March, Masterton District
20°CTypical high
11°CTypical low
4°CColdest in 20 years
33%Days with rain
Highs around 20°C and lows around 11°C, but it has dropped to 4°C. Rain on 33% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2026 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Charlotte CLARKE03:51:4027.2 km/h
02Brittany DYKES04:49:3321.8 km/h
03Rhonda GARDNER04:52:3721.5 km/h
3
Women finishers
4:49:33
Median time
21.8 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
OrganiserWairarapa Gravel Series (Tom McCallum / Cycling Tom)
Websitewairarapagravelseries.co.nz
Instagram@wairarapagravelseries
Running since2026
Training
Training for the Wairarapa Gravel Classic 105 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 Wairarapa Gravel Classic 105 km plan targets
Typical sessions
105 km with 1,700 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
Sustained climbing repeats on real gradients
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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