Date
Sat, 29 May 2027
Venue
Bisset Park, Shelter #2, 49 Berkley Williams Dr, Radford, VA 24141
Radford, Virginia
Countdown
May
The short one: 26 miles, a gentle half-day on the bike with modest climbing. A friendly way into a ride that has run since 1992.
Key facts
01Open to riders of all ages and abilities
02Single loop, starting and finishing at Bisset Park
Create a free training plan for the Wilderness Road Ride Gran Fondo 42 km
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The course
The route
Radford
Distance42km
Total climb503m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate40.3 km
Weather
Late-May, Radford
25°CTypical high
14°CTypical low
3°CColdest in 20 years
53%Days with rain
Highs around 25°C and lows around 14°C, but it has dropped to 3°C. Rain on 53% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
Results
Course verified. Results not yet available.
Organiser
OrganiserFCA Endurance SW Virginia
Websitewildernessroadride.org
Instagram@wildernessroad
Running since1992
Training
Training for the Wilderness Road Ride Gran Fondo 42 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 Wilderness Road Ride Gran Fondo 42 km plan targets
Typical sessions
42 km with 503 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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