Monaco Gravel Race is 72 miles with about 8,202 feet of climbing on rocky mountain tracks and secondary roads above Monaco. The first and last six kilometres use a very rocky track, with Col de Braus, Col du Castillon, and Col des Banquettes between them.
This is an eight-week plan for that climbing and technical surface, built around your hours. Eight weeks assumes you are starting with a base; it focuses that fitness on repeated climbing and endurance for a long day on rough ground.
72 MI · ~8,202 FT CLIMBING · VERY ROCKY MOUNTAIN TRACKS AT THE START AND FINISH, WITH TRAILS · 8 WEEKS · 7–11 HR/WK · FINISHER
WHAT'S INSIDE
- Structured workouts on your calendar, with real power and heart-rate graphs
- Strength work built in, with video walkthroughs
- Weekly notes from me, plus the Gravel Grit mental program
- A testing week, so the plan runs on your real numbers
- The full Monaco Gravel Race guide — terrain, gearing, fueling
Hey, I'm Matti. I spent 11 years at TrainingPeaks, where they trusted me to teach coaches how to coach at TrainingPeaks University. I raced Amateur Elite with Rio Grande Cycling Team and podiumed my age group at Unbound 200 in 2026. I have a degree in biology and exercise physiology from St. Olaf. I'm also a middle-aged dad of three, so I know training doesn't happen in a vacuum. I help gravel riders get stupidly fast without becoming the person who brings a food scale to a party