Le Grand du Nord is 110 miles on mostly gravel and dirt forest roads, about 5,000 feet of climbing spread across constant rolling terrain, with a stretch of technical doubletrack. Temperatures stay cool near Lake Superior, and in the spring wet season rain is possible.

This is a twelve-week plan for riders working with four to six hours a week. Most of the limited hours go toward the constant rolling terrain and the sustained distance, because 110 miles of repeated climbing on gravel asks for a base built in the time you actually have.

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 and a mid-plan retest, so the plan runs on your real numbers


• The full Le Grand du Nord guide — terrain, gearing, fueling