Wörthersee Gravel is 93 miles of fast, mostly smooth gravel around the lake’s south shore and along the Drau river in Carinthia, broken by one signature selection: The Ramp, a four-kilometer climb that opens the race near the start and returns reversed near mile 91. Mid-April can swing from bright sun to near-freezing at the start line.

This is a twelve-week plan for a long, fast day on smooth gravel with one decisive climb, built around the hours you have to train. Most of the work is endurance and holding a strong pace, what 93 miles of fast gravel and The Ramp ask for.

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 Wörthersee Gravel Race guide — terrain, gearing, fueling