Dead Swede Gravel is 100 miles with about 7,700 feet of climbing on ranch-country gravel roads beneath the Bighorn Mountains. Expect open terrain and high-plains conditions, where wind is a variable to plan around.

This is a twelve-week plan built around the hours you already have for long rides, roughly seven to eleven a week. Most of the work builds the endurance to handle 100 miles of gravel and the repeated climbing on tired legs, with steady riding in the wind this open country is known 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 Dead Swede Gravel guide — terrain, gearing, fueling