Wyścig Niepołomice is 99 kilometres of fast, nearly flat forest gravel with technical sectors and a signature hairpin. With about 271 metres of climbing, the demand comes from position, repeated accelerations, and holding speed.
This is a six-week plan for the runway left before Niepołomice. Six weeks cannot build a new base from scratch, so the work prioritizes high-speed endurance, repeatable accelerations, fueling at pace, and enough recovery to sharpen the fitness already in place before the final taper.
62 MI · 889 FT CLIMBING · FAST FOREST GRAVEL + TECHNICAL SECTORS · 6 WEEKS · 5–9 HR/WK · SAVE MY RACE
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 Wyścig Niepołomice 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