The UCI Gravel World Championships race in Nannup, Western Australia on Sunday, October 11, 2026 for elite men and men 19–49. Their 143-kilometre course climbs 3,713 metres and is at least 80 percent gravel.
This eight-week Time-Crunched plan directs four to six weekly hours toward repeatable climbing, one purposeful endurance ride, and control on varied gravel. The compressed runway protects recovery while proving pacing, fueling, tires, repairs, and layers before race week.
88.9 MI · 12,182 FT CLIMBING · AT LEAST 80% GRAVEL ACROSS VARIED UNPAVED SURFACES · 8 WEEKS · 4–6 HR/WK · TIME-CRUNCHED
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 UCI Gravel World Championships 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