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 six-week Save My Race plan cannot manufacture deep endurance from scratch; it prioritizes the safest high-return work for 88.9 miles and 12,182 feet of climbing, repeated-climb restraint, and reliable handling while protecting race-week freshness. Every rehearsal answers a practical race-day question.
88.9 MI · 12,182 FT CLIMBING · AT LEAST 80% GRAVEL ACROSS VARIED UNPAVED SURFACES · 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 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