You still know how to race. The work now has to leave room for adaptation.
Leuven gives men 60+ and women 50+ an 86-kilometre course with approximately 560 metres of climbing; men 50-59 race 132 kilometres with approximately 880 metres. Both versions run through rolling Brabantse Wouden terrain with punchy climbs and fast gravel sectors, with the final route still pending. This twelve-week Masters plan spaces speed work, strength, endurance, and recovery so the hard sessions become fitness instead of accumulated fatigue.
82 MI · 2,887 FT CLIMBING · ROLLING BRABANTSE WOUDEN GRAVEL · 12 WEEKS · 7–11 HR/WK · MASTERS 50+
WHAT'S INSIDE
- Structured rides with real graphs on your calendar
- Strength and mobility with video walkthroughs
- Weekly notes plus the Gravel Grit mental program
- A testing week and mid-plan retest
- The full Leuven Legacy Gravel guide
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