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Four Girona passes, no clock running
Sea Otter Ciclobrava's long route strings together four Girona passes — Sant Grau d'Ardenya, Romanyà, La Ganga, and Montjuïc — on the low-traffic roads pros use to train, finishing at the coastal Devesa promenade. Surfaces are smooth paved roads; the demand is repeatable climbing across four passes at a self-paced, non-competitive rhythm.
For the rider with only six weeks left and five to nine hours a week, this rescue plan keeps the work most likely to matter on Girona's four-pass course: repeatable climbing across the route's four Girona passes, recovery, and pacing. It makes purposeful use of current fitness without claiming to replace lost months.
INSIDE THE SAVE MY RACE PLAN — 5–9 HR/WK
Includes zone-tailored structured rides for your devices, built-in strength with video walkthroughs, heat-training protocols for racing in the hot stuff, peloton skills workouts, and nutrition and hydration guidance.
The Complete Sea Otter Ciclobrava Guide — the training, the tactics, the gear and race day, explained simply and clearly: what to do, when to do it, and why it works.
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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