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Tuscany's white gravel sectors to Piazza del Campo.
Gran Fondo Strade Bianche threads nine to ten sectors of compacted clay that turn to dusty highways when dry and grey paste when wet, linked by fast paved roads with constant punchy climbs. Surfaces mix smooth tarmac and rough strade bianche; the demand is handling shifting traction and repeated short efforts, not one sustained climb.
For the rider bringing eight focused weeks and four to six hours a week, this plan combines the punchy climbing and bike-handling Strade Bianche's gravel sectors demand efficiently, with the weekly longer ride developing the legs for Via Santa Caterina's cobbled finish into Piazza del Campo.
INSIDE THE TIME-CRUNCHED PLAN — 4–6 HR/WK
Includes zone-tailored structured rides for your devices, built-in strength with video walkthroughs, heat protocols for when your race calls for them, peloton skills workouts, and nutrition and hydration guidance.
The Complete Gran Fondo Strade Bianche 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