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Blue Ridge mountain passes, timed KOM segments.
Gran Fondo Asheville climbs from downtown into the Blue Ridge Parkway on serpentine mountain roads, with timed KOM segments on the Gran route and a fast parkway descent back to the amphitheater. Surfaces are paved throughout; the demand is sustained mountain climbing and technical descending, not flat endurance.
For the experienced rider training seven to eleven hours a week, this twelve-week plan spaces demanding sessions with deliberate recovery, building the sustained mountain climbing and technical descending Asheville's Blue Ridge Parkway demands.
INSIDE THE MASTERS PLAN — 7–11 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, nutrition and hydration guidance, and recovery-first Masters 50+ structuring.
The Complete Gran Fondo Asheville Guide — training, tactics, gear, and race-day execution.
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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