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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 rider with only six weeks left and five to nine hours a week, this rescue plan keeps the work most likely to matter at Gran Fondo Asheville: the climbing and technical descending the mountain route demands. 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 Gran Fondo Asheville 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