A flat country turns brutal when the loop is 1,950 unsupported kilometers
A fixed, anticlockwise loop of roughly 1,950 km and 7,000 m of climbing, starting and finishing at De Proloog in Amerongen — 99% paved. This is a fully self-supported/unsupported ultra-distance race: outside material assistance and drafting are prohibited, though ordinary public services available to everyone (shops, hotels) are permitted. Completing the full ~1,950 km Dutch loop unsupported across multiple days — a test of self-sufficiency and pacing across a flat-country distance event, not a single climb or sector.
For the rider aiming to complete Race Around Netherlands strongly on seven to eleven hours a week, this twelve-week plan builds ultra-distance durability, sleep strategy, self-support systems, conservative pacing, and wind management for the fully self-supported 1,950-kilometer Dutch loop across multiple days.
INSIDE THE FINISHER 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, and nutrition and hydration guidance.
The Complete Race Around Netherlands 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