Serra Negra packs 2,000 meters of climbing into 99 closed-road kilometers
L'Étape Serra Negra packs 2,000 meters of climbing into the latest published 99-kilometer long course. The route runs through Serra Negra and neighboring Circuito das Águas municipalities in a closed-road mountain-race format. Climbing density: roughly 20 meters of gain per kilometer across a course short enough to reward restraint, repeatable climbing, and speed between ascents.
For the experienced rider training seven to eleven hours a week, this twelve-week plan balances sustained and repeatable climbing, descending confidence, fueling, and fatigue-resistant pacing with deliberate recovery so fitness rises without carrying avoidable fatigue into L'Étape Serra Negra by Tour de France.
INSIDE THE MASTERS 50+ 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 L'Étape Serra Negra by Tour de France 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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