45SouthWest takes place on Sun, Jun 20, 2027 in Kraków, Poland. The main route is 4384 km.
- Date
- Sun, Jun 20, 2027
- Start
- Kraków 🇵🇱
- Distance
- 4384 km
- Level
- Open to all
45-SouthWest is a self-supported, single-stage bikepacking adventure starting in Kraków and crossing Europe to finish at Tarifa, with routes through national parks, the Alps and Pyrenees, and approximately 53,000 metres of climbing on the longest route.
Your road to race day
Race day at 45SouthWest is 41 weeks away. This is how a coach divides that time. The first phase starts now.
01Base29 weeks · Sep 7, 2026 – Mar 28, 2027
Aerobic foundation: mostly steady endurance work that grows the aerobic engine and the durability the later phases stand on.
02Build6 weeks · Mar 29, 2027 – May 9, 2027
Progressive overload: training load climbs in waves, with harder weeks stacked on the base and planned recovery weeks that let the gains land.
03Peak3 weeks · May 10, 2027 – May 30, 2027
The hardest weeks of the plan: race-specific intensity at nearly full training load, sharpening exactly what this race asks for.
04Taper2 weeks · May 31, 2027 – Jun 13, 2027
Volume drops while intensity stays: short, sharp efforts keep the legs awake as fatigue drains away.
05Race week1 week · Jun 14, 2027 – Jun 20, 2027
Openers, rest and logistics. The work is done; the job now is arriving fresh.
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