AusCycling Road Nationals Gran Fondo takes place on Sun, Jan 10, 2027 in Perth, Australia. The main route is 81.6 km.
- Date
- Sun, Jan 10, 2027
- Start
- Perth 🇦🇺
- Distance
- 81.6 km
- Level
- Open to all
The Gran Fondo National Championship is the amateur centrepiece of the AusCycling Road National Championships, an 81.6 km race on fully closed roads around Perth's Kings Park and CBD, with a 27.2 km short course.
What would it take you?
Pick the level closest to yours for an estimate of finish time on this course and the training a solid preparation needs.
Estimated finish
2:25–2:55
Peak-week training
6–8 h/week
A model estimate from distance, climbing and level, not a promise. Conditions, drafting and pacing move it.
IntervalCoach turns those weekly hours into a concrete plan built around your actual fitness. Start with this race as your goal
Your road to race day
Race day at AusCycling Road Nationals Gran Fondo is 18 weeks away. This is how a coach divides that time. The first phase starts now.
01Base6 weeks · Sep 7, 2026 – Oct 18, 2026
Aerobic foundation: mostly steady endurance work that grows the aerobic engine and the durability the later phases stand on.
02Build6 weeks · Oct 19, 2026 – Nov 29, 2026
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 · Nov 30, 2026 – Dec 20, 2026
The hardest weeks of the plan: race-specific intensity at nearly full training load, sharpening exactly what this race asks for.
04Taper2 weeks · Dec 21, 2026 – Jan 3, 2027
Volume drops while intensity stays: short, sharp efforts keep the legs awake as fatigue drains away.
05Race week1 week · Jan 4, 2027 – Jan 10, 2027
Openers, rest and logistics. The work is done; the job now is arriving fresh.
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