Border Crossing – Whitetail Ridge Mountain Bike Race takes place on Sun, May 16, 2027 in River Falls, United States.
- Date
- Sun, May 16, 2027
- Start
- River Falls 🇺🇸
- Level
- Open to all
The Border Crossing at Whitetail Ridge in River Falls is a round of the Minnesota Mountain Bike Series, raced on a classic cross-country course with sustained climbs and technical, rooted singletrack.
Your road to race day
Race day at Border Crossing – Whitetail Ridge Mountain Bike Race is 36 weeks away. This is how a coach divides that time. The first phase starts now.
01Base24 weeks · Sep 7, 2026 – Feb 21, 2027
Aerobic foundation: mostly steady endurance work that grows the aerobic engine and the durability the later phases stand on.
02Build6 weeks · Feb 22, 2027 – Apr 4, 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 · Apr 5, 2027 – Apr 25, 2027
The hardest weeks of the plan: race-specific intensity at nearly full training load, sharpening exactly what this race asks for.
04Taper2 weeks · Apr 26, 2027 – May 9, 2027
Volume drops while intensity stays: short, sharp efforts keep the legs awake as fatigue drains away.
05Race week1 week · May 10, 2027 – May 16, 2027
Openers, rest and logistics. The work is done; the job now is arriving fresh.
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