NL Beachcup Texel – Dutch Championship takes place on Sun, Jan 3, 2027 in Texel, Netherlands. The main route is 50 km.
- Date
- Sun, Jan 3, 2027
- Start
- Texel 🇳🇱
- Distance
- 50 km
- Level
- Open to all
The event is the third NL-Beachcup round and Dutch beach-race championship on Texel, starting at Paal 9 and featuring a challenging beach-and-dune course of about 50 km.
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
1:30–1:45
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 NL Beachcup Texel – Dutch Championship is 17 weeks away. This is how a coach divides that time. The first phase starts now.
01Base5 weeks · Sep 7, 2026 – Oct 11, 2026
Aerobic foundation: mostly steady endurance work that grows the aerobic engine and the durability the later phases stand on.
02Build6 weeks · Oct 12, 2026 – Nov 22, 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 23, 2026 – Dec 13, 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 14, 2026 – Dec 27, 2026
Volume drops while intensity stays: short, sharp efforts keep the legs awake as fatigue drains away.
05Race week1 week · Dec 28, 2026 – Jan 3, 2027
Openers, rest and logistics. The work is done; the job now is arriving fresh.
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