Nova Eroica takes place on Sun, Apr 11, 2027 in Buonconvento, Italy. The main route is 131.1 km.
- Date
- Sun, Apr 11, 2027
- Start
- Buonconvento 🇮🇹
- Distance
- 131.1 km
- Climbing
- 1,990 m
- Level
- Open to all
Nova Eroica is an all-road gravel cycling event featuring a unique format that alternates timed sections with free-pace transfer stages.
Official event pageWhat this race demands
Nova Eroica demands strategic pacing and adaptability to manage alternating efforts across timed sections and free-pace transfer stages on gravel roads.
Gravel Handling
The all-road gravel format requires consistent bike-handling skills and equipment durability to manage unpaved surfaces safely.
Interval Management
Alternating between high-intensity timed sections and recovery transfer stages demands the physiological versatility to repeat hard efforts.
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
5:40–6:50
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 Nova Eroica is 33 weeks away. This is how a coach divides that time. The first phase starts now.
01Base21 weeks · Aug 24, 2026 – Jan 17, 2027
Aerobic foundation: mostly steady endurance work that grows the aerobic engine and the durability the later phases stand on.
02Build6 weeks · Jan 18, 2027 – Feb 28, 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 · Mar 1, 2027 – Mar 21, 2027
The hardest weeks of the plan: race-specific intensity at nearly full training load, sharpening exactly what this race asks for.
04Taper2 weeks · Mar 22, 2027 – Apr 4, 2027
Volume drops while intensity stays: short, sharp efforts keep the legs awake as fatigue drains away.
05Race week1 week · Apr 5, 2027 – Apr 11, 2027
Openers, rest and logistics. The work is done; the job now is arriving fresh.
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