Old Mutual Wealth Double Century takes place on Sat, Nov 21, 2026 in Swellendam, South Africa. The main route is 202 km.
- Date
- Sat, Nov 21, 2026
- Start
- Swellendam 🇿🇦
- Distance
- 202 km
- Climbing
- 2,100 m
- Level
- Open to all
The Old Mutual Wealth Double Century is South Africa’s premier endurance road-cycling event, a 202 km team time trial starting and finishing in Swellendam and featuring mountain passes and Western Cape scenery.
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
8:00–9:35
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 Old Mutual Wealth Double Century is 10 weeks away. This is how a coach divides that time. The first phase starts now.
01Build4 weeks · Sep 13, 2026 – Oct 10, 2026
Progressive overload: training load climbs in waves, with harder weeks stacked on the base and planned recovery weeks that let the gains land.
02Peak3 weeks · Oct 11, 2026 – Oct 31, 2026
The hardest weeks of the plan: race-specific intensity at nearly full training load, sharpening exactly what this race asks for.
03Taper2 weeks · Nov 1, 2026 – Nov 14, 2026
Volume drops while intensity stays: short, sharp efforts keep the legs awake as fatigue drains away.
04Race week1 week · Nov 15, 2026 – Nov 21, 2026
Openers, rest and logistics. The work is done; the job now is arriving fresh.
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