TAC People's Ride (Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race) takes place on Sat, Jan 30, 2027 in Geelong, Australia. The main route is 114 km.
- Date
- Sat, Jan 30, 2027
- Start
- Geelong 🇦🇺
- Distance
- 114 km
- Level
- Open to all
Mass-participation ride on the Geelong roads of the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race, the day before the pros.
What this race demands
The TAC People's Ride is a 114-kilometer mass-participation cycling event held on the Geelong roads of the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race.
Long-distance endurance
Covering 114 kilometers requires a well-developed aerobic base and sustained muscular endurance to maintain steady pacing over several hours.
Mass-start positioning
As a large-scale participation ride alongside the professional event weekend, athletes must be comfortable riding in proximity to large groups.
A 114-kilometer ride will likely exceed two and a half hours for most participants, requiring a consistent intake of 60 to 90 grams of carbohydrates per hour to maintain energy.
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
3:25–4:05
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 TAC People's Ride (Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race) is 21 weeks away. This is how a coach divides that time. The first phase starts now.
01Base9 weeks · Sep 6, 2026 – Nov 7, 2026
Aerobic foundation: mostly steady endurance work that grows the aerobic engine and the durability the later phases stand on.
02Build6 weeks · Nov 8, 2026 – Dec 19, 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 · Dec 20, 2026 – Jan 9, 2027
The hardest weeks of the plan: race-specific intensity at nearly full training load, sharpening exactly what this race asks for.
04Taper2 weeks · Jan 10, 2027 – Jan 23, 2027
Volume drops while intensity stays: short, sharp efforts keep the legs awake as fatigue drains away.
05Race week1 week · Jan 24, 2027 – Jan 30, 2027
Openers, rest and logistics. The work is done; the job now is arriving fresh.
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