Tour of Bright – Stage 3 takes place on Sun, Dec 6, 2026 in Bright, Australia. The main route is 35.5 km.
- Date
- Sun, Dec 6, 2026
- Start
- Bright 🇦🇺
- Distance
- 35.5 km
- Level
- Mixed field
Stage 3 of the Tour of Bright, the Mount Buffalo Queen's Stage on Sunday 6 December 2026, starts in Bright and finishes on Mount Buffalo in Victoria's Alpine region: 35.5 km for most grades, 67.2 km for A grades.
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
1:05–1:15
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 Tour of Bright – Stage 3 is 13 weeks away. This is how a coach divides that time. The first phase starts now.
01Base1 week · Sep 7, 2026 – Sep 13, 2026
Aerobic foundation: mostly steady endurance work that grows the aerobic engine and the durability the later phases stand on.
02Build6 weeks · Sep 14, 2026 – Oct 25, 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 · Oct 26, 2026 – Nov 15, 2026
The hardest weeks of the plan: race-specific intensity at nearly full training load, sharpening exactly what this race asks for.
04Taper2 weeks · Nov 16, 2026 – Nov 29, 2026
Volume drops while intensity stays: short, sharp efforts keep the legs awake as fatigue drains away.
05Race week1 week · Nov 30, 2026 – Dec 6, 2026
Openers, rest and logistics. The work is done; the job now is arriving fresh.
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