Rides/4 October 2026
Elmadag Climb
Short and sharp: 1100 m of climbing in 65 km. Planned as a midweek training session.
- Distance
- 65 km
- Elevation
- 1100 m
- Surface
- Asphalt
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Type
- Training
- Meeting point
- Kayas railway station
- Start time
- 07:00
Starting with a 07:00 meet-up at Kayas railway station, this training session follows a 65 km route that climbs steadily towards the lower slopes of Elmadag. The first 20 km, with the steepest average gradient, will be ridden as a tempo effort rather than a warm-up.
The group will split in two: a target-pace group climbing without stopping, and a second group focused on descending and turning skills at a controlled pace. Rotating paceline work will be revisited on the ramps before the summit.
On the descent we will go over braking, cornering lines and safe group spacing once more. The GPX track is linked from this page.