🗓️ Suggested start: Monday 12 October 2026 | ⏱️ 28 weeks | 🎯 Ready for Saturday 24 April 2027
312km. Over 5,000m of climbing. The hardest one day sportive in Europe, and the riders who finish it comfortably are the ones who started training in October, not January.
This is the complete road to the Mallorca 312 in one self guided plan. 28 unbroken weeks that build the engine over the winter and then turn it into event specific fitness, so you arrive at the start line ready. Two proven blocks joined end to end, with no gap and no guesswork in between.
Phase 1: Build the engine (weeks 1 to 12, October to December)
You start on the 12 week Ride Harder plan, the block that makes you a stronger, more complete cyclist rather than just a fitter one. Built on the Train Smart ethos, it gets you faster for less effort and gives you a reason to train properly through the winter, so you reach January in real shape instead of starting from scratch.
📈 Training volume: 6-12 hours per week
Phase 2: Make it 312 specific (weeks 13 to 28, January to race day)
In January you roll straight into the 16 week Mallorca 312 plan, the same plan hundreds of riders have used to complete their chosen distance. Everything now points at one day: event specific endurance, the long ride progression, the climbing, the fuelling and the pacing.
How Phase 2 is built:
Month 1: Base fitness (wk16 to wk13)
Month 2: Muscular endurance, event specific build (wk12 to wk9)
Month 3: Build (wk8 to wk5)
Month 4 Part 1: Peak (wk4 to wk3)
Month 4 Part 2: Taper (wk2 to event)
📈 Training volume: 8-12 hours per week
Why 28 weeks beats 16
Riders who start in January spend their first month building base fitness they could have had before Christmas. That is a month of event specific training lost. Starting in October means you go into the 312 block already strong, so those final 16 weeks are spent getting fast rather than getting started. It is the single biggest difference between finishing the 312 and enjoying it.
Yours to keep, forever
Every session is planned out in advance, so you get the structure you need with the flexibility to train when it suits you. The plan is improved and tweaked every season using rider feedback, and once it is yours you can start it when you want and re-use it as many times as you like.
On your own, or with support?
This is the DIY version of The Ultimate Mallorca 312 Training Academy. You get the full 28 weeks of training and nothing else to think about. What you do not get is the coached side of it: the live group workouts, the nutrition and mindset workshops, the strength and mobility programme, race day guides and 312 hacks, and access to the coaches and the rider community all the way through. If you would rather not do the winter on your own, the Academy covers the same 28 weeks and also starts on Monday 12 October 2026.
All you need to know
📈 Training Volume: 6-12 hours per week in Phase 1, building to 10-12 hours per week in Phase 2
🚴 Equipment Required: Turbo Trainer/Watt Bike + HR Monitor
💻 Platforms Delivered on: TrainingPeaks account (free) + any smart training app (Zwift, TrainerRoad, TrainingPeaks Virtual, Rouvy etc)
Typical Week:
- 3-4 1hr sessions
- 1-2 longer rides (2hr+)
- 10-12 hour typical total volume per week in the 312 phase
Who it is for
Riders taking on the Mallorca 312 (167km, 225km or 312km) in April 2027 who want the most thorough preparation available and are happy to run it themselves. Especially first timers, riders stepping up a distance, and anyone who has been caught out before by starting too late.
Suggested start date for this plan: Monday 12 October 2026, ready for the Mallorca 312 on Saturday 24 April 2027.
