La Indurain: routes and how to prepare
- Distance
- 180 km
- Climbing
- 3,067 m
- Highest point
- 985 m
- Categorised climbs
- 15 · up to 18 %
- Shape
- Loop
Measured on the course you ride in Cycloscape. The organiser's own figures are below.
Elevation profile
195–985 m · 15 categorised climbsThe 6 biggest of 15 categorised climbs, in the order you ride them.
La Indurain is the cyclotourist ride of Miguel Indurain's home town, Villava, near Pamplona, into the valleys and passes of the Navarrese Pyrenees. The 2026 edition was on 25 July, with three distances: 180 km — about 3,250 m of climbing, over the Belate and Artesiaga passes, with a timed section — 100 km and 65 km. The 2027 date has not been announced yet.
La Indurain at a glance
- Where
- Villava, Navarre, Spain
- Official website
- laindurain.com ↗
- Next edition
- Date to be confirmed by the organiser
- Routes
- Long route: 180 km, 3,252 m climbing · Medium route: 100 km, 1,452 m climbing · Short route: 65 km
- Terrain
- Mountain — long climbs
- Facts checked
- 4 November 2026, against the sources below
Full preparation and course training require Event Coach Pro.
Ride the real course on your trainer. The route of La Indurain, 180 km, as a 3D world, with your trainer following its gradients — any day, and as part of your Event Coach plan. Part of Cycloscape Pro.
The routes
La Indurain offers 3 routes.
| Route | Distance | Climbing |
|---|---|---|
| Long route (2026) | 180 km | 3,252 m |
| Medium route | 100 km | 1,452 m |
| Short route | 65 km | — |
What the course asks of you
The long route climbs out of the Pamplona basin into the green valleys of the Pyrenees, over Belate and Artesiaga, long climbs through beech forest, before returning to Villava. The medium route runs through Aoiz, Erro and Zubiri.
July in Navarre can be hot in the valleys and cool on the passes. Ride the climbs steadily and keep eating: the long route is a full mountain day.
How to prepare
The general shape of a good preparation, which Event Coach turns into a plan for your fitness, time and date:
- Train long climbs: steady efforts of 30 to 60 minutes just below your threshold match the cols of La Indurain far better than short intervals.
- Build the long day: rides of five to seven hours in the final two months, towards the 180 km of the route you choose.
- Practise eating and drinking on a schedule, and descending: a mountain day is as much going down as going up.
Pacing mistakes to avoid
The mistakes that cost riders the most on a day like this:
- Treating the first climb of La Indurain as a race: a long col ridden above the pace you can hold for hours costs you the rest of the day.
- Saving nothing for the last climb, where the most kilometres are already in your legs.
- Skipping food on the descents: the next climb starts with what you ate on the way down.
Prepare La Indurain with Cycloscape
Tell Event Coach you are doing La Indurain, your route and what you want from the day, and it builds your preparation: structured workouts held by your trainer in ERG, Race Pacing for how to spend your effort, and Performance Lab to see whether the work is landing. Full preparation and course training require Event Coach Pro.
Frequently asked
When is La Indurain?
The organiser has not announced the next edition's date yet. Event Coach lets you set your own target date until it does.
How long are the routes of La Indurain?
Long route: 180 km with 3,252 m of climbing; Medium route: 100 km with 1,452 m of climbing; Short route: 65 km. The 2026 distances; climbing as reported by Noticias de Navarra and Onda Vasca.
How many riders take part?
About 1,700 riders in 2025.
Can I ride the course of La Indurain in Cycloscape?
Yes, inside Event Coach with Cycloscape Pro: once you start your preparation, the course is ridden on your trainer as part of the plan.