To kickstart the season, we connected with Giant Bicycles to build a training series for everyone from the gravel-curious to hardcore dirtaholics.

The fun starts with an eight-week Gravel Grinders training plan and ends with a bang thanks to a fast and furious series of races so short you can call them micro-races.

That doesn’t mean they won’t hurt.

First up the offroad-specific training plan. It prepares you for the specific demands of gravel racing, where gearing, traction, and cadence all take on new dimensions.

Designed by Matt Lieto, a professional triathlete, gravel racer, and coach with Endurance Collaborative, there’s a weekly fun community ride.

This weeks featured workout is Endurance Building Blocks. These should be a blast: Giant and Liv ambassadors will be at the helm. Peta Mullens is our leader this week. Peta is a force in Australian cycling. Whether it’s MTB, Gravel, CX, or Road, she’s done it all!

As an added bonus, once the ride is completed, Zwifters will unlock the Liv kit!