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Crusher in the Tushar 2026
Crusher in the Tushar 2026 is a high-altitude mixed-surface mountain race on 11 July in Beaver, Utah, organized by Life Time, with a 69.9-mile (112 km) course climbing over 10,000 feet (3,048 m) to finish at Eagle Point Resort, plus a shorter 37-mile (60 km) Half Crushed option.
Beaver, Utah, United StatesOpen
- Dates
- Sat, Jul 11, 2026
- Type
- Mixed
- Routes
- 60 · 113 km
- elevation range
- 1,920–3,048 m
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The course
Track, profile and categorized climbs at a glance. The map and altimetry come from the real GPX track; tap a numbered climb for its detail.
Official profile
Official distance and elevation with a mountain profile. We estimate your times from those numbers.
Estimate by level
Without a GPX we still estimate your time from the official distance, elevation and terrain profile. We will refine it once the track is processed.
Map, point-to-point profile and categorized climbs will appear here once we process the GPX track for this route.
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Can I do this?
How long you would be in the saddle at your level. Not one single time — the one that matches you.
Your level
A Intermediate rider (3.0 W/kg W/kg) would cross Crusher in
5h38
regular group rides · 72 kg reference · no drafting · variable pacing
See all four levels
Beginnerfirst long rides
2.5 W/kg
6h41
Intermediateregular group rides
3.0 W/kg
5h38
Advancedstructured training
3.5 W/kg
4h53
Eliteamateur racer
4.0 W/kg
4h21
72 kg referencesurface-based bike and tiresno draftingvariable pacing
Calculate your exact timeEnter your FTP and weight in the simulator to see your time on every route.
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Which route should I pick?
Relative demand and the key numbers for each route. Pick one and the rest of the page adapts.
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Do I have time to get ready?
What each route demands versus the time left to the start.
17days to the start. Crusher asks for ~14 weeks: for this edition you are fine-tuning, not building.
Compare what each route demands
Crusher14 weeksExtreme
Half Crushed10 weeksHigh
Make it your goalCrusher asks for ~14 weeks of specific preparation. Start your plan with margin and arrive ready.
Get ready for Crusher[ 04 ]
What do I need to know?
Ridium's training read and the caveats before you trust the times.
Training read · Ridium AIThe Crusher route is a 112.5 km high-altitude, mixed-surface mountain race with about 3,048 m of climbing and a finish near 3,130 m at Eagle Point Resort. Route data points to an extreme endurance day combining sustained steep gradients with technical mixed-surface handling.
- Climbing
With roughly 3,048 m of elevation gain and gradients reaching up to 20 percent on named climbs like Col'd Crush, Sarlacc Pit, and the Final Climb, prioritize long sustained climbing work and some sub-threshold over-gradient efforts across the suggested 14-week build.
- Altitude
Because the course climbs above 3,000 m and finishes near 3,130 m (over 10,000 ft), expect reduced power at altitude; if you live at lower elevation, consider building in conditional altitude exposure or planning conservative pacing on the upper climbs.
- Technical
Given the mixed-surface mountain terrain rated high in technical difficulty, include long rides on varied surfaces so tire choice, grip, and feeding stay stable as fatigue accumulates on rough sections.
- Endurance
With an extreme endurance rating over 112.5 km, anchor the block in progressively longer aerobic rides that approximate the time you expect to be moving rather than relying on short, intense sessions.
- Pacing
Practice patient, even pacing on the early climbs so you retain enough reserve for the Final Climb to the resort finish, since the hardest sustained effort sits late in the route.
Caveats
- No completed GPX analysis was available for this route at generation time.
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