RACING CENTRE PORTUGAL
2025 Racing Centre and Race Camp Dates
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Racing Centre Camp 1 February 17th - 24th
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Race Camp 1 Portugal Cup Rd 1 Seia March 10th - 17th
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Race Camp 2 Portugal Cup Rd 2 Padela March 17th - 24th
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Race Camp 3 IXS European Cup Rd 1 Caramulo March 31st - April 7th
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Race Camp 4 Portugal Cup Rd 3 Arcos April 7th - 14th
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Race Camp 5 Portugal Cup Rd 4 Azores April 21st - 28th
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Racing Centre Camp 2 May 19th - 26th
See the PDF documents at the bottom of the page for all of the details about the camps
The Gravity School has been delivering race specific coaching camps in Portugal for over 3 years. New and opening just in time for the start of the 2025 off season, is the Gravity School Racing Centre.
The Racing Centre operates as a specific training and testing facility for downhill mountain biking. It is the perfect off-season venue for athletes to hone their skills for racing, and also for manufacturers to test their products. If a riding holiday with the guys, hitting laps in the park, drinking beers and hanging out, is more your flavour, the venue is also a fantastic place to visit for a normal riding holiday.
The Racing Centre provides accommodation with 7 bedrooms for athletes and staff, a professional workshop, and is located adjacent to the uplift shuttle route used to access the various training tracks and is close to the city of Agueda in Central Portugal. The nearest international airport is Porto, less than 1 hours transfer from the Racing Centre.
The zone the downhill tracks are located in has a 300m vertical drop with the trails averaging 2km in length. The bike park zone is over 380 hectares, allowing for multiple trails as the park expands in the coming years under the management of Mark McClure at Trailtools. Working with Trailtools we are constantly adding new trails and additional features during our winter build season, with athletes able to give direct feedback to the trail crew. This unique situation allows us to add specific track features to meet training, testing and filming needs as required. The shuttle uplift service to travel from the bottom to the top of the track takes less than 10 minutes.
The Racing Centre will play host to all of the Gravity School Race Coaching Camps in 2025, as well as a number of manufacturer testing sessions. If you are interested in joining one of the Race Coaching Camps, check out the details for the various camps we have on offer, and we’ll see you at the Racing Centre soon!
2025 RACE CAMPS
Start 2025 ahead of the rest! Proffesional coaching by Jack Reading at Ventoso. For more information please see the below documents