# Wahoo X July Challenge - Grand Tour Month **URL:** \ **Category:** Challenges and Achievements\ **Created:** [June 30, 2025, 3:25pm UTC](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/t/wahoo-x-july-challenge-grand-tour-month/29399 "2025-06-30T15:25:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Rupert](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/rupert/32/22303_2.png) [@Rupert](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/u/Rupert)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2025, 3:25pm UTC](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/t/wahoo-x-july-challenge-grand-tour-month/29399/1 "2025-06-30T15:25:19Z")
_ **Power through four iconic stages. Your tour. Your rules.** _ This July, take on your own Grand Tour with four hand-picked Wahoo SYSTM workouts. Each stage mirrors a core element of real-world stage racing — from the solo pressure of time trials to mountain-top grind, tactical breakaways, and relentless transitional chaos. No teams, no transfers — just you, your bike, and the pain cave. ![July Challenge](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/thesufferfest/original/3X/5/3/53af4085ce3ac800fad0b78ee5e1f93a0537f115.jpeg) ### 🏁 The 4 Stages **[⏱ Time Trial Stage - Joyride (Focus: MAP)](https://systm.wahoofitness.com/content-details/VzRlM4hvkg)** The Individual Time Trial - fast, focused, and fuelled by raw aerobic power. With descending MAP intervals and high cadence targets, this session mimics the intense solo effort of a race against the clock. As one of SYSTM’s best short-form VO₂ max workouts, it’s the perfect opener to shock the system into race mode. **[⛰ Climbing Stage - Nine Hammers (Focus: VO₂ Max, Threshold, Anaerobic Capacity)](https://systm.wahoofitness.com/content-details/TBn7DwOwEc)** Welcome to the high mountains. This Sufferfest classic mimics a brutal summit stage — nine back-to-back efforts, each a hammer blow to your threshold and beyond. With barely any recovery, it replicates the relentless nature of Alpine climbing and remains one of the most iconic and feared sessions in the SYSTM library. [**🎯 Tactical Stage - The Bat (Focus: Threshold, MAP, Mental Focus)**](https://systm.wahoofitness.com/content-details/bZIBbPzXc6) This is your breakaway stage — unpredictable, strategic, and mentally demanding. Each interval begins and ends with MAP surges, sandwiching time just below FTP where your body stews in discomfort. Integrated mental training techniques make this more than just a physical test — it’s a masterclass in suffering with purpose. **[🔨 Suffer Stage - The Shovel (Focus: AC, MAP, NM, FTP)](https://systm.wahoofitness.com/content-details/YBjIjxrpJ2)** Like a brutal transitional stage in a Grand Tour, this is chaos from start to finish — non-stop surges, minimal rest, and no clear rhythm. With sprint-level NM efforts and relentless anaerobic bursts, The Shovel is one of the most physiologically punishing workouts in the SYSTM library — and the perfect way to end your personal Tour. ### 📅 How It Works Complete all 4 cycling workouts in any order on Wahoo SYSTM by July 31 to earn your badge. **TRAINING PLAN:** We have created a training plan for you this month with all the workouts on consecutive days for you to re-arranged throughout the month to suit your training schedule and earn your badge. > **[SYSTM](https://systm.wahoofitness.com/training-plans?nodeId=vVEupM)** For More Information about the challenge, visit our [**FAQ Page**](https://support.wahoofitness.com/hc/en-us/articles/8428608137490-Monthly-Challenges). Please note, to earn your badge you must complete the indoor SYSTM version of the workout. ---
**Author:** ![Eric](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/eric/32/21360_2.png) [@Eric](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/u/Eric)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2025, 9:48pm UTC](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/t/wahoo-x-july-challenge-grand-tour-month/29399/2 "2025-06-30T21:48:27Z")
Anything but the flucking Shovel!😫 Where is that “Reduce Intensity” button again? Oy….. ---
**Author:** ![colin.ledlie](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/colin.ledlie/32/8481_2.png) [@colin.ledlie](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/u/colin.ledlie)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2025, 7:03am UTC](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/t/wahoo-x-july-challenge-grand-tour-month/29399/3 "2025-07-01T07:03:25Z")
Grunter’s revenge - they complained about not enough suffering - this will teach them. ---
**Author:** ![sir\_james.p](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/sir_james.p/32/18843_2.png) [@sir\_james.p](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/u/sir_james.p)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2025, 8:34am UTC](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/t/wahoo-x-july-challenge-grand-tour-month/29399/4 "2025-07-01T08:34:18Z")
This is great. ---
**Author:** ![Rupert](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/rupert/32/22303_2.png) [@Rupert](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/u/Rupert)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2025, 9:57am UTC](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/t/wahoo-x-july-challenge-grand-tour-month/29399/5 "2025-07-01T09:57:29Z")
Grunter has also stop off for a quick motivational speech from the team car: > **[Rambo Ginesta on Instagram: "The trainer you didn't know you...](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DI4ZPhjRCZO/?igsh=eXNyYWttZWUwNXlp)** > > 249K likes, 663 comments - theactiveburro on April 25, 2025: "The trainer you didn't know you needed! > > \#hardtrainer #grit #work #cycling". ---
**Author:** ![Martin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/martin/32/3872_2.png) [@Martin](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/u/Martin)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2025, 11:12am UTC](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/t/wahoo-x-july-challenge-grand-tour-month/29399/6 "2025-07-01T11:12:46Z")
Absolutely brilliant - fine selection of bonkers workouts that I can rarely (never in one of them) complete … for me these definitely need a week between them this month ---
**Author:** ![emacdoug](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/emacdoug/32/15557_2.png) [@emacdoug](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/u/emacdoug)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2025, 3:41pm UTC](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/t/wahoo-x-july-challenge-grand-tour-month/29399/7 "2025-07-01T15:41:47Z")
I’m surprised you didn’t use High Time for the ITT stage instead of Joyride. But nice to see a full SUF challenge. 9H and The Shovel! ![IMG_0236](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/thesufferfest/original/3X/8/c/8ccc0ebce914c7ffd328cf8600497e831bef591b.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Eric](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/eric/32/21360_2.png) [@Eric](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/u/Eric)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2025, 9:35pm UTC](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/t/wahoo-x-july-challenge-grand-tour-month/29399/8 "2025-07-01T21:35:30Z")
> [@emacdoug](#): > > I’m surprised you didn’t use High Time for the ITT stage instead of Joyride. Just doesn’t seem right, does it? Joyride for the TT Stage? If it hadn’t been recently remastered, I wonder if it would have been used? 🤔 ---
**Author:** ![Eric](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/eric/32/21360_2.png) [@Eric](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/u/Eric)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2025, 10:00pm UTC](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/t/wahoo-x-july-challenge-grand-tour-month/29399/9 "2025-07-01T22:00:14Z")
@Rupert The TT Stage, complete. I honestly didn’t find any Joy in that. ![IMG_3081](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/thesufferfest/original/3X/e/4/e4da86739a7c6cc3976636514abfd6959876ca49.png) ---
**Author:** ![Rupert](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/rupert/32/22303_2.png) [@Rupert](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/u/Rupert)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2025, 9:11am UTC](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/t/wahoo-x-july-challenge-grand-tour-month/29399/10 "2025-07-02T09:11:16Z")
Nice work @Eric it brings me joy you are doing the challenge! High Time was also an option but we chose Joyride. We can make sure high Time features in a future challenge 👍 ---
**Author:** ![Eric](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/eric/32/21360_2.png) [@Eric](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/u/Eric)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2025, 1:33pm UTC](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/t/wahoo-x-july-challenge-grand-tour-month/29399/11 "2025-07-02T13:33:37Z")
Thank you @Rupert. Joyride was perfect for me for the TT Stage. Short, sweet, painful. Get in, workout, get out. It was perfect for me for the TT Stage, short, sweet, to the point. ---
**Author:** ![botski](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/botski/32/23266_2.png) [@botski](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/u/botski)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2025, 9:33pm UTC](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/t/wahoo-x-july-challenge-grand-tour-month/29399/12 "2025-07-02T21:33:13Z")
High Time is such a phenomenal workout/video. Makes me wonder what else Francois could have produced. ---
**Author:** ![Eric](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/eric/32/21360_2.png) [@Eric](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/u/Eric)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2025, 11:37pm UTC](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/t/wahoo-x-july-challenge-grand-tour-month/29399/13 "2025-07-10T23:37:46Z")
@Rupert “Yeah, Here We Go!” Climbing stage complete. ![IMG_3380](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/thesufferfest/original/3X/b/9/b93cf5490f527d94c2f59f5216fb2b8244896eea.png) ---
**Author:** ![Rupert](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/rupert/32/22303_2.png) [@Rupert](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/u/Rupert)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2025, 7:22am UTC](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/t/wahoo-x-july-challenge-grand-tour-month/29399/14 "2025-07-11T07:22:33Z")
Nice work @Eric ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/thesufferfest/original/3X/f/5/f5d8baeb6ce649d2a6b2925334b48a0c152b924d.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Glen.Coutts](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/glen.coutts/32/25318_2.png) [@Glen.Coutts](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/u/Glen.Coutts)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2025, 6:32pm UTC](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/t/wahoo-x-july-challenge-grand-tour-month/29399/15 "2025-07-11T18:32:28Z")
I just noticed your profile pic has the guy with the red Beats headphones upside down. Was that intentional? ![IMG_6640](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/thesufferfest/original/3X/a/c/acb2c9a212756cd3351ddaa14b7172a4b578bd95.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![titanicus](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/titanicus/32/5265_2.png) [@titanicus](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/u/titanicus)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2025, 9:40am UTC](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/t/wahoo-x-july-challenge-grand-tour-month/29399/16 "2025-07-12T09:40:12Z")
A flag upside down is usually a distress signal, is it not? 100% intentional, I suspect ---
**Author:** ![Glen.Coutts](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/glen.coutts/32/25318_2.png) [@Glen.Coutts](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/u/Glen.Coutts)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2025, 11:52am UTC](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/t/wahoo-x-july-challenge-grand-tour-month/29399/17 "2025-07-12T11:52:06Z")
> [@titanicus](#): > > I suspect as do I. I just wanted to repost the pic of me posing for the artist who created the OG Flag ---
**Author:** ![Critmark](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/critmark/32/11594_2.png) [@Critmark](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/u/Critmark)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2025, 4:24am UTC](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/t/wahoo-x-july-challenge-grand-tour-month/29399/18 "2025-07-13T04:24:46Z")
Anytime I want to be humbled, I do **Nine Hammers**. And thus, it was so today. i finished it, at 100%. I was visibly wobbly getting off the bike and it was a good hour before I even felt I could stand in the shower without falling down. _ **Just as it should be!** _ ---
**Author:** ![Colin\_Coe](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/colin_coe/32/23332_2.png) [@Colin\_Coe](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/u/Colin_Coe)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2025, 5:09am UTC](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/t/wahoo-x-july-challenge-grand-tour-month/29399/19 "2025-07-13T05:09:50Z")
Challenge done. Had to drop intensity for the last two. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/thesufferfest/original/3X/a/3/a39772067e166d5d01eef2787d5c572e85346114.png) ---
**Author:** ![botski](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/botski/32/23266_2.png) [@botski](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/u/botski)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2025, 1:30pm UTC](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/t/wahoo-x-july-challenge-grand-tour-month/29399/20 "2025-07-13T13:30:43Z")
Ah, so YOU own the licensing which is why we can’t get Suff flags anymore 😉 [Next page](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/t/wahoo-x-july-challenge-grand-tour-month/29399.md?page=2)