Events

The first dirt road event of the year is L’Enfer du Nord. With an undisguised tribute to Paris-Roubaix, the real “hell in the north”, we cycle almost exclusively on dirt roads. Dirt road that with a wink to Paris-Roubaix contains 10 “secteurs”,...

At the beginning of the Bavarian Grevet Series you can expect a more or less flat track with always shallow hills and still great views. Small trails and a bit of history ring in the Grevet season. The upper reaches of the...

An out and back ride over two days (out on day one and back on Day two). This is an all gravel ride traversing through the back roads of Arkansas that captures the scenic splendor that is the natural state...

TransIchnusa is a gravel bikepacking adventure to discover the most authentic and wild spirit of Sardinia. The stages will be challenging, both from traveled kilometers / elevation and even more from emotional standpoint. TransIchnusa is not a race and you’ll...

For the second consecutive year, Portugal opens the BikingMan season. Escape through secret routes from the south of the country, crossing the magnificent regions of Alentejo and Algarve. Discover the Atlantic coast, the westernmost point of Europe and the fortified cities and Portuguese white villages....

A NEW KIND OF RIDING EXPERIENCE Niseko Gravel is a ride event where you can experience the magnificent nature of Hokkaido on a hybrid route of paved and gravel roads. Riders will enjoy a ride on paved and unpaved roads...

  Together, we’ll make this the largest and most famous gravel event in the world. And best of all: it starts at your doorstep. Saturday 3rd June 2023 Start 06:00 am (sharp) DIY 25, 50, 100 or 200-mile gravel route...

Welcome to the AddVenture-Leisure Cycle Sportive, the popular and charismatic cycle sportive experience in the south. Following on from the success of last year’s event, the Addventure-Leisure Gravel rides are returning for 2023, with an addition of a road cycle...

IT’S A TWO-DAY CYCLE RIDE BETWEEN MOSS AND KARLSTAD. WITH A FEW MODEST CHANGES, THE RACE WILL TAKE PLACE ON THE UNIONSLEDEN, A 350 KILOMETER LONG CYCLE BETWEEN MOSS, BENGTSFORS AND KARLSTAD. THE UNION RIDE INVITES TO A CYCLING PARTY...

The 9th annual Salsa Fargo Sub-48 Bike Packing Adventure will take place September 23, 2022 through September 25, 2022 in Oceana and Mason counties on the western side of Michigan. This 2.0 Fall edition is a little different from our “traditional” Sub 48’s,...

The Dunoon Dirt Dash 100 is a self-supported gravel event on the on the beautiful Cowal Peninsula near Glasgow. It is the perfect way to experience the rugged beauty of Argyll with fine gravel riding, camaraderie and castles. The basics you need...

  Rouge Roubaix A true spring classic 93 mile bike race that covers the good, the bad, and the ugly of the Feliciana’s. The race starts in St. Francisville, LA and travels north and west through the back roads of...

The event is Semi-auto supported, in the 300km there will only be 3 control points (CP) and food approximately every 75km.   PC #2 is the main position: the participants will have a pasta dinner, and they will be able...

This route is almost all dirt, with a touch of pavement, and finishes on 4 miles of single track. You’ll encounter steep punchy climbs up to 12%, and breathtaking views, all on some of the most remote gas field roads...

Ride through the ancient land of Israel, home to one of mankind’s earliest cultures, and the bedrock of the Holy Bible. ​From the No Man’s land of the desert, full of steep mountains, colorful sands and amazing single tracks to...

The second leg of the Southeast Gravel Series, the event starts/finishes in downtown Saluda, SC which is known to have some of the best gravel terrains in the state.  The signature event is 100 miles and 5,000 feet of elevation gain. ...

South Africa’s premier gravel bike race ​and a qualifying event for the TREK UCI Gravel World Championships. The Swartberg 100 Gran Fondo starts and ends in Prince Albert, arguably one of the most attractive Karoo towns in South Africa, it covers 170 km of...

The Dairy Roubaix is a one day unsupported gravel tour in the form of three different looping routes to choose from. This event has morphed over the years, but has always taken place in the beautiful and challenging Driftless Region...

The Dorset Dirt Dash 100 is a self-supported gravel event on the Isle of Purbeck around Swanage. It is the perfect way to experience the rugged beauty of Dorset and the Jurassic Coast (a World Heritage Site) with fine gravel riding,...

Tour Divide is a ultra-cycling challenge to pedal solo and self-supported the length of Great Divide Mountain Bike Route…as fast as possible(!) Tour Divide challenges a fixed course annually called the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route. Not only is the Great...

Gravel Adventure is a scenic event which counted for the first time as UCI Gravel race in 2022. The event relocates to Jakuszyce for its third edition with a route leading along gravel roads in the scenic Izerskie Mountains. Most...

A kind of Tour Divide made in France that links the Franco-Belgian border to the Franco-Spanish border. A challenging all-roads route between gravel and mountain biking using the GR footpaths of Santiago de Compostela. French Divide is an ultra biking...

YES! Who doesn’t like a good ride among amazing scenery with other like minded folks!? As you ride on Forest Service roads in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem you will be greeted with thick pine forests, big open views and flourishing...

A grueling adventure through the Canadian Rockies This is a fully self supported bike packing event. The route is over 80% gravel. It will be run similar to events such as the Tour Divide and other long distance self supported...

THE NAME IS DERIVED FROM THE REDDISH TINT OF ITS SANDBANKS. IT IS THE MAIN BODY OF WATER IN AN AREA COMPRISING HILLS, VALLEYS, LAKES, AND WATERFALLS. OUR EVENT FEATURES TWO COURSES, BBQ, AND A PARTY FOR ALL. BIG RED...

The Deerfield Dirt-Road Randonnee was conceived in the 1990’s as just a favorite dirt-road loop in the hilltowns of Franklin County, Massachusetts. Since its birth as an organized event in 2005, many have hailed D2R2 as the hardest, most beautiful,...

Raiders Gravel is a truly Scottish gravel cycling adventure ride held over four days in the heart of the Galloway and Southern Ayrshire UNESCO Biosphere, in South-West Scotland. Our stunning routes take riders on three challenging routes though the Galloway...

Mountain Maryland Trail’s premier fundraising event, the 3M Challenge will feature a race between two of Mountain Maryland’s oldest mechanized modes of transportation – the WMSR train and the legs of a cyclist. The WMSR is once again rolling through...

The komoot Women’s Rally is back. For the Slovenian edition of this wonderful, camaraderie-packed adventure, we want to ride an original route designed by a woman. In early August 2022, we set out with a group of nine women for...

Tour de Rhody is a bicycle ride to support the cutting edge cancer trials designed by the Brown University Oncology Research Group (BrUOG). It is hosted by the Lifespan Cancer Institute.  Routes, both road and gravel, range from around 15...

About Border Epic Border Epic is a fast child of Baltic unsupported bikepacking challenge called “Hydra Epic” and is the second event of “Epic” kind. The route was born from tourism route, that we as riders started using from 2008...

GranGarda is a small adventure, meant to discover a diverse landscape and a rich heritage. Growing up in this area, we have been exploring, hiking and riding for years. We wanted to plan a bikepacking route connecting the main sights...

Cycling from Tangier to Sidi Ifni in Morocco. The route brings riders trough the Rif and Atlas mountains to the Sahara desert. The routes of the Morocco Bike-Adventure brings you to rural places tourists rarely see. It doesn’t follows petrol...

Of course, all of this is subject to change and could be edited dramatically. It’s our working plan and updates will be communicated as they happen. 800 PARTICIPANTS FOR unPAved The unPAved courses are 120, 90 or 50 miles 400 PARTICIPANTS...

Set in the historical town of BEECHWORTH, in VICTORIA’S HIGH COUNTRY, the event will be a celebration of some of the finest gravel riding in the country, located in an iconic destination. Beechworth is one of Australia’s best preserved gold-rush era...

The BWR Mexico will be the final stop of the Quadrupel Crown of Gravel Series and will feature the largest prize purse of the series. Querétaro is a state located in central Mexico known for its rich history, stunning architecture, and beautiful natural landscapes....

The Race around Rwanda (RaR) is an ultra endurance cycling event that leads contestants over a spectacular route around the beautiful Rwandan countryside. It is a self supported, single stage race covering almost 1.000 km and 17.000 meters of elevation...

Unsupported Bikepacking through Norwegian highlands and fjords.  The Mother North is a bikepacking event which shows you a lot of what Norway has to offer. Start and finish in a little mountain city called Tolga. The route then goes through...

The Atlas Mountain Race is a fixed route, unsupported, single-stage cycling race that starts in Marrakesh, crosses the Moroccan Atlas before taking riders through the Anti-Atlas and on to Essaouira. The clock does not stop and there are no prizes....

Tour Aotearoa is one of the world’s great bikepacking trips: stretching 3,000 km from Cape Reinga to Bluff it follows a combination of cycle trails, tracks, paths and lanes connected by the most enjoyable country roads available. Tour Aotearoa is...

Self-supported bikepacking race across Colombia, the most geographically complex country in the world and one of the most biodiverse on the planet. We will cross the 3 great Colombian mountain ranges in approximately 1,000 km and more than 20,000 meters of...

The Great Otway Gravel Grind (or GOGG) is an organised gravel event that is held at Forrest, Otway National Park, Victoria. Forrest is approximately a 2-hour drive from Melbourne. The GOGG is designed for those who want an alternative to riding on...

Join us in the Welsh hills for a weekend of epic gravel riding, camping, live music, fireside vibes, great food and company. This is definitely not a race, soak up the spectacular mountain views and take it at your own...

Get ready to ride 160 kilometers of pure adrenaline in the stunning Gulf of Nicoya. This epic adventure will take you across paradise-like beaches, challenging mountains, crystal-clear rivers, and endless plains in the beautiful provinces of Puntarenas and Guanacaste. With...

The first Land Run 100, now known as The Mid South linked 107 miles of red, rutted roads and featured more 6,000 feet of climbing and Carney, Oklahoma as its halfway point. 121 riders braved the course that first year....

Just like our mountain bike races, this gravel course is worthy of the True Grit title. Inspired by the new True Grit Lauf Gravel Bike, the course is 80% off-road, 84 miles, and 9000 ft of climbing. Pure Gravel Bliss!...

Join us for West Texas Gravel Grind & One Heck of a Post Race Party! Bring your boots and jeans! The Rattlesnake Gravel Grind isn’t just an annual test of strength and endurance; it’s a community-driven event benefiting all Nolan...

Welcome to a 160 km gravel adventure in Halland Dirty Halland first started in 2019 and our ambition is to offer a new route every year where we want to share our favorite gravel gems with you! Dirty Halland is...

This is an ALL inclusive event, we want you to try something new, challenge yourself, find like minded folks and have a whole lot of FUN doing it!! Conceived in 2014, the Rough Road 100 is a Spring Classic inspired road/gravel bike...

The GranGuanche Audax Gravel is a self-supported, single-stage, fixed-route, endurance cycling event across the Canary Islands. It’s not a race, it’s a collective adventure and a challenge to finish the route. There’s no cut-off time, there are no prizes, no...

A UNIQUE GRAVEL FESTIVAL IN BAZA Utopia Gravel Fest is not a common event, it’s a unique gravel festival with a truly spectacular event course to meet like-minded gravel grinders from all corners of the world. The desert of Gorafe...

Piemontgravel is a non-competitive, “unsupported” bikepacking event for gravel and mountain bikes, set amid the stunning landscapes of Piedmont. Now in its fifth edition, Piemontgravel evolved from a 30-year territorial exploration project and has become both the most popular gravel...

With a truly spectacular event course, unique housing and live music to meet like-minded gravel grinders from all over Europe! A spectacular track in the desert of Gorafe with more than 90% on perfect gravel roads and stunning views! You...

The Annual GCX Strada Bellamy Sportif covers 212km of paved and unpaved roadways. Strada Bellamy takes its inspiration from the Strade Bianche held each spring in Tuscany. Our route incorporates several sections of historic Old Bellamy Road, the first federal...

A weekend festival of fun, friendly, community-based gravel at Jalbarragup Tiger Tracks is a two day festival of gravel cycling, held in the beautiful locality of Jalbarragup. An event including gravel riding skills sessions, basic bicycle maintenance workshops, guided participation...

Discover the gravel bike paradise on Lake Wörthersee, where a breathtaking backdrop of Alpine panoramas and clear water is combined with a variety of particular designed routes. The region Wörthersee-Rosental offers not only experienced gravel bikers, but also beginners the...

1047 km ultra race departing from Torres del Paine National Park, the 8th wonder of the world. The competition begins in the city of Puerto Natales, to enter the Torres del Paine National Park (8th wonder of the world) which...

WELCOME TO THE LAND OF A THOUSAND AND ONE SENSATIONS We present to you a unique region to enjoy gravel stage racing. We’ve prepared the best roads of Tierra de Campos for you to ride fast, wheel to wheel, in...

Get ready for the most incredible challenge of the year! Gravelada 2025 promises to bring together cyclists of all levels in an event that combines adventure, competition and celebration. Check out what awaits you: April 11th: Reception of the athletes...

Gravel event- family style!  Cool temps and time to stretch the legs with a bicycle or without!  Cycling and running in a small town atmosphere.

The Skyway Epic is an endurance mountain bike race in the Talledega National Forest in Alabama, starting and finishing on the stellar Sylaward Trail at Lake Howard. The Skyway Epic is a Mountain Bike endurance race in the Talladega Ranger...

Barry-Roubaix is one of the OG gravel events. In fact, it’s so well established in the mitten state that permanent street signs are marking all the routes, except the latest 100 miler option. It’s also one of the largest gravel...

State 9 Racing, the race promoter of the Bear Brook Classic Mountain Bike Race presents to you Pavement Ends Gravel Bike Race. Registration includes post race meal inside the Pats Peak Ski Area lodge, professional timing, an awesome marked course and a...

Get to know the area around Kiel in a completely new way. The route will be made available to you a week before the start. You can ride the route alone, in pairs or in groups. A nice country outing to turn...

The best gravel event in Tennessee. GOSH DARN will feature a 19, 42, 63, and 100-mile race, camping, bonfires, partying, and more. ​We’re back and ready for another year of the roughest gravel Tennessee has to offer. Join us for...

Experience the most undiscovered off-road adventure on the Island of Cyprus. Off the bike, relax with traditional Cypriot cuisine and culture! The Bedrock GravelFest is a week-long adventure both on and off the bike. Cyprus is an undiscovered gravel wonderland...

THE BIGGEST GRAVEL EVENT IN EUROPE Veneto Gravel is the biggest gravel bikepacking event in Europe that takes place every year in Veneto. Each edition have hundreds of members from every country in the world. By subscribing to the Veneto...

The only Euro-style Spring Classic on American soil, the BWR is once again being supported by the Lost Abbey Brewery, the coolest Belgian-inspired brewery anywhere west of Flanders. With the race venue hosted at the nearby North City in San Marcos, where the...

Voted one of the best gravel grinders in Missouri by Terrain Magazine, this is a can’t-miss back-road adventure. The StG Gravel Classic is more than a bike ride; It’s a celebration of gravel cycling, complete with an afterparty supported by...

The Highlands Gravel Classic is the only age-group qualifier in the USA for the Trek UCI Gravel World Series (GWS) well as 1 of 2 qualifying events in North America.The GWS will include both new and existing events from around...

The RELIANCE Deep Woods Gravel Grinder is a full weekend of grassroots gravel grinding in the Cherokee National Forest east of Chattanooga, TN. THE RACE RELIANCE is a killer two-day race with a 65-mile route on Saturday and a 50-mile...

Colmarp Century is a Century-Ride, i.e. 100 miles or 160 km. CC will be a real challenge, 99% gravel road and 1600 altitude meters, but there are two shorter (80 km, 800hm and 40 km, 400hm) versions respectively. We cycle...

TransIchnusa is a gravel bikepacking adventure to discover the most authentic and wild spirit of Sardinia. The stages will be challenging, both from traveled kilometers / elevation and even more from emotional standpoint. TransIchnusa is not a race and you’ll...

The Candy B. Graveller is a self-sustaining bikepacking adventure ride with a historic charitable foundation. The route, which is more than 640 kilometers long, runs along the former flight corridor of the Berlin Airlift from Frankfurt am Main to Berlin.  In the spirit...

The TRAKA gravel event in Catalonia is shaping up to be one of the most exciting and challenging gravel events of the year. Set to take place in the beautiful region of Catalonia in northeastern Spain, TRAKA promises to be...

The Italy Divide is the most amazing bikepacking event in the world. Follows fast rolling gravelroads, Francigena/Eurovelo7 with quite technical mtb trails in between to explore the wild and remote parts of Italy with a plenty mix of history along...

The Gravel Rally is a micro-adventure that plants your tyres firmly on the earth beneath you over a range of historic terrain. Paying homage to the traditional motor rally scene that has been echoing around the mountains and forests of...

Dirty Jutland is Denmark’s premier gravel cycling race, offering a thrilling adventure for cyclists of all levels. Held annually along the stunning west coast of Jutland, this event challenges riders to take on a variety of terrains, from gravel roads...

the Hungarian Gravel Cup series will consist of three stops, and we will start the season in Etyek not only with a race, but also with a touring distance. Come to each one and collect the entire collection of collectible...

The Race to Valhalla is the hilliest of our course. Situated in the mountains of Oconee County, SC the Race to Valhalla will be the true test of your fitness. Join us downtown as we combine a gravel bike race...

Calling all Mountain Bikers, Gravel Grinders, Cyclocross Enthusiasts, Adventure Cyclists, and Fat Bike Fanatics! The Black Fork team, Lauf Cycling, and North High Brewing are proud to announce Black Fork Gravel Grinder! This must do gravel road race and ride...

SHARDANA BIKEVENTURE IS THE BIGGEST UNSUPPORTED BIKEPACKING ADVENTURE IN SARDINIA.

Ride Across Arizona is a 620-mile self-supported bikepacking event following the AZ Gravel Highway developed by AZ Gravel Rides. Is the Ride Across Arizona a race? No. Is it harder than a race? Most likely, that depends on you! Ride...

The Freedom Circuit is an extremely challenging semi-supported bikepacking race which takes place in South Africa in late April annually. The route incorporates large portions of the Freedom Trail.  There is a 400km and a 700km course offering with fairly challenging cut-offs on...

‘Gravel Birds Ultracycling’ is a bikepacking & adventure-cycling challenge in the land without shadows: Alentejo, Portugal. A hilly challenge with 750 kilometers across the remote inland areas of Guadiana Valley and the majestic Atlantic coast. L’Abetarda 330 route explores the inland...

Bird Dog 100 is our flagship race, showcasing the challenging roads around Burke County, GA. This route is by far the most accessible and fun to ride, a great starting point for rural gravel. The wide variety of road conditions...

LtD Gravel Fest is more than gravel riding; it’s a celebration of cycling, of having a good time on and off the bike. It’s gonna be a day full of gravel, live music, DJs, hearty food, craft beers and ‘Limburgse...

Unsupported bikepacking adventures /// from Ljubljana to Trieste through Croatian islands by gravel and secondary roads! Seven Serpents Gravel is an unsupported bikepacking challenge with a set route of approximately 850km x 16.000m. You must follow the track we provide. If at some point the...

Wild. Solidaric. Unsupported. The Steppenwolf – this is bikepacking at its finest. This is a day in cobblestone hell. These are real challenges, open to everyone. These are wild paths through the steppe between Berlin and Usedom in spring and cobblestones in autumn.  Together...

Starting and finishing in the Basque capital of Vitoria-Gasteiz. All participants, in self-sufficiency mode (bikepacking) and following a pre-established Track delivered the previous week by this organisation, must cover the 300km and 3,400md+ in a maximum time of 22 hours....

The Gravel Rallye Rhine Valley in May is another outstanding gravel event of the Gravel Rallye Series presented by Propain, taking place in the cycling paradise of Kaiserstuhl. Nestled in the picturesque Rhine plain between the Black Forest and the...

We didn’t design the SEVEN Gravel Race to be easy. From the beginning, our plan was to create an event of epic proportions that could be compared to an early stage of the Tour de France or a current monument...

Gravel Locos Hico returns  with four-course options through the heart of Texas heartland in Hico, TX (70 miles Northwest of Waco).  Routes range from 34 to 157 miles and up to 7,000 feet of elevation gain. The first course is...

Bikepacking challenge across the Peak District The Tor Divide is a non-competitive, unsupported, single-stage, fixed-route event crossing the Peak District along trails, bridleways, singletrack and quiet scenic roads. The name of the event is inspired by the mother of all...

Le Grand represents one of the most amazing gravel courses in the United States. Beginning in downtown Grand Marais, riders will quickly leave the shores of Lake Superior as they head into the Sawtooth Range. With more than 5500 ft...

The gravel trails of the Gralloch might crisscross one of Scotland’s most beautiful and undiscovered gems, but we designed it as race so you might not get the time to take it all in!  The Gralloch route takes riders deep...

Jersey’s own epic gravel grinder returns! MEGA (85 Miles), ADVENTURE (55 Miles) & SOUL (28 Miles) Routes feature a perfectly mixed all surface ride including plenty of dirt, gravel and paved roads plus optional singletrack in the Mega route. All...

From the mountains to the sea ! Come and enjoy the very first Gravel race of the French-Italian border !  Off the beaten trackThanks to the existence of the network of military tracks and fire-roads on this transalpine side of...

Join GRVL for 4 days of relaxed, but epic gravel riding in the beautiful mountains of Girona and time to enjoy the luxurious, authentic accommodation at the renowned Rocacorba Cycling, situated on a stunning 17th century estate. Don’t miss out...

THE BIGGEST BIKEPACKING EVENT IN THE WORLD Participating in the Tuscany Trail means living a unique experience: a 440 km loop route, perfect for gravel and MTB bikes, with just 5,900 meters of elevation gain. You’ll traverse one-of-a-kind natural landscapes,...