DUKES WEEKENDER GRAVEL ENDURO 2020
We take you on a stunning 70km route around the Loch Lomond & the Trossachs National Park, taking on the most incredible gravel riding in the UK. It’s the perfect balance between social riding and competitiveness, with a minimum of 6 timed stages along lochsides and in the shadow of Ben Lomond, Ben Venue and Ben Ledi. The feedback on our first 2 events was truly amazing so we’re doing everything we can to match them and make it just a little bit better.The Gravel Enduro is raced as part of the blue riband full ‘Dukes Weekender’ entry including Saturday night’s prologue on the iconic Dukes Pass hillclimb.The Gravel Enduro opened up to individual entries on 5th January 2020.This stunning route will be suitable for both gravel bikes and xc mountain bikes (each with their advantages so don’t ask us which
Muck n’ Mac Fest 2020 – to the Loch and back
A 2 day, enduro style, bike riding adventure to a loch-side festival campground of live music, outdoor challenges and family challenges and family friendly activities. You just decide the route; Gravel or Tarmac? So, what is Muck N'Mac? The vision at Muck n' Mac is essentially our dream festival weekend. A mixture of bikes, music, outdoors and beer, in equal measure!It's as much about the challenging bike riding as it is, dancing to an array of live music at one of Scotland’s most stunning loch-side locations.It features two challenging days of gravel and road routes, with multiple Enduro style timed stages. In between stages, there's no clock running. You'll be able to truly appreciate the rolling hills of the Scottish Borders that lead to a festival village of live music, climbing walls, kids MTB Where does it start? Both the Mucker and The Mackie start
TWEEDLOVE GRITOPIA 2020
Bergamont Gritopia 2019 from TweedLove Bike Festival on Vimeo. Gritopia will take you on a journey to many new places in the valley hinterland, leaving the traffic far behind and often far below you. Expect mile after mile of empty grit and gravel with a few stretches of quiet tarmac linking it all up.There will be two course lengths;The Long One | approx. 75km The Short(er) One | approx. 45km All you need to do is pick one of them… you can do this nearer the time – no need to decided just yet.Any suitable bike will do. A dedicated gravel bike is perfect but a mountain bike will be fine too. We do however recommend leaving the road bikes at home, they’ll be a tad uncomfortable and the gearing might by unhelpful in places! What you getFully marked route Course Map Electronic
2020 COTSWOLD CROSS ENDURO SPORTIVE
DISTANCE/TERRAIN 35km, 55km or 75km On and off-roadSTART/FINISH National Star College, CheltenhamPRICE £20 online £25 on the day75km on and off-road sportive utilizing quiet roads, green lanes and bridleways around the valleys and villages of the Cotswold Hills south of Cheltenham. Shorter routes are also available.The route is suitable for riders of all abilities and ages of 14 years and over. MTBs and cyclocross bikes are recommended and helmets are compulsory. Not suitable for standard road bikes. You can expect a wide range of riding surfaces as well as plenty of mud if it has rained recently.
2020 Yorkshire Dales 300 or 200 ITT event
The YD200 for 2020 will be a 200-mile road event within the stunning Yorkshire Dales.This epic road ride can either be an exhausting non-stop effort or a more relaxed if 17,000ft of climbing can be called relaxed, two-day effort. Bike pack your ride or plan a B&B. I’ll leave that up to you.The route takes in many classic Dales climbs, views and vistas and passes through some beautiful villages, tourist attractions and resupply points. For those who require a little more info please scan the rest of this webpage. The YD200 2020 ride will be a road ride.Your weapon of choice is your choice but I would recommend a road bike. A gravel bike is cool and a 29er Mtb will suffice but best done with some slicks.Grab some frame bags from Wildcat because your gonna wanna carry some fuel and
FIFTY50 : A cycling event with a difference
Fifty50 by VelotasticThe Fifty50 is an unsupported, unmarshalled adventure, exploring the quiet roads, byways and bridleways in the Hope Valley and surrounding area.With around 60 km of riding, the event is based on the reliability ride format, where not speed, but the ability to successfully complete an un-signed pre-determined route within the 6 hour time limit is the aim.The event is the similar in concept to our previous events. However this time we've added a little bit of a twist.Instead of us sending you a file for the route a few days before the event, when you arrive at the start you'll get a sealed envelope.Inside the envelope is a route map to a checkpoint that's roughly half way around the route. At the checkpoint you'll receive the other half of the route.Here's the twist though. Half of the envelopes
The Naughty Frontier
It’s Naughty, but not as you know it.After the success of the Naughty Northumbrian Enduro, it seemed only fitting to pay homage to the remote, beautiful and rugged terrain of the North by launching our new event, The Naughty Frontier.Taking in 40 “Northumbrian miles” this challenging route will reward a spirit of adventure with stunning views, breath taking summits and of course, the option of a cool Wylam Brewery pint when you make it back to base.Taking you up to the England - Scotland border, and through the heart of the Northumbrian National Park, this event is open to all and everyone of a reasonable fitness - In a true “run what ya brung” ethos, all bikes are welcome though it’s best suited to Gravel and XC bikes.Long climbs will be followed by fast, grin-inducing descents on a mixture of
North London Dirt II
It's on Sunday 8 September 2019, it's the same graveltastic goodness (probably a mix of 50-50 on and off-road), and probably around 70 miles. Everything from back lanes, gravel roads and tight singletrack!It's running out of Rapha Spitalfields CC and back to London N16
Dunoon Dirt Dash
UK Cycling Legends team up to bring a new gravel bikepacking event to Dunoon on Scotland’s Adventure Coast in SeptemberCharlie Hobbs, former Bikemonger and founder of the Dorset Gravel Dash, and Markus Stitz, mastermind behind Bikepacking Scotland and singlespeed round the world cyclist, have teamed up with Dunoon Presents and Wild About Argyll to create a brand new overnight bikepacking event in Dunoon on Scotland’s Adventure Coast. Entries for the event open on Monday 8 July at 8pm on www.dirtdash.cc/dunoon or https://www.entrycentral.com/dunoondirtdash.Part of the Summit to Sea Outdoor Festival on the weekend of 28 & 29 September 2019, which also features downhill legends Steve Peat and Greg Minnaar, the new event will send 150 riders on a scenic 81 mile (131km) course including singletrack, gravel paths, forestry roads, public roads, cycle paths and an old coffin road.Both organisers have a
LUTON CC – GRAVELFEST
The best new offroad reliability you’ll ride this year! Two routes (50km and 100km), with staggered starts, featuring some of the best undulating riding that Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire’s bridleways, byways,lanes and minor roads have to offer.Refreshments available at the mid-point of the ride and plenty of parking at the HQ.Suitable for gravel bikes, mountain bikes, hybrids, cyclocross bikes and sturdy roadbikes; there’s something for everyone (except pennyfarthing riders, probably).Entrants to the Gravel Fest will receive an email containing a GPX file of the routeSun, 18th Aug 2019Venue: Lordship Farm, Upton End Road, Shillington, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG5 3PEEvent Organiser: James Fox 07842 912415 k.zakreta@mail.com