Inaugural Lakelander Gravel Grinder – Ireland
LAKELANDER GRAVEL GRINDER - ENTRIES ARE NOW OPEN This event is organised by Primal Challenges under the auspices of Cycling Ireland and hosted by Mallard Flyers Cycling Club. Lakelander Gravel Grinder is supported by Fermanagh & Omagh District Council and Marble Arch Caves Global Geopark.Lakelander Gravel Grinder - Big Dog 100k Challenge Welcome to the inaugural Lakelander Gravel Grinder, Ireland's ultimate off-road cycle challenge. Hosted by Mallard Flyers CC the Big Dog Challenge has been expertly designed by our experienced recce team in order to challenge participants physically and mentally over a demanding 100 kilometre route with stunning views across County Fermanagh and beyond.A rolling start from the village of Belcoo will take riders to the entrance of Ballintempo Forest to begin their Big Dog challenge. With 1,880m elevation ahead expect tough climbs, fast sweeping downhills and rolling countryside passing loughs, stunning
Gravel Grinders #3 Summer Solstice challenge
This is the third in our Gravel grinders series. A choice of 2 distances, Avebury to Goring & return (75 miles) or Avebury to Wantage & return (40 miles) the choice is yours.As usual with the Gravel grinders events please be fully self sufficient (inner tubes, tools, food, drink)The meeting point & start will be the national trust car park in Avebury. On your return there will be the usual unlimited coffee, Home made cakes & chat about the event.The event is limited to 30 riders. There will only be limited entries on the day depending on spaces available.
HonisterFest outdoor challenge event – The Grueller Hill Climb Gravel Bike Time TT
This July sees the launch of a brand-new outdoor challenge event by Honister Slate Mine in the heart of the Lake District. HonisterFest on Saturday 20 July is a whole day of adrenaline fuelled activities including an unusual fell run, gravel bike time trial and a team challenge followed by live music and Cumbrian food into the evening.Honister is working in partnership with KONG running, Keswick Mountain Bikes, Cyclewise, Fluid Productions, Buttermere Paragliding Bash and Keswick Brewery to present this unique event. The first challenge of the day is the The Grueller Hill Climb a gravel track time trial cycle event, for Fell Runners the 8K Honister Hurtle Fell Run is unlike any Fell run out there. Take on three summits, Dale Head, Fleetwith, Grey Knott and go deep inside the bowels of the mountain through mine tunnels, up a
Cotsduro 2019
CotsDURO is a 100km self-supported no frills road-gravel ride held on the last Saturday of June each year. It is a gentle gateway into the national XDURO trials.The route showcases the wonderful variety of singletrack and doubletrack, highways and byways of the Cotswolds across its rolling countryside and the saw-tooth profile of the Cotswold Edge.#CotsDURO18 will run on Saturday 29 June 2019:• Start: 9am at Stroud Brewery • End: late afternoon for drinks/food back at Stroud BreweryThere is no parking at the brewery itself so please park elsewhere or better still take the train/ride. What bike shall I ride? It suits non-UCI compliant >33mm tyres on a gravel/cx bike. Rough bits will be too rough for road bikes. MTBs would be fine but probably a tad overkill.The ride will be run in XDURO format - 5 timed segments comprised of gravel and road. Lots of time for socialising in the non-timed
100k Gravel-Cross Event – Presented by Offcamber Cycles
Ride some of Dorset's finest tracks and trails, taking in the stunning views across the Dorset Downs and Blackmore Vale. The route will incorporate forest singletrack, bridleways, by-ways and the occasional back lane to link it all together. Suitable for Gravel bikes, Cyclocross bikes and XC Mountain bikes. The terrain will be mixed, expect plenty of climbing and descents. Please make sure you're fit enough to ride 100 challenging kilometres. What's included with your entry:A beautiful waymarked 100km route around the Blackmore Vale and Dorset Downs. We will email all Riders the evening before the event with a link to the gpx file for the route. A route card will also be available as backup, or for those who prefer to navigate with maps. Half way point 'Feeding Station'. Backup support vehicle.On your return to the Start/Finish Site you can
Gritfest 2019 – Wales Premier Gravel Race
GRITFEST IS OPEN TO ALL OFF-ROAD BIKES. FEATURING 2 DAYS OF INCREDIBLE RIDING AROUND THE CAMBRIAN MOUNTAINS IN MID WALES IT WILL INCLUDE TIMED SPECIAL STAGES ON GRAVEL AND OVER A MIXTURE OF TERRAIN. WHAT IS IT? A 2 day off-road cycling event with timed special stages WHERE? Cilycwm, Nr Llandovery, Mid Wales WHEN? Saturday June 22nd & Sunday June 23rd, 2019 ENTRY FEE Standard Entry - £99 - plus booking feeOptional Extras: Electric Hookup - SOLD OUT Event Hoody - £25 (pre-order only) CATEGORIES OPEN - Ages 16 to 39 VETERAN - Ages 40 to 49 GRAND VETERAN - Ages 50 to 59 SUPER VETERAN - Ages 60+ All categories are based on riders age on 31/12/2019 EVENT FEATURESAccurate Electronic Chip Timing Camping from Friday to Monday Finishers T-Shirt Event HQ facilities & parking On-Site Catering Full route marking Family & Friends welcome Prizes for category winners Bike wash facilities First aid support Saturday night entertainment including
Bergamont Gritopia 2019 – Transcend Festival
Bergamont Gritopia 2019 Transcend Festival could have been made for Bergamont Gritopia – TweedLove’s gravel adventure into the valley backcountry. Perfect for all road less travelled fans, all you need is a spirit of adventure and a bike that can despatch the miles and vertical metres on a variety of surfaces.Bergamont Gritopia is an event for adventure/gravel/backcountry, or whatever you want to call it, riders. It will take you on a journey to many new places in the valley hinterland, with mile after mile of empty grit and gravel, and a few stretches of quiet tarmac linking it all up. Aimed at any bike rider who’s up for an adventure, the event works as a first time gravel event but will also have plenty of fun for the more experienced gravellist. You can do it on any suitable bike – which
57th 3 Peaks Cyclo-Cross
57th ANNUAL 3 PEAKS CYCLO-CROSS Sunday 15th September 2019 (Entries closed) Please note that this years race will be two weeks earlier than usual due to the world road race championships being hosted in Harrogate.The 3 Peaks Cyclo-Cross is staged in the Yorkshire Dales National Park every year at the end of September. It is the toughest and biggest Cyclo-Cross event in the UK! What else can be said? Great spectacle. Unique event – well worth a visit even if you don’t take part! Excellent range of prizes.Start and finish at Helwith Bridge, BD24 0EH, 2 miles south of Horton-in-Ribblesdale.Please visit the News page for the latest announcements.
GRINDURO SCOTLAND 2019
THE PERFECT PARTY-TO-RACE RATIO! Voted “Event of the Year” by the Design and Innovation Awards committee, Grinduro expanded into four countries in 2019. The unique format of Grinduro combines the best elements of a mountain bike enduro with a gravel grinder-style road race. Festivities include an impressive display of art and music, excellent food, great people and camping!This is an exceptional event made possible by Giro Sport Design, Rapha, Maxxis and Fabric, with specific events hosted by Cannondale, Devinci and Canyon. A NEW KIND OF BIKE RACE In short, Grinduro is just what the name suggests: Gravel Road Race + Mountain Bike-Style Enduro = one long loop of pavement and dirt, where finishing times aren’t based on overall loop time, but four timed segments (each roughly five-to-seven minutes).But Grinduro is not just a bike race. It’s a celebration of cycling with as much
Ridgeway 100
The Ridgeway is Europe’s oldest continually used highway. Dating back thousands of years, this was a prehistorically important route, with many ancient landmarks along it’s length, and ending at the magnificent stone circles of Avebury (which predates Stonehenge by some 700 years). Today, the Ridgeway remains a popular recreational route, and a fantastic long distance off road trail! Faster paced and less extreme than the South Downs Way, the Ridgeway is a fantastic gravel bike ride and gives you plenty to get your teeth into. The route keeps you high up and offers continuous sweeping views, with just enough dips and diversions along the ridge to keep your climbing / descending muscles ticking over! The surface only occasionally gets semi-technical, leaving you with over 100km of very rideable trail to enjoy! It’s a ride that invites you to open up