The Wild Boar Chase 2019
The EventThe Wild Boar Chase is a charity bike ride in The Forest of Dean run by The Lions Club. There are four different rides available; The Small Boar and The Woody Boar at 20 and 23 miles, The Hog and The Full Boar at 39 and 44 miles, as well as the Humbug chase for 9-12 year olds. This is a family friendly 9 mile loop, entirely off road.Riders enter their chosen ride beforehand but can switch to any other distance on the day. The organisers then scan a barcode on your ride number to determine which distance you are riding on the day. This is not entirely accurate as my ride result came back as one of the lower distances even though I rode the Full Boar; this may of been my fault if I missed a checkpoint.The
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
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.
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
Kinesis UK Surrey Hills Switchback Gravelcross
An incredible summer adventure ride! The Surrey Hills Switchback Gravelcross is an awesome ride, in one of the south’s cycling hotspots! This is an awesome ride! Proper summer gravelcross, mixing up dirt tracks, forest trails and gnarly back lanes for some fast, dry, dusty riding! The Switchback makes to most of the Surrey Hills to create a fantastic, on pace open hill endurance ride, perfect for gravel, CX or fast MTB. Based in the ever popular Surrey Hills, the Switchback is a blast from the word go! Head out into the hills on a mixed course featuring the best of the magnificent network of back lanes, fire roads and tracks that this prime cycling destination has to offer! And of course, we will keep you fuelled and on track with the full package of organisation and support that you can rely on
CX Century: The South Downs Way
CX Century: The South Downs Way - 100 miles or 100kmThe South Downs Way has long been a right of passage in mountain biking circles. And now this hundred mile ribbon of imposing chalk downland is the single day gravel challenge, and you can take it on with unparalleled support from the CX Sportive team! Renowned as a supreme physical rather than technical challenge, the South Downs Way is the most high profile long distance MTB challenge that we have. But so much more, too. The huge climbs, sweeping descents and expansive coastal views make it a truly memorable ride in one of the most quintessentially beautiful parts of the British countryside. CX Century brings you all of this in the ultimate South Downs event! An unforgettable experience, a monumental challenge and an endurance badge of honour!CX Century is fully supported, from
Battle in the Bowl Super CX
Cyclocross meets Gravel Racing in an Epic Showdown!Hosted within Matterley Bowl near Winchester, the Battle in the Bowl features two hour races over a stunning four mile circuit, featuring flat-out fast gravel tracks, a breathtaking grass track climb around the rim of the bowl itself, a flying wooded descent back to the arena and over a mile of taped, technical classic ‘cross! 90% of the circuit will be viewable from the massive arena, making Battle in the Bowl a visually inspiring experience for racers and spectators alike!Battle in the Bowl has something for all levels of rider, including, junior, open and elite categories, with a full day’s programme of racing!