2025 Gravel Race Calendar
If open roads, uncharted territory and huge days are up your alley, then look no further. We’ve compiled a list of gravel events for 2025 so that you can validate that N+1 purchase and explore more this year. For a comprehensive listing of events, check out our Events Calendar. You can also look for deals […]
Gravel Burn: New gravel stage race set to launch in October 2025
A unique, new gravel stage race is set to take place next October, in the Western Cape and Eastern Cape, South Africa. Held over 7 days and 850km, this full-service event will be open to both professionals and amateurs. The route takes riders through South Africa’s diverse landscapes, starting in the coastal forests surrounding Knysna, […]
Garden Route Giro Announced: A Six-day Gravel Stage Race
Gravel racing has grown and matured in recent years, stand alone events and series have gained popularity, and now the time has come for a truly world-class gravel stage race. The Garden Route Giro promises to be that and more. A six-day stage race through the stunning Southern Cape region, featuring ascents of some of […]
Trek launch Checkmate SLR gravel race bike
In addition to the updated Checkpoint SL which launches today, Trek are expanding their gravel line up to include a gravel race-specific bike, the Checkmate SLR. Checkmate SLR is their first ever dedicated gravel race bike and fastest and lightest gravel bike yet. It shares DNA with the new Madone Gen 8, and is designed […]
Trek Checkpoint SL levels up to Gen 3
Today, in addition to the brand new Checkmate SLR Trek have launched an updated Checkpoint SL. The new-and-improved Checkpoint SL remains a high-performance carbon gravel bike with IsoSpeed comfort technology, but now offers better storage solutions and a more comfortable Gravel Endurance geometry with a higher and shorter reach that’s perfect for an even wider […]
Introducing the SRAM RED XPLR AXS Gravel Groupset
Press Release SRAM RED XPLR AXS is our most advanced gravel group, featuring a 13-speed 10-46T range so you’re always in the right gear. Precise shifts with tight jumps between cogs keep you in the gearing sweet spot, and the Full Mount derailleur that fits on frames with the UDH interface ensures this system can […]
In the Sticks Gravel Series to Boost SA Racing
Gravel Racing in South Africa continues to gain popularity and has now been boosted by the launch of the In the Sticks Gravel Series. The five-race series will offer decent prizemoney, media coverage and a high-standard of organisation. The full series will launch in 2025, but an abbreviated three-race version kicks off in July 2024. […]
Road to Desolation: Gravel Racing Across the Karoo
The beauty of South Africa is the diversity of the landscape, and the character of the small towns scattered across it. There is no more fitting way to experience it than by bicycle. The inaugural edition of the Road to Desolation gravel race started in the picturesque Karoo town Graaff-Reinet last year. Photographer, Simon Pocock […]
2024 Gravel Race Calendar
If big skies, huge days, and epic gravel roads are your thing, then look no further. We’ve put together a list of gravel events for 2024 so that you can justify that N+1 purchase and explore more this year. For a comprehensive listing of single day races, check out our Events Directory. You can also […]
Inaugural Jar from Dirt Gravel Ride Postponed
The Jar from Dirt Gravel Ride, originally scheduled for this weekend has sadly been postponed to Saturday & Sunday, 2 & 3 December 2023. Entries for the new date will open on Monday, 4 September 2023. After careful consultation with all stakeholders, we would like to give our riders enough notice that the decision has […]
Iconic Passes and Gravel Grand Finale at 2023 Prince George 100 Miler
On the 14th of October gravel racers will gather in Prince Albert, at the northern foot of the Swartberg Pass for the grand finale of the inaugural Western Cape Gravel Cup. The second edition of the Prince George Monumental 100 Miler will take them up and over the Swartberg Pass, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, […]
2023 Gravel Race Calendar
Did someone say Gravel is the new golf? We are spoiled for choice here in South Africa, with our endless gravel roads, spectacular scenery, and towering passes. We’ve put together a list of gravel events for 2023 so that you can justify that N+1 purchase and ride your bike more this year. For a comprehensive […]