{"id":12649,"date":"2023-01-16T07:09:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-16T07:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/2023\/01\/16\/2023-gravel-race-calendar-r8519\/"},"modified":"2023-08-02T12:30:30","modified_gmt":"2023-08-02T10:30:30","slug":"2023-gravel-race-calendar-r8519","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/2023-gravel-race-calendar-r8519\/","title":{"rendered":"2023 Gravel Race Calendar"},"content":{"rendered":"

Did someone say Gravel is the new golf?<\/p>\n

We are spoiled for choice here in South Africa, with our endless gravel roads, spectacular scenery, and towering passes.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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For a comprehensive listing of single day races, check out our Events directory.<\/a><\/p>\n

You can also look for deals on gravel race entries<\/strong> in the Events section of the Classifieds<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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February<\/h2>\n

04: The Grind (Krugersdorp, Gauteng) – Learn More<\/a><\/p>\n

25: The Karoo Burn (Calvinia, Northern Cape) – Learn More<\/a><\/p>\n

March<\/h2>\n

25: MATSA100Miler (Hap & Tap Pub, Free State) – Learn More<\/a><\/p>\n

25: The Gravel Beast of Magalies (Oaktree, Gauteng) – Learn More<\/a><\/p>\n

25:\u00a0Berg 100 (Himeville,\u00a0KwaZulu-Natal) – Learn More<\/a><\/p>\n

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April<\/h2>\n

14-16:\u00a0The Dirty South West (Riebeek Kasteel, Western Cape) – Learn More<\/a><\/p>\n

22:\u00a0NOVA Eroica South Africa (Montagu, Western Cape) – Learn More<\/a><\/p>\n

29:\u00a0Swartberg Gran Fondo (Prince Albert, Western Cape) – Learn More<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"image.jpeg\"Dirty South West combines flat out segment racing with a jol.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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May<\/h2>\n

06: Race to the Sun (Hartebeespoort Dam, Gauteng) – Learn More<\/a><\/p>\n

20: Ronde van Riebeck (Riebeeck Kasteel, Western Cape) – Learn More<\/a><\/p>\n

26 -28: Tanqua Kuru Bicycle Race (Tankwa Tented Camp, Western Cape) – Learn More<\/a><\/p>\n

\"image.jpeg\"Riders heading into the dawn at\u00a0<\/span>Tanqua Kuru<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

June<\/h2>\n

17 – 20:\u00a0Gravalist Series: Burra500 (Karkloof, KwaZulu-Natal) – Learn More<\/a><\/p>\n

July<\/h2>\n

29:\u00a0Around the Pot 100 Miler (Swellendam, Western Cape) – Learn More<\/a><\/p>\n

30: The Underberg Gran Fondo (Underberg, KwaZulu-Natal) – Learn More<\/a><\/p>\n

August<\/h2>\n

TBC: The Ceder (Cederberg, Western Cape) – Learn More<\/a><\/p>\n

26: RIDE2THEKAROO100Miler (Kalahari Lodge, Northern Cape) – Learn More<\/a><\/p>\n

TBC: Old Hermon Gravel Ride (Wellington, Western Cape) – Learn More<\/a><\/p>\n

September<\/h2>\n

02: Race to the Sea (Franschhoek, Western Cape) – Learn More<\/a><\/p>\n

17: Boland Gravel Monster (Wellington, Western Cape) – Learn More<\/a><\/p>\n

October<\/h2>\n

07: Road to Desolation (Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape) – Learn More<\/a><\/p>\n

14: Prince George 100miler (Prince Albert, Western Cape) – Learn More<\/a><\/p>\n

\"image.jpeg\"The Prince George 100 Miler<\/a> incorporates the famed Swartberg Pass. Photo by Shift Media Co<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

November<\/h2>\n

Have we missed something? Let us know in the comments.<\/p>\n

December<\/h2>\n

09: The Stanford 100 Miler (Stanford, Western Cape) – Learn More<\/a><\/p>\n

We will do our best to keep the 2023 gravel race calendar up-to-date, but we do not guarantee its accuracy. Our Events Calendar<\/a> is the most exhaustive and up-to-date reference so please check in there regularly. If we’ve missed your favourite event, or you spot an error, please leave a comment on the article below. If you are an event organiser please note that listing your event is free of charge. Please reach out to us if you need assistance.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":22567,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[5306,223,70],"featured_location":[],"class_list":["post-12649","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events","tag-event-calendar","tag-events","tag-gravel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12649","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12649"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12649\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":64147,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12649\/revisions\/64147"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22567"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12649"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12649"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12649"},{"taxonomy":"featured_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/featured_location?post=12649"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}