{"id":70050,"date":"2024-10-10T18:31:12","date_gmt":"2024-10-10T16:31:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/?p=70050"},"modified":"2025-01-12T15:30:32","modified_gmt":"2025-01-12T13:30:32","slug":"gravel-burn-new-gravel-stage-race-set-to-launch-in-october-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/gravel-burn-new-gravel-stage-race-set-to-launch-in-october-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Gravel Burn: New gravel stage race set to launch in October 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>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.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"THIS IS GRAVEL BURN\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ch3IMoqOb_g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The route takes riders through South Africa\u2019s diverse landscapes, starting in the coastal forests surrounding Knysna, then heading into the breathtaking Great Karoo \u2013 a famously spectacular semi-desert region. Riders rest each night in remote \u2018Burn Camps\u2019 under star-filled skies, and at the finish, they\u2019re greeted by Africa\u2019s iconic Big 5 wildlife at Shamwari Private Game Reserve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69f9ee92974cd&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69f9ee92974cd\" class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"788\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Gravel-Burn-2025-Route-Overview-1400x788.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-70051\" title=\"\" 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Twenty years ago he launched the Cape Epic \u2013 the eight-day mountain bike stage race that has become the most successful of its type in the world. In 2017 the Cape Epic \u2013 by then widely held to be the \u2018Tour de France of mountain biking\u2019 \u2013 was sold to the US-based Ironman group. Kevin stayed on for a while as a consultant and eventually left in 2022, then took a much-needed sabbatical.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now Kevin has hatched an exciting new venture:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018On October 26 next year we will stage the first Gravel Burn &#8211; a seven-day, 850-kilometre stage race exclusively for gravel bike riders.\u2019&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To this end Kevin has put together an experienced team including Richard McMartin \u2013 original logistics lead at the Cape Epic, then moving on to become a successful businessman and event organiser himself \u2013 and route designer Steve Thomas, who managed all of the early Cape Epic\u2019s pre-race test rides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69f9ee9298696&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69f9ee9298696\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"933\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Gravel-Burn_2409_TB_01-07099-1400x933.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-70060\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Gravel-Burn_2409_TB_01-07099-1400x933.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Gravel-Burn_2409_TB_01-07099-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Gravel-Burn_2409_TB_01-07099-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Gravel-Burn_2409_TB_01-07099-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Gravel-Burn_2409_TB_01-07099.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>So why gravel?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018I believe gravel biking in South Africa is now at about the place where mountain biking was 20 years ago,\u2019 says Kevin. \u2018It is growing exponentially in Europe and the United States, both among professional and amateur riders, and we think the timing is perfect for a major, long-distance, full-service pro-am gravel race.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2018And where better to stage it than South Africa?\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When it comes to Knysna, there\u2019s a certain degree of nostalgia for Kevin. For the first five years the Cape Epic route headed broadly west and finished near Cape Town. 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