15 OF THE BEST ADVENTURES

Featuring Yorkshire, the USA, Sri Lanka and more, here are our picks of the world’s greatest gravel races and routes

Matt Baird

01 Struggle Borderlands GRVL Billed as an epic test of fitness, Borderlands Gravel takes in a variety of Yorkshire trails, with plenty of gnarly climbs, descents, abandoned mines, moorland tracks and more close to Swaledale and Wensleydale. The Dales Bike Centre near Reeth is the start point, with 50 and 100km routes, on 15 September 2024. ridethestruggle.com 02 Dirty Reiver It claims to be the UK’s largest gravel event and takes place every April in Northumberland, regularly attracting over 1,600 riders to the English/Scottish border region. There are three distances – 65, 130 and the full 200km – and the event offers the riders the chance to experience some of the UK’s best gravel tracks. 2025’s date is 25-27 April, with entries opening 1 December 2024. dirtyreiver.co.uk 03 New Forest…

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Cycling Plus (Digital) - 1 Issue, October 2024

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