Nick Legan’s book, Gravel Cycling: The Complete Guide to Gravel Racing and Adventure Bikepacking, shares everything you need to know to enjoy gravel cycling and bikepacking. From event profiles to dream bike set up, route planning to gear selection, Legan brings his experience as a ProTour bike mechanic and dedicated gravel junkie to this guide. Filled with beautiful photographs that will inspire you to ride unpaved, Gravel Cycling is your best resource for gravel grinders and multi-day adventures.
And once you’ve got the gravel bug, you’ll want to register for some upcoming events! Here are the 2019 race dates and the dates registration opens for some of the gravel grinders in Gravel Cycling:
February 16 – July 13, 2019
Grasshopper Adventure Series – varies, Skaggs and Super Skaggs run April 27, registration is open
www.grasshopperadventureseries.com
March 16, 2019
Land Run
www.landrun100.com
April 12–13, 2019
Dirty Reiver – Open
www.dirtyreiver.co.uk
April 13, 2019
Barry Roubaix – Open
www.barry-roubaix.com
May 18, 2019
Almanzo – Open
www.almanzo.com
June 1, 2019
Dirty Kanza – lottery opens January 1 to January 13
www.dirtykanza.com
June 22, 2019
Pirinexus 360 – TBA
July 13, 2019
Crusher in the Tushar – Open
www.tusharcrusher.com
August 17, 2019
Deerfield Dirt Road Randonnee – Open
www.franklinlandtrust.org/d2r2
August 17, 2019
Gravel Worlds – Open
www.gravel-worlds.com
August 29 – September 1, 2019
Rebecca’s Private Idaho – Open
www.rebeccasprivateidaho.com
September 28, 2019
Grinduro – Opens April 15
www.grinduro.com
Nick Legan’s new book, Gravel Cycling: The Complete Guide to Gravel Racing and Adventure Bikepacking, shares everything you need to know to enjoy gravel cycling and bikepacking. From event profiles to dream bike set up, route planning to gear selection, Legan brings his experience as a ProTour bike mechanic and dedicated gravel junkie to this guide. Filled with beautiful photographs that will inspire you to ride unpaved, Gravel Cycling is your best resource for gravel grinders and multi-day adventures.