Gravel is now a global sport. This is our list of international gravel races, organized by country – from the UK’s Dirty Reiver to Spain, Belgium, the Nordics, Australia, and beyond – with the typical month and a link to each event’s official site. Planning a gravel trip abroad or chasing the UCI Gravel World Series? Start here.
Racing in the States? See US Gravel Races.
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Australia (5)
- RADL GRVL · January · Australia; by SBT GRVL team, co-founded by Valtteri Bottas & Tiffany Cromwell; 2026 on Jan 23.
- The Devil's Cardigan (2024 Gravel National Champs) · June · Tasmania, Australia; UCI-sanctioned gravel race.
- Dirty Warrny · November · Geelong to Warrnambool, Victoria; long point-to-point gravel monument returning in 2026
- Gravelista · October · Seymour, Victoria; 135/95/50km through the Goulburn Valley; UCI Gravel World Series qualifier
- SEVEN Gravel Race · October · Nannup/Balingup, Western Australia; 125/85/50km in the Blackwood Valley; UCI Gravel World Series and host of the 2026 UCI Gravel World Championships
Belgium (4)
- Flanders Gravel Limburg · August · Maasmechelen, Belgian Limburg; part of Flanders Classics.
- Flanders Gravel Kemmelberg · June · Westhoek, Belgium; part of Flanders Gravel series; ~mid-June.
- Flanders Gravel Koppenberg · Late June–July · Oudenaarde/Koppenberg, Belgium; multi-day weekend; ~late June/early July.
- Flanders Gravel Durbury · September · Durbuy, Ardennes, Belgium; ~mid-September historically.
Canada (6)
- Paris to Ancaster · Late April · Paris to Ancaster, ON; Canada's spring classic since 1994, UCI Gravel World Series qualifier. 2026: Apr 26.
- BC Gravel Series · April-September · 4-event Vancouver Island series; hosts Canadian Gravel Championships (Burnt Bridge Classic, Cowichan Valley).
- TransRockies Gravel Royale · Late August · 4-day gravel stage race through the Rocky & Kootenay Mountains, BC.
- The Range · July · Claresholm, SW Alberta; 60 / 85 / 122 / 211 km, part of Gravel Earth Series. 2026: Jul 11.
- OG Classique · June · Wakefield, QC (Gatineau Hills); 122 / 80 / 31 km, UCI Gravel World Series qualifier. 2026: Jun 20-21.
- BWR Vancouver Island, British Columbia · May · Duncan/Vancouver Island, BC; part of Belgian Waffle Ride series.
Chile (2)
- Del Fuego · April · Patagonia (Puerto Natales to Tierra del Fuego); ultra gravel bikepacking, 170 / 250 / 1050 km. Formerly Gravel del Fuego.
- Across Andes · November · Pucon, Chile; ~800km bikepacking gravel race past volcanoes and lakes of Araucania. 2026: Nov 22-27.
Colombia (1)
- Transcordilleras · February · 8-stage self-supported gravel bikepacking race across 3 Colombian Andes ranges, ~1000km/20,000m+. 2026: Feb 22 start.
Finland (4)
- Jyvaskyla · July · Jyväskylä lakeland, Finland; 60/110/173 km; Nordic Gravel Series.
- FNLD GRVL · June · Lahti, Finland; 'The Happiest Gravel Roads On Earth'.
- Gravel Primavera Espoo · May · Nuuksio–Kirkkonummi, Espoo Finland; 50/80/110 km; opens Finnish gravel season.
- Falling Leaves Lahti · September · Lahti, Finland; 2026 Sep 11-13.
France (1)
- Nature Is Bike Festival · Late May–June · Angers, France; gravel + discovery festival; routes 70–300 km.
Iceland (2)
Italy (1)
- L'Eroica · October · Vintage strade bianche ride, Gaiole in Chianti, Tuscany; routes 46/81/106/209 km on white gravel roads
Japan (1)
- Panaracer Niseko Gravel · September · Niseko, Hokkaido; 120/100/50km gravel ride at the foot of Mt Yotei
Kenya (1)
- Migration Gravel Race (Stage Race) · June · Maasai Mara, Kenya; 4-day/4-stage ~650 km; Team Amani; 2026 Jun 16-19.
Mexico (1)
- BWR Queretaro, Mexico · November · Belgian Waffle Ride Mexico, held in Queretaro (~Nov 22, 2026).
Oaxaca, Mexico (1)
- Siete Almas Gravel · October · Oaxaca, Mexico; 2-stage race (~60km + ~100km) through Oaxacan dirt roads, with cultural program.
Spain (4)
- Utopia Gravel · April · Utopia Gravel Fest, Baza/Gorafe Desert, Andalusia Spain; ~11 April 2026. Part of Epicos series.
- The Traka · Late April–May · Major gravel event in Girona, Spain (multi-day, multiple distances); held early May.
- Badlands · August / September · Self-supported gravel ultra from Granada, ~800 km / 16,000 m through Europe's only deserts
- Ranxo Gravel · June · Ponts (Lleida); distances 67/100/160 km, a Gravel Earth Series round
Sweden (2)
- Bergslagen · July · Nordic Gravel Series – Bergslagen, Nora, Sweden; held July (Jul 5, 2025), earlier editions Aug.
- Uppsala · June · Nordic Gravel Series – Uppsala, Sweden; historically late May/early June (June 1, 2024).
Switzerland (1)
- Octopus Gravel · June · Octopus Gravel, Andermatt Switzerland; hub-and-spoke event ~20 June 2026, up to 155km/4450m.
Tanzania (1)
- Evolution Gravel Race · June · 850km point-to-point gravel stage race, Ngorongoro to Swahili coast, Tanzania; held late June in past editions (2022-2023).
United Kingdom (16)
- Dirt Dash · Various · Member of Cycling UK; events incl. Yorkshire Coast (Jun), Dunoon (Sep), Cateran.
- Dirty Reiver · April · Kielder Forest, Northumberland England; UK's biggest one-day gravel event; 65/130/200 km; 2026 Apr 25 (Focal Events).
- Devon Grit · August · East Devon, Woodbury Common/Exe Estuary; 43/71/83/110 km; 2026 Aug 23.
- GBDURO · August · Self-supported 2,000 km bikepacking ultra, Land's End to John o'Groats; The Racing Collective
- Haldon Heroic · July · Haldon Forest, Devon England; 17/40/59-mile routes.
- Lauf Gritfest · June · Gravel festival in Wales; ~20-22 June.
- Mason Wild South Downs · June · South Downs National Park; 2-day self-guided gravel/bikepacking; Wild Cycles.
- The Stone Circle · Late June · 55/155/220 km gravel ride around Stonehenge, Salisbury Plain; was ~late June (e.g. Jun 29, 2024).
- Frontier 300 Epic · Late May · Ultra-distance gravel event, 29-30 May 2026.
- Grand Old Dukes · May · One-day 111-mile gravel sportive, Loch Lomond & Trossachs; ~May 31, 2026.
- Muc n' Mac Fest · May · Gravel festival, scheduled 1-3 May 2026.
- Raiders Gravel · May · 3-stage gravel event in Galloway Forest Park, Scotland; ~16 May 2026.
- The Gralloch · May · UCI Gravel World Series race, Gatehouse of Fleet, Scotland; returns 14-16 May 2027.
- Wild Wales Gravel Festival · Mid-May · 2-day/2-night gravel festival, Afan Forest, South Wales; hosted by Wild Cycles.
- Cornwall Grit · September · West Cornwall / West Kernow Way; 79/100/140 km; 2026 Sep 12.
- Mellow Summer Gravel Fiesta · September · South Downs; 2-day gravel camping festival; Wild Cycles.