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Gravel cycling, gravel biking or gravel grinding [1] is a sport or a leisure activity in which participants ride bicycles, mostly on gravel roads. While often performed on a specially designed gravel bike , any bicycle capable of covering the terrain can be used.
A Look 765 gravel bicycle, without rider, propped up on a photo stand.. A gravel bicycle is a type of bicycle intended for gravel cycling, including gravel racing. [1] They are also sometimes known as "adventure bicycles", particularly ones intended for harsher off-road terrain.
The UCI Gravel World Championships are the world championship events for gravel cycling organized by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). The discipline covers the space between standard road cycling on paved and asphalted roads, and the all-terrain disciplines of mountain bike cross-country and cyclo-cross.
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The European Gravel Championships (Officially:UEC Gravel European Championships) are the set of European championship events for gravel races and have been regulated by the European Cycling Union since 2023. The championships are for Elite riders.
Unbound Gravel XL is a 350-mile (560 km) race. It was introduced in 2018. [13] Unbound Gravel 200 is a 200-mile (320 km) race. The original Dirty Kanza ultra endurance gravel bicycling challenge was started in 2006. [14] Unbound Gravel 100 is a 100-mile (160 km) race. It was introduced in 2013. [9] Unbound Gravel 50 is a 50-mile (80 km) race.
Barry-Roubaix [1] is a classic-style road/off-road cycling race featuring a variety of terrain and surfaces to test cyclists of all skill levels. Named to the Global Cycling Network's Top Five Gravel Events [2] and Nine Coolest Races of 2018, [3] the event is known as the World's Largest Gravel Road Race.
Mixed terrain cycle touring (nicknamed rough riding in North America and very occasionally rough stuff in parts of the United Kingdom) is the practice of cycling over a variety of surfaces and topography on a single route, with a single bicycle. The recent popularity of mixed terrain touring is in part a reaction against the increasing ...