11/08/2024

2025 MN Gravel Events

Rural Minnesota hosts numerous established gravel road races, and in recent years, several new events have emerged as annual traditions among cyclists. The diverse terrain, minimally maintained roads, elevation variations, picturesque rural landscapes, and unpredictable weather during Spring and Fall contribute to the enjoyment and challenge of these races. While some events are free, others necessitate registration fees. Most of these races are unsupported, meaning participants must manage their own repairs and support.


This year's schedule will feature a variety of gravel races, rides, and mixed surface events from both within the state and neighboring regions. Some events may have registration deadlines, participant limits, or additional details pending announcement. A chronological list of all known gravel events is provided below, and I will keep this post updated with new information as it arises. Event organizers interested in having their events included here or on my Event Calendars page are encouraged to contact me via e-mail.

March

Events coming soon

April

Iowa Bike Co.
Pella, IA
100 km, 50 km
Online Registration opens January 1. 2024

Iowa Wind and Rock-April 19-20, 2025
Winterset, IA
340 miles

Driftless 100-April 26, 2025
Elkader City Pool
Elkader, IA
100, 60, 30 miles

May

Grandma’s House
Princeton, MN
100, 50, 25 miles

Hungry Bear 100-May 10, 2025
Chequamegon MTB Festival Headquarters
Cable, WI
100, 60, 28 miles

Kalona Horseshoe-May 10, 2025
Kalona Historical Village
Kalona, IA
100 km, 50 km

The Heywood-May 17, 2025
Central Park
Northfield, MN
390, 165, 110, 55, 30 miles

Spring Valley 100-May 17, 2025
Spring Valley, MN
100, 60 miles

Grand Marais, MN
110, 54, 26 miles
Online Registration (opens January 3, 2025)

June

Epic Bike Fest-June 6-8, 2025
American Birkebeiner Trailhead
Cable, WI
Epic Singletrack-June 7 
37, 18 miles
Epic Gravel-June 8
50, 27 miles

Rambling River Park
Farmington, MN
158, 79, 44, 17.9 miles

Lutsen 99'er-June 28, 2025
Lutsen Mountains
Lutsen, MN
99, 69, 49, 25 miles
Online registration opens January 8, 2025

July

Freedhem Gravel-July 6, 2025
Freedhem Store
Little Falls, MN
106, 76, 46 miles
Online registration opens January 1, 2025

The Fox Bikepacking Race-July 26-27, 2025
Finland Community Center
Finland, MN
135 miles
Online Registration (opens January 3, 2025)

August

Gary, SD to Hager City, WI
240 miles (solo), 240 miles (2-4 rider relay)
Online Registration (Opens January 2, 2025)

core4 gravel-August 16, 2025
Wilson's Ciderhouse & Venue
Iowa City, IA
100, 60, 40, 20 miles
Online Registration opens 11/12/24

Gray Duck Grit IV-August 30-31, 2025
Cannon Valley Fairgrounds
Cannon Falls, MN
333, 222, 111, 69, 50  miles

 
September

Gritty Goose Gravel Grinder-September 13, 2025
Bertram Lakes Singletrack
Monticello, MN
70, 50, 35 miles

Old Fashioned Gravel-September 13, 2025
Hokah, MN
103, 67, 40, 18 miles

Rosewood Gramble-September 20, 2025
Northland Community & Technical College
Thief River Falls, MN
64, 25 miles gravel, 30, 16, 1.4 miles paved

Dirt Bag Gravel Grinder-September 27, 2025
Sportsman's Park
Clearwater, MN

October

Two Harbors, MN
100, 60, 19 miles
Online Registration (opens January 3, 2025)

Hotdish 100-October 11, 2025
Briggs Outdoors
Winona, MN
100 miles, 100 km, 50km

November

Events will be included as they are made available.

March-2025 Minnesota Bike Tours, Rides, Races & Events Schedule


The 2025 bike season is filling up fast with all sorts of events, rides, tours, races and festivals.  I have compiled a chronological list of events by month with links to more information and some with online registration.  Earlier is better when planning which events you are going to participate in as some have a cap on the number of participants or registration deadlines. Use this March event listing to save the date for the ones you want to participate in.

This post is a work in progress, so bookmark it and check back often for new event listings.  If you are an event organizer and would like to have your event listed in this post, send me an email (or visit my contact page) with the information and available links.

March '25

Half a Pancake-March 1, 2025
TopGolf
Brooklyn Center, MN
100 km

Northern Pancake-March 1, 2025
TopGolf
Brooklyn Center, MN
200 km

Sweaty Yeti-March 1, 2025
Levis/Trow Mound Recreational Area
Neillsville, WI

Fat Bike Birkie-March 8, 2025
American Birkebeiner Trailhead
Cable, WI
47, 21, 10 km

Half a Pancake-March 8, 2025
TopGolf
Brooklyn Center, MN
100 km

Northern Pancake-March 8, 2025
TopGolf
Brooklyn Center, MN
200 km

February-2025 Minnesota Bike Tours, Rides, Races & Events Schedule

The 2025 bike season is filling up fast with all sorts of events, rides, tours, races and festivals.  I have compiled a chronological list of events by month with links to more information and some with online registration.  Earlier is better when planning which events you are going to participate in as some have a cap on the number of participants or registration deadlines. Use this February event listing to save the date for the ones you want to participate in.

This post is a work in progress, so bookmark it and check back often for new event listings.  If you are an event organizer and would like to have your event listed in this post, send me an email (or visit my contact page) with the information and available links.

February '25

Half a Pancake-February 1, 2025
TopGolf
Brooklyn Center, MN
100 km

Northern Pancake-February 1, 2025
TopGolf
Brooklyn Center, MN
200 km

Fat Bike Loppet-February 2, 2025
Cedar Lake
Minneapolis, MN
30 km

Fat Bike Puoli Loppet-February 2, 2025
Cedar Lake
Minneapolis, MN
20 km

Fat Bike Tour-February 2, 2025
Cedar Lake
Minneapolis, MN
10 km

Mora Winter Triathlon-February 2, 2025
Vasaloppet Nordic Ski Center
Mora,  MN
6 km run, 12 km fat tire bike, and 6 km nordic ski (classic or skate ski)

Martin Luther King Park
Minneapolis, MN

Fat Forest Fourteen-February 8, 2025
Tioga Recreation Area
Cohasset, MN
21, 14, 7 miles

Half a Pancake-February 8, 2025
TopGolf
Brooklyn Center, MN
100 km

Lake MacBride Golf Course
Solon, IA
30, 10 miles

Northern Pancake-February 8, 2025
TopGolf
Brooklyn Center, MN
200 km

Actif Epica-February 14-16, 2025
St. Pierre-Jolys
MB, Canada
230, 115, 50 km

9/03/2024

Winter '24-'25 MN Fatbike Events

Winter fatbiking continues to draw in new riders which has brought us a large increase of events over the past several years.  This season should be a great one.  Expect to see the return of  yearly favorites and numerous new fat tire events.  Start planning your calendar now and check back often for updates.

This season's calendar will include all types of  winter fatbike events from festivals and races to demos and group rides.  Below is a list in chronological order of events in Minnesota and nearby across the border.  Race and event organizers, if you would like your event listed please send me an e-mail (visit my contact page).  I will continue to add events to this post as they become available.

November

Lowes Creek Expo Side
Eau Claire, WI

Minnesota River Bottoms-November 16, 2024
Angry Catfish Bicycle and Coffee Bar
Minneapolis, MN
40+ miles

Sibley House
Mendota, MN

Lowes Creek Expo Side
Eau Claire, WI

Happenings Bar
Steamboat Rock, IA
40, 30, 20 miles

Minnesota River Bottoms-Lyndale Lot
Bloomington, MN

Fat & Happy-Thanksgiving-November 28, 2024
Liberty Classical Academy
Hugo, MN
22, 11 miles

Lowes Creek Expo Side
Eau Claire, WI

Palmer's Tavern
Hibbing, MN

December

Lowes Creek Expo Side
Eau Claire, WI

UW Wanderoos-west parking lot
Wanderoos, WI
28, 14 miles

Harrisburg, SD

OO Trailhead, SC Johnson Outdoor Center
Seeley, WI

Global Fat Bike Day-December 7, 2024
Worldwide

Global Fat Bike Day-December 7, 2024
Tonka Cycle & Ski.
Hopkins, MN

Global Fat Bike Day!-December 7, 2024
Jail Trail
St. Cloud, MN

Global Fat Bike Day 2024-December 7, 2024
Rice Lake Elementary
Lino Lakes, MN

Global Fat Bike Day 2024-December 7, 2024
Kiwanis Park Mountain Bike Trailhead
Mankato, MN

Minnesota River Bottoms
Eagan, MN

Silver Creek Town Hall
Two Harbors, MN

Bluffside Park
Winona, MN

Global Fat Bike Day Ride-December 7, 2024
Kaplans Woods
Owatonna, MN

M.B. Johnson Park
Moorhead, MN

Red Raven
Crosby, MN
25-20 miles

Eau Claire County Expo Center
Eau Claire, WI

Lowes Creek Expo Side
Eau Claire, WI

Northern Coffeeworks
Minneapolis, MN

Underdown Fat B-Day-December 14, 2024
Prairie Dells Trailhead, Heineman Road, Gleason
Merrill, WI

Lowes Creek Expo Side
Eau Claire, WI

Cuyuna Lakes Mountain Bike Trails
Ironton, MN

Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge
Bloomington, MN

Tuscobia Winter Ultra-December 27-29, 2024
Tuscobia State Trail
Rice Lake, WI
160, 80 miles

January

Cedar Nichols Trailhead-Under the Cedar Avenue (77) bridge
Eagan, MN
20, 10 miles

Shred de She - Fat Bike-January 3-5, 2025
American Birkebeiner Trailhead
Cable, WI

Fatathlon Fatbike Race-January 4, 2025
Shannon Lake Trail
St Germain, WI
21, 11 miles

Norpine Fat Bike Classic-January 10-12, 2025
Lutsen, MN
Dark Sky Tour (4-6 miles)-January 10
Norpine Fat Bike Classic (25, 14 miles)-January 11
Pincushion Trail Group Ride-January 12

St. Croix 40 Winter Ultra-January 11-12, 2025
St. Croix State Park
Hinckley, MN
40 miles

Snow Crush-January 11, 2024
River Bend Nature Center
Faribault, MN
2, 3, 4 laps (4.4 mile course)

Fat Vasa-January 12, 2025
Vasaloppet Nordic Center
Mora, MN
25, 12.5 km

Low-pet Law-pet Challenge-January 12, 2025
The Trailhead at Theodore Wirth Park
Minneapolis, MN
15 km

Freezer Burn Fatbike Race-January 18, 2025
Springvale County Park
Cambridge, MN
14, 7 miles

Icykel Fatbike Race-January 18, 2025
Miner's Mountain Rally Center
Ironton, MN
40 km, 20 km, 10 km

Seeley Big Fat Race-January 18, 2025
Hayward, WI
14, 6 miles

7 Hills Brewing Company
Dubuque, IA
70, 35, 17 miles

Stillwater Fat Bike Rally-January 26, 2025
River Siren Brewing Company
Stillwater, MN
10 miles

Arrowhead 135 Ultra-January 27-29, 2025
International Falls, MN
135 miles
Registration Details
Online Registration (opens September 1, 2024)

February

Fat Bike Loppet-February 2, 2025
Cedar Lake
Minneapolis, MN
30 km

Fat Bike Puoli Loppet-February 2, 2025
Cedar Lake
Minneapolis, MN
20 km

Fat Bike Tour-February 2, 2025
Cedar Lake
Minneapolis, MN
10 km

Mora Winter Triathlon-February 2, 2025
Vasaloppet Nordic Ski Center
Mora,  MN
6 km run, 12 km fat tire bike, and 6 km nordic ski (classic or skate ski)

Fat Forest Fourteen-February 8, 2025
Tioga Recreation Area
Cohasset, MN
21, 14, 7 miles

Lake MacBride Golf Course
Solon, IA
30, 10 miles

Actif Epica-February 14-16, 2025
St. Pierre-Jolys
MB, Canada
230, 115, 50 km

March

Sweaty Yeti-March 1, 2025
Levis/Trow Mound Recreational Area
Neillsville, WI

Fat Bike Birkie-March 8, 2025
American Birkebeiner Trailhead
Cable, WI
47, 21, 10 km

8/30/2024

January-2025 Minnesota Bike Tours, Rides, Races & Events Schedule

The 2025 bike season is filling up fast with all sorts of events, rides, tours, races and festivals.  I have compiled a chronological list of events by month with links to more information and some with online registration.  Earlier is better when planning which events you are going to participate in as some have a cap on the number of participants or registration deadlines. Use this event listing to save the date for the ones you want to participate in.

This post is a work in progress, so bookmark it and check back often for new event listings.  If you are an event organizer and would like to have your event listed in this post, send me an email (or visit my contact page) with the information and available links.

January '25

Cedar Nichols Trailhead-Under the Cedar Avenue (77) bridge
Eagan, MN
20, 10 miles

Shred de She - Fat Bike-January 3-5, 2025
American Birkebeiner Trailhead
Cable, WI

Fatathlon Fatbike Race-January 4, 2025
Shannon Lake Trail
St Germain, WI
21, 11 miles

Half a Pancake-January 4, 2025
TopGolf
Brooklyn Center, MN
100 km

Northern Pancake-January 4, 2025
TopGolf
Brooklyn Center, MN
200 km

Norpine Fat Bike Classic-January 10-12, 2025
Lutsen, MN
Dark Sky Tour (4-6 miles)-January 10
Norpine Fat Bike Classic (25, 14 miles)-January 11
Pincushion Trail Group Ride-January 12

Half a Pancake-January 11, 2025
TopGolf
Brooklyn Center, MN
100 km

Northern Pancake-January 11, 2025
TopGolf
Brooklyn Center, MN
200 km

St. Croix 40 Winter Ultra-January 11-12, 2025
St. Croix State Park
Hinckley, MN
40 miles

Snow Crush-January 11, 2024
River Bend Nature Center
Faribault, MN
2, 3, 4 laps (4.4 mile course)

Fat Vasa-January 12, 2025
Vasaloppet Nordic Center
Mora, MN
25, 12.5 km
Facebook Event Page

Low-pet Law-pet Challenge-January 12, 2025
The Trailhead at Theodore Wirth Park
Minneapolis, MN
15 km

Freezer Burn Fatbike Race-January 18, 2025
Springvale County Park
Cambridge, MN
14, 7 miles

Icykel Fatbike Race-January 18, 2025
Miner's Mountain Rally Center
Ironton, MN
40 km, 20 km, 10 km

Seeley Big Fat Race-January 18, 2025
Hayward, WI
14, 6 miles

7 Hills Brewing Company
Dubuque, IA
70, 35, 17 miles

Lake Monster Brewing
St. Paul, MN

Governors Cup Weekend-January 24-26, 2025
Rum River BMX
Isanti, MN

Stillwater Fat Bike Rally-January 26, 2025
River Siren Brewing Company
Stillwater, MN
10 miles

Arrowhead 135 Ultra-January 27-29, 2025
International Falls, MN
135 miles
Registration Details
Online Registration (opens September 1, 2024)

8/15/2024

2024 MN Cyclocross Events

Image Credit: TMB Images

Cyclocross season has begun and to get riders prepped there are some practice sessions, clinics and some non-sanctioned races coming up.  Below is a list in chronological order of races and other cyclocross events here in MN and nearby across the border.  Details for some of the races in this post may still be being worked out as their status with USA Cycling may be pending or in the permit process.

Image Credit: TMB Images

Race and event organizers, if you would like your cyclocross event listed please send me an e-mail (or visit my contact page).  I will continue to update information and add events to this post as they become available.

August

E. Minnehaha Parkway and 35th Ave S.
Minneapolis, MN

E. Minnehaha Parkway and 35th Ave S.
Minneapolis, MN

Tuesday Night CX-August 20, 2024
Lions Valley Place Park
Crystal, MN

Cyclocross Refresher-August 21, 2024
E. Minnehaha Parkway and 35th Ave S.
Minneapolis, MN

Kato CX-August 24, 2024
Mount Kato
Mankato, MN

E. Minnehaha Parkway and 35th Ave S.
Minneapolis, MN

Tuesday Night CX-August 27, 2024
Aquila Park
St. Louis Park, MN

Minnehaha Creek Park - Cedar and 49th St.
Minneapolis, MN

Gray Duck Grit CX-August 31, 2024
Cannon Valley Fairgrounds
Cannon Falls, MN

September
 
Tuesday Night CX-September 3, 2024
Lions Valley Place Park
Crystal, MN

Minnehaha Creek Park - Cedar and 49th St.
Minneapolis, MN

Tuesday Night CX-September 10, 2024
Aquila Park
St. Louis Park, MN

Minnehaha Creek Park - Cedar and 49th St.
Minneapolis, MN

Cyclocross Skills in a Night-September 16, 2024
E. Minnehaha Parkway and 35th Ave S.
Minneapolis, MN

Tuesday Night CX-September 17, 2024
Lions Valley Place Park
Crystal, MN

Minnehaha Creek Park - Cedar and 49th St.
Minneapolis, MN

Battle of Waterloo CX-September 22, 2024
Waterloo, WI

Tuesday Night CX-September 24, 2024
Aquila Park
St. Louis Park, MN

Duck Crossing CX-September 29, 2024
Battle Creek Regional Park
St. Paul, MN

October
 
Tuesday Night CX-October 1, 2024
Lions Valley Place Park
Crystal, MN

Trek Global Headquarters
Waterloo, WI

Versus CX-October 6, 2024
Huset Park
Columbia Heights, MN

Versus CX After Party-October 6, 2024
705 36 1/2 Ave NE 
Minneapolis, MN

Madison, WI

Lunch-Break Cyclocross-October 19, 2024
Cottage Grove Bike Park
Cottage Grove, MN

Hudson Middle School
Hudson, WI

Spooky Cross-October 26-27, 2024
Altoona Campus
Altoona, IA

November
 
Bassett Creek Park
Crystal, MN

December
 
Lions Park
Altoona, IA

For more updates on USA Cycling cyclocross events in Minnesota visit the USA Cycling events search page.  For updates on BikeReg cyclocross events in Minnesota visit the BikeReg events search page.

3/24/2024

December-2024 Minnesota Bike Tours, Rides, Races & Events Schedule


The 2024 bike season is filling up fast with all sorts of events, rides, tours, races and festivals.  I have compiled a chronological list of events by month with links to more information and some with online registration.  Earlier is better when planning which events you are going to participate in as some have a cap on the number of participants or registration deadlines. Use this December event listing to save the date for the ones you want to participate in.

This post is a work in progress, so bookmark it and check back often for new event listings.  If you are an event organizer and would like to have your event listed in this post, send me an email (or visit my contact page) with the information and available links.

December '24

Freewheel Bike-Minnetonka
Minnetonka, MN

Lowes Creek Expo Side
Eau Claire, WI

UW Wanderoos-west parking lot
Wanderoos, WI
28, 14 miles

Harrisburg, SD

OO Trailhead, SC Johnson Outdoor Center
Seeley, WI

Global Fat Bike Day-December 7, 2024
Worldwide

Global Fat Bike Day-December 7, 2024
Tonka Cycle & Ski.
Hopkins, MN

Global Fat Bike Day!-December 7, 2024
Jail Trail
St. Cloud, MN

Global Fat Bike Day 2024-December 7, 2024
Rice Lake Elementary
Lino Lakes, MN

Global Fat Bike Day 2024-December 7, 2024
Kiwanis Park Mountain Bike Trailhead
Mankato, MN

Minnesota River Bottoms
Eagan, MN

Silver Creek Town Hall
Two Harbors, MN

Bluffside Park
Winona, MN

Global Fat Bike Day Ride-December 7, 2024
Kaplans Woods
Owatonna, MN

M.B. Johnson Park
Moorhead, MN

Red Raven
Crosby, MN
25-20 miles

Eau Claire County Expo Center
Eau Claire, WI


Northern Pancake-December 7, 2024
Speedway
Brooklyn Center, MN
200 km

The Loop Minneapolis
Minneapolis, MN

Storm the Bluffs-December 7, 2024
Bronk Forest Management Unit-Plowline Trail
Minnesota City, MN
MTB Race-15 km
Duathlon-Run 15 km, Mountain Bike 15 km, Run 2km (Relay options available)

Freewheel Bike-Minnetonka
Minnetonka, MN

Fulton Taproom
Minneapolis, MN
8 miles

Rum River BMX
Isanti, MN

Lowes Creek Expo Side
Eau Claire, WI

Annual Holiday Lights Ride-December 14, 2024
River Center Shopping Mall
Rochester, MN
6.3 miles

Speedway
Brooklyn Center, MN
100 km

Northern Coffeeworks
Minneapolis, MN

Underdown Fat B-Day-December 14, 2024
Prairie Dells Trailhead, Heineman Road, Gleason
Merrill, WI

Angry Catfish Bicycle Shop and Coffee Bar
Minneapolis, MN

Versus Bike/Gear Swap-December 15, 2024
Modist Brewing Company
Minneapolis, MN

The Parkway Theater
Minneapolis, MN

Freewheel Bike-Minnetonka
Minnetonka, MN

Lowes Creek Expo Side
Eau Claire, WI

Cuyuna Lakes Mountain Bike Trails
Ironton, MN

Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge
Bloomington, MN

Freewheel Bike-Minnetonka
Minnetonka, MN

Bike Nights in NFLD-December 26, 2024
Raven's Nest Cafe
Northfield, MN

Tuscobia Winter Ultra-December 27-29, 2024
Tuscobia State Trail
Rice Lake, WI
160, 80 miles

Freewheel Bike-Minnetonka
Minnetonka, MN
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