Rural Minnesota is home to quite a few long standing gravel road races and with the growing popularity of the sport, rides to introduce those new to gravel are beginning to pop up, too. With varying terrain, minimum maintenance roads, elevation changes, great rural scenery and unpredictable weather in the Spring and Fall, these events are sure to be fun and challenging. Almost all of them are free, but unsupported requiring the participants to be their own repair and support crew.
This season's calendar will include all types of gravel races and rides from around the state. Some of these have registration cutoff dates, have a rider cap, or more information and registration details that are yet to be announced. Below is a list of all of the gravel events in Minnesota that I'm aware of in chronological order. I will continue to update and add events to this post as they become available. If you are a race or event organizer and would like your event listed here and on my 2015 Minnesota Bike Tours, Rides, Races & Events Schedule, please send me an e-mail.
Northern Exposure Ride V1-January 17, 2015
Solemn Lutheran Church
Hawley, MN
Solem Lutheran Church
Hawley, MN
30-35 miles
Lakeville-Milltown-Lakeville-March 28, 2015
Lakeville, MN
Approx. 80 miles
100 rider cap
Dirty Girl Women's Gravel Ride-April 11, 2015
Red Wing, MNHawley, MN
30-35 miles
Lakeville-Milltown-Lakeville-March 28, 2015
Lakeville, MN
Approx. 80 miles
100 rider cap
Dirty Girl Women's Gravel Ride-April 11, 2015
105 miles
105 rider cap
Registration closed
Mammoth Gravel Classic-April 18, 2015
Cyclova XC
St. Croix Falls, WI
100, 70, 35 miles
Facebook Event Page
Miesville FiftySix-April 19, 2015
Jack Ruhr Stadium
Miesville, MN
56 miles
250 rider cap
Postcard registration
Facebook Page
Dickie Scramble-April 25, 2014
Elgin, MN
Approximately 75 miles
Registration open to day of race.
Facebook Event Page
Penn Cycle Group Ride Tailgate Series-Gravel Ride-May 3, 2015
Caron Park
Faribault, MN
56 miles
Alexander 380-May 15, 2015
Spring Valley, MN
380 miles
Postcard registration is now open
Almanzo 100/Royal 162-May 16, 2015
Spring Valley, MN
162, 100 miles
Postcard registration is now open
Driftless Dessertion 2015-June 6-7, 2015
Cyclocarbon
Rochester, MN
Box of Frogs-June 7, 2015
Mississippi Riverfront
St. Paul, MN
60+ miles
Facebook Page
Westside Dirty Benjamin-June 13, 2015
Chaska, MN
100 miles
Registration
Woodticker 200-June 13, 2015
HLS Parish Center
Hawley, MN
200 miles
Facebook Event Page
RiotGRRRaveL-June 20, 2015
Hastings, MN
50, 30 miles
Online Registration
200 rider cap
Innuendo Gravel Grinder-June 21, 2015
Climax, MN
200, 100 miles
French Lake Gravelfest-July 18, 2015
French Lake, MN
Facebook page
Dirty Lemming-July 25, 2015
Watertown, MN
100 mile, 100 km
Postcard registration opens April 1st
100 rider cap
Gritty Goose Gravel Grinder-August 1, 2015
Monticello, MN
65-70 miles
Online Registration
Tour de Save-August 1, 2015
Riverside Park
Northfield, MN
62, 25, 10 miles & 100k gravel
Facebook page
Online Registration
Fiddlin' Fifty-August 22, 2015
Balkan Township, MN
Approximately 50 miles
New Website
Facebook Page
Event Flyer
100 Rider Cap
Postcard registration closes July 1st
The Heck Epic-August 22-23, 2015
Two Harbors/Ely, MN
220 miles
Dirty Girl Adventure Gravel Ride-August 23, 2015
House of Coates
Coates, MN
30 miles
River Valley 100-August 30, 2015
Mankato, MN
100 mile paved, 100 km paved,
100 km gravel ride, 100 km gravel race
Registration
Legendary Laurentian-September 5, 2015
Giants Ridge
Biwabik, MN
La Crosse Gravel Classic-September 6, 2015
La Crosse, WI
56 miles
Online Registration
The Gravel Conspiracy-September 11-13, 2015
Duluth, MN
Route to be determined
Registration opening in March
75 rider cap
Facebook Event page
Back Forty F**k Festival-September 12, 2015
Denmark Twp, MN
80 miles
Registration
Facebook Page
Inspiration 100-September 12, 2015
Garfield, MN
100 miles
Postcard registration opens July 1st.
Facebook Page
Tour of Filmore-September 27, 2015
Lanesboro, MN
75 miles
Heck of the North Gravel Cycling Classic-October 3, 2015
Two Harbors, MN
110, 55 miles
Online Registration begins May 1st.
Facebook Page
Woodchipper 100 v4-October 3, 2015
Viking Park
Hawley, MN
100 miles
Facebook Event Page
Goodhue Gravel Grinder-October 4, 2015
Dennison, MN
Approximately 50 miles
The Filthy 50-October 11, 2015
Stewartville, MN
52 miles
Online Registration
Dirt Bag-October 18, 2015
Clearwater, MN
Facebook page
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