Rural Minnesota is home to quite a few long standing gravel road races and in recent years many new events have started to become a yearly tradition with cyclists. 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. Some are free while others require registration fees. Almost all are unsupported requiring the participants to be their own repair and support crew.
This year's calendar will include all types of gravel races, rides and mixed surface events from around the state and just across the border. 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 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 any of the listings on my Event Calendars page, please send me an e-mail.
March
Asphalt/gravel ride-March 23, 2023
Michael's Cycles-Prior Lake
Prior Lake, MN
22 miles
Zach Spring Classique-March 25, 2023
One On One Bicycle Studio
Minneapolis, MN
April
Ragnarok 105-April 1, 2023
Red Wing, MN
105 miles
Postcard Registration (must be postmarked by December 31, 2022)
Cologne - corner of Paul Ave N & Park St E
Cologne, MN
43 miles
Driftless Cycling-Gravel Group Ride-April 2, 2023
Square Lake Park
Stillwater, MN
Short Course-11.8 miles
Long Course-21.9 miles
Non-Taxing Lunch Ride-April 15, 2023
Imminent Brewing
Northfield, MN
70, 51, 26, 13 miles
2023 Pancake 50k-April 22, 2023
Jack Ruhr Field
Miesville, MN
56 miles
Online registration opens February 21, 2023
May
Granny’s Gravel Grinder-May 6, 2023
Grandma’s House
Princeton, MN
100 miles, 50 miles, 50km
Ride for Rolls-May 7, 2023
Cable, WI
100, 60, 30 miles
The Heywood-May 20, 2023
Central Park
Northfield, MN
390, 165, 110, 55, 30 miles
Spring Valley 100 Gravel Bike Race-May 20, 2023
Spring Valley, MN
100 miles
Murphy-Hanrehan Gravel Cruise-May 21, 2023
Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve
Savage, MN
110 km
BBQ and Gravel Ride-May 27, 2023
Ridgeway, MN
45, 40, 29 miles
Le Grand du Nord-May 27, 2023
Grand Marais, MN
110, 54, 26 miles
June
Ride for Rolls-June 4, 2023
American Birkebeiner Trailhead
Cable, WI
Epic Singletrack-June 10
37, 18 miles
Epic Gravel-June 11
75, 27 miles
Kasners Kick Duchenne Charitable Gravel Bike Ride-June 10, 2023
Rambling River Park
Farmington, MN
158, 79, 44, 17.9 miles
Zumbro Gravel Challenge-June 11, 2023
Roam Adventure Basecamp
Hayward, WI
July
Freedhem Store
Little Falls, MN
106, 76, 46 miles
Ride for Rolls-July 2, 2023
Bluenose Gopher Public House
Granite Falls, MN
50 miles
Hotdish 100-July 15, 2023
Winona, MN
100 miles, 50 miles, 50km
The Wolf-July 21-23, 2023
Two Harbors/Ely/Grand Marais/Two Harbors
320 miles
Nepomuk Narly-July 22, 2023
Pisek, ND
100, 40, 15, 6 miles
Dirty Lemming Gravel Grinder-July 29, 2023
Brownton, MN
100 miles, 100 km
Postcard registration only
Tour de SAVE-Northfield MN-July 29, 2023
Northfield, MN
Routes TBD
August
Ride for Rolls-August 6, 2023
Nicollet Bike & Ski Shop
Mankato, MN
25 miles
Gritty Goose Gravel Grinder-August 12, 2023
Monticello, MN
70, 50, 35 miles
Hollo Gravel Classic-August 12, 2023
Bridge the Valley Bike Rally-August 13, 2023
River Valley 100-August 27, 2023
Mankato, MN
100 mile or 100km paved, 100km gravel
September
Colesburg, IA
204, 102, 58, 44, 29 miles
Ride for Rolls-September 3, 2023
Rhinelander, WI
85, 50, 26 miles
Rosemount - Miesville Gravel-September 9, 2023
Northfield, MN
112, 57, 54, 26, 10 miles
58, 31 miles gravel
Winston County Gravel Cup-September 23, 2023
Houston Nature Center
Houston, MN
100, 60, 40, 25 miles
Heck of the North-September 30, 2023
Northland Community & Technical College
Thief River Falls, MN
62, 25 miles gravel, 30 miles paved
October
Ride for Rolls-October 1, 2023
Northfield, MN
333, 222, 111, 69 miles
Online Registration (opens May 1, 2023)
WoodChipper Gravel-October 7, 2023
Lanesboro, MN
100, 50, 25 miles
Online registration opens June 21, 2023
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