Gravel Races in France

Gravel race in the Poitou region. Source: gravelgodcycling.com 2026 calendar (mid-month approximation).

Unsupported gravel bikepacking event through the Vosges, Alsace, Moselle and nearby German borderlands. The routes are 350, 700 and 1200 km, using trails, tracks, forest roads and quiet roads.

The elite and age-group UCI Gravel World Championships, held at Chatel in Haute-Savoie as part of the 2027 'super' UCI Cycling World Championships. Gravel races take place on 26-27 August 2027 in the distinctly mountainous Portes du Soleil terrain of the Chablais Alps.

Gravel programme of the Roc d'Azur CIC 2026 (7-11 October, Frejus): Gravel Roc Sprint 33.2 km on Thursday 8 Oct, Rando Gravel Esterel 70.4 km on Friday 9 Oct, and on Saturday 10 Oct the Continental Gravel Roc race (77.4 km) and the Alltricks Rando Gravel 140K (143.2 km).

24-hour gravel event with cyclo-cross, gravel, and MTB categories.

Second edition of the 66 Degres Sud - Pyrenees Catalanes Gravel Tour, a UCI Gravel World Series qualifier starting from Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via with four courses: Gran Fondo 100 km / 2,286 m, Medio Fondo 77 km / 1,726 m, Pyrenees Catalanes 39 km / 749 m and a 22 km rando.

Gravel race in the Drôme provençale. Source: gravelgodcycling.com 2026 calendar (mid-month approximation).

A festive Île-de-France gravel festival based at the Île-de-Loisirs d’Étampes south of Paris, with 35/70/100/150km routes solo or in duo through the forests and farmland of the Essonne.

A demanding self-supported gravel and mountain ultra through the high Pyrenees, mixing remote singletrack, gravel cols and hike-a-bike. Known for its raw, adventurous spirit.

A ~2,200km self-supported bikepacking race the length of France, from the North Sea at Bray-Dunes to the Basque Pyrenees, on a demanding off-road route of gravel, forest tracks and singletrack.

Gravel marathon across the volcanic plateaux of the Cantal.

Gravel race in the French Alps. Source: gravelgodcycling.com 2026 calendar (mid-month approximation).

UCI Gravel World Series event in the stunning Millau region of southern France.

A 700 km self-supported ultra-gravel loop starting and finishing in Lille. Mixed-surface route through the Belgian and French border country with mandatory frites checkpoints.

Weekend gravel festival celebrating bikepacking and gravel riding with an ultra-distance ride as the main event. Loire Valley terrain.

A volcanic gravel adventure through the dramatic Chaine des Puys in Auvergne. Ride past dormant volcanoes, through ancient beech forests and across lava field plateaus.

A Mediterranean island gravel epic through the wild interior of Corsica. Ride on ancient mule paths through maquis scrubland, chestnut forests, and dramatic mountain passes.

Gravel and mountain bike bikepacking adventure through Hérault, France. 650km loop starting and finishing near Sète on the Mediterranean.