Gravel Races in France

Gravel ride through the Dordogne Valley. Medieval castles, limestone cliffs, and walnut grove gravel tracks.

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.

Gravel festival in the Livradois-Forez Regional Natural Park.

A picturesque gravel ride through the Vosges mountains and Alsatian wine route. Half-timbered villages, vine-covered hills, and dense Vosges forests.

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

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

Southern French gravel through the Black Mountain — chestnut forests and Cathar castles.

UCI Gravel World Series event high in the Catalan Pyrenees. Altitude gravel at 1,800m+ with views of Pic du Canigou.

Gravel ride through the Cévennes National Park. Remote drailles (sheep roads), stone-built hamlets, and chestnut forests.

Gravel race at the legendary Roc d'Azur MTB festival on the Estérel massif.

Autumn gravel through Cézanne's Provence — pine forests, limestone ridges, and vineyards.

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.

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.

Gravel challenge through the French Jura mountains. Waterfalls, viewpoints, and forest gravel on the Swiss border.

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 ride through New Caledonia's nickel mining roads and tropical forests. Pacific island gravel on the world's largest lagoon.

Gravel marathon across the volcanic plateaux of the Cantal.

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

Alpine gravel race in the Bauges Regional Natural Park.

Atlantic to Mediterranean across the Pyrenees on gravel. Self-supported multi-day adventure.

Alpine gravel at the foot of Mont Blanc — glacial valleys and high mountain passes.

Coastal gravel ride through Brittany. Celtic heritage, granite coastline, and Breton countryside gravel paths.

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

Gravel race through the Baronnies Provençales Regional Natural Park.

Ride through France Grand Canyon. A stunning gravel adventure through the turquoise Gorges du Verdon, lavender fields, and Provencal mountain landscapes.

Vosges mountain gravel — sandstone ridges, glacial lakes, and Route des Crêtes forestry tracks.

Ride through picturesque French countryside, past châteaux, sunflower fields, and charming villages. A celebration of French gravel culture.

UCI Gravel World Series event in southern France beneath the famous Millau Viaduct. Limestone plateaus, deep gorges, and wild causse terrain.

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.

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

Gravel race through the Limousin plateau.

French gravel racing through the Grands Causses and gorges of southern France.

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

Gravel race through the Vosges forests.

Riviera gravel climbing from the Mediterranean into the Maritime Alps hinterland.

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 race through the Breton heaths and forests of central Brittany.

Provençal gravel through lavender fields, ochre cliffs, and the Luberon Mountains.

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

Provençal gravel race through the Sainte-Victoire massif.

Gravel through the bocage of Normandy — hedge-lined lanes, historic villages, and D-Day coastline.

Island gravel through Corsican maquis, granite peaks, and pine forests — the Mountain in the Sea.