Best Gravel Cycling Races Colorado 2025
Strambecco rates the Best Gravel Cycling Events Colorado 2025 based on various factors, including reputation, route quality, location, rider feedback, and the event's or race's overall uniqueness. Colorado terrain features of Strambecco's best list include tall peaks, long high alpine climbs, canyons, basins and valleys, and forested regions. You can expect lots of elevation gain and events at high base elevations. Pay special attention to those events at or above 7,000 feet of elevation, which warrant more specialized training at altitude and/or acclimation time. You can also expect less predictable weather conditions in Rocky Mountain events, including wind, thunderstorms, and large temperature variations during the day.
If we had to pick the best of the best gravel cycling events Colorado 2025 or those you might classify as bucket list events, we'd recommend Desert Gravel CO2UT in April and SBT GRVL in August in Steamboat Springs. We also strongly correlate the best events and professional event producers. In Colorado and the greater Rocky Mountain region, premiere event producers include Outside Events, Team Evergreen Cycling, and Life Time Events.
Strambecco does not list every event. We strive to identify and review events that are special and noteworthy. If you have suggestions on other events we should consider or review, please get in touch with us here or send us a note at editors@strambecco.com.
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Last Updated October 15, 2024 Set against the backdrop of one of Colorado’s coolest small towns, Salida 76 offers a perfect blend of rugged terrain, breathtaking scenery, and a vibrant community atmosphere…
Updated August 26, 2024 — The FoCo Fondo 2025 is a unique gravel cycling event in Fort Collins, Colorado. Established in 2015 by Zack Allison and Jake Arnold, with significant contributions from…
Updated November 5, 2024 The infamous SBT GRVL in Steamboat Springs is a mixed surface race of up to 142 miles and 9,400 feet of climbing with more than 100 miles of…
Last updated December 1, 2024 The 2025 event date is not confirmed — Rexy Co2uT (Colorado to Utah), aka Queen of the Desert, is designed not just as a race but as…
Last updated August 18, 2025– The 2025 event date is not confirmed — The Ride Collective presents a high alpine gravel ride in Crooked Gravel Colorado’s Winter Park. Picked as one of our…
Last updated November 9, 2024 The Rad Dirt Fest is a newer event by the Life Time Events team, who are part of the Leadville Race Series owners and Unbound Gravel (formerly…
