Gravel and Grand Prix Series

gravel and grand prix series

Gravel and Grand Prix Series

The Gravel Grand Prix Cycling Series will kick off with an exclusive 2 day launch and media event over the weekend of 27 and 28 October at the beautiful and unique hamlet of Verkykerskop, Free State, South Africa to offer the countryside experience in its truest form!
Entries for the exclusive Gravel Grand Prix Series launch event will open on Tuesday, 17 July at 14h00 and entries for this event will be limited to 200 riders.
Solo and team entries.

Verkykerskop…where they farm, play and live free …

Verkykerskop is the beautiful destination and host of the Gravel Grand Prix launch event and is only three hours’ drive from both Johannesburg and Durban, some 45km north of Harrismith on the R722, lies Verkykerskop Village, nestled among the table-top mountains of the Drakensberg escarpment. The village is surrounded by Aansluit Landgoed, a 700 ha working farm and conservation area. Verkykerskop offers peace, tranquility and adventure to families, friends, corporates and artists. The hospitality and the pleasures of the countryside will surely make you fall in love with Verkykerskop.

Event Date:

27 & 28 October 2018

The Gravel Grand Prix Cycling Series

Route Distances and Elevations:

Day 1 (Saturday, 27 October) – 70km | 1050m ascent

Day 2 (Sunday, 28 October) – 56km | 880 ascent

DAY ONE

Start | Finish: Verkykerskop

Distance: 70KM

Total Ascent: 1055m

Start Time: 8:00am

DAY TWO

Start | Finish: Verkykerskop

Distance: 56km

Total Ascent: 880m

Start Time: 8:00am

GPS FILES WILL BE E-MAILED TO ALL PARTICIPANTS CLOSER TO THE EVENT​

Gravel and Grand prix day 1

Gravel and Grand Prix Day 2

Visit the website www.gravelgrandprix.co.za to get all the information about the launch event.