Gravel Cycling
Long-distance cycling on unpaved gravel roads — the fastest-growing cycling discipline of the 2020s.
👥1 per team🌤outdoor
What is Gravel Cycling?
Gravel cycling is a long-distance mass-participation cycling discipline on unpaved gravel roads, using drop-bar bikes with wide tyres. It exploded from the American Midwest in the 2010s. Signature events include Unbound Gravel (200 mi Kansas), the SBT GRVL and Traka; the UCI Gravel World Championships have crowned annual world titles since 2022.
Quick facts
Category
Adventure & Extreme Sports
Type
Individual
Players
1 per team
Where played
outdoor
Country of origin
🇺🇸 United States
Estimated origin
2000s American Midwest; UCI Gravel World Championships since 2022
Olympic
No
Popularity
global
Sources & provenance
Last verified 2026-08-24.verified