Grassroots Gravel

🪅 Festival
Event Date

Oct 11, 2025

Location

Pueblo,CO

Discipline

Gravel

About

Ride your ride: A gravel adventure for every pace in Pueblo’s high plains.

The Grassroots Gravel 2025 is a two-day celebration of gravel cycling in Pueblo, Colorado, combining both competitive and non-competitive rides across four course lengths with a welcoming, community-focused festival. The event prioritizes inclusivity with divisions for women, men, non-binary, para/adaptive athletes, tandems, and e-bikes. Racing, riding, music, food, and a vibrant cycling expo bring together riders of every experience level.

COURSE DETAILS

Four distance options: The Mild (15 or 19 miles), Lil Chile (39 miles), Half (75 miles), and The Whole (113 miles, including the Solar Roast Coffee Climb). The course features scenic gravel roads, fast rolling sections, and an 11-mile timed hill climb.

Race HIGHLIGHTS

  • Solar Roast Coffee Climb: a timed segment in the 113-mile course with cash and coffee prizes
  • Festival with expo: cycling vendors, art, and live music in downtown Pueblo
  • Inclusive divisions: singlespeed, e-bike, tandems, and para/adaptive categories

RIDE TYPES

Endurance
Single Speed
e-Bike
Para/Adaptive

Event Location

Race overview

Course Length

113 miles (The Whole). Other options: 15/19 mi, 39 mi, 75 mi.

Elevation / Elevation Gain

Elevation gain: 3,400+ feet on The Whole/11-mile hill climb (Solar Roast Coffee Climb). City elevation not explicitly listed in sources.

Terrain

Gravel roads, rolling hills, and a long hill climb segment.

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