Michigan Gravel/MTB/Fat Bike Races
Michigan Gravel Race Series
Michigan Gravel Races Series (MGRS):
Offering 19 (or is that 20?!) different race events plus a series finale, from March through October, the MGR includes the sub-categories of MINI-COURSE series, SHORT-COURSE series, LONG-COURSE series, & ULTRA-COURSE series. You will recognize many of these well-known events:
March: Melting Mann: michigangravelraceseries.com/schedule/melting-mann
April: Dirty 30: michigangravelraceseries.com/schedule/dirty-thirty
April: **Barry-Roubaix** michigangravelraceseries.com/schedule/barry-roubaix
April: Waterloo G & G: michigangravelraceseries.com/schedule/waterloo-g-and-g
May: Hart Hills New Mini-Series Distance: michigangravelraceseries.com/schedule/harthills
May: Arcadia Grit & Gravel: michigangravelraceseries.com/schedule/arcadia-grit-and-gravel
June: Cowpie Classic: michigangravelraceseries.com/schedule/cowpie
June: Coast to Coast: michigangravelraceseries.com/schedule/coast-to-coast
July: Cedar Blitz: michigangravelraceseries.com/schedule/cedar-blitz
July: **The Crusher**: michigangravelraceseries.com/schedule/the-crusher
July: The Divide: michigangravelraceseries.com/schedule/the-divide
August: De Ronde Van Grampian: michigangravelraceseries.com/schedule/drvg-gravel
August: The Watermoo: michigangravelraceseries.com/schedule/watermoo
August: Fast Fitty: michigangravelraceseries.com/schedule/fast-fitty
September: Lord of the Springs: michigangravelraceseries.com/schedule/lord-of-the-springs
September: Uncle John’s Dirty Ride: michigangravelraceseries.com/uncle-johns-dirty-ride
September: Moran 166: michigangravelraceseries.com/schedule/moran-166
October: Rode to Hell: michigangravelraceseries.com/schedule/rodetohell
October: Maple River Gravel Chiller: michigangravelraceseries.com/maplerivergravelchiller
October: Lowell Classic/Finale: michigangravelraceseries.com/lowell-classic-gravel-road-race
More Great Michigan Gravel/Fat-tire/ MTB
JANUARY
Fat & Furious, Boyne City: fatandflurrious.com
Dogman Challenge Fat Bike Race: dogmanchallenge.net
Frozen Fat Tire Relay, Kentwood, MI: race/MI/Kentwood/FrozenFrenzy
Frosted Fat Tire, Three Rivers, MI: meltingmann.com/frosted-fat-tire
Fat Chance Fat Tire Race, Thompsonville, MI: crystalmountain.com/event/fat-chance-fat-tire
FEBRUARY
(For February, Click on Race Name for the Event’s Website)
Eh Winter Experience (Tour De Fat Race Series) | Marquette, MI | ||||||||||||
Snow Angel Fat Tire Bike Race | Stanwood, MI | ||||||||||||
VASA Fat Bike Race (Tour De Fat Race Series) | Traverse City, MI | ||||||||||||
906 Polar Roll Winter Adventure Race | Marquette, MI | ||||||||||||
The Abominable Snow Tri | Cannonsburg, MI | ||||||||||||
Fat Caddy Fat Bike Race (Tour De Fat Race Series) Cadillac, MI |
MARCH
(For March, Click on Race Name for the Event’s Website)
Fat & Flurrious Fat Bike Race at Avalance Mountain (Tour De Fat Race Series) | Boyne City, MI | ||||||||||||
Melting Mann Dirt Road Bike Challenge (Michigan Gravel Race Series) | Vandalia, MI | ||||||||||||
APRIL
Mid’s Rust-Shaker, Harrison, MI: midmich.edu/community/events/rust-shaker
Yankee Springs Time Trail, Hastings, MI: yankeespringstt.org
Dirty 30: michigangravelraceseries.com/schedule/dirty-thirty
**Barry-Roubaix** michigangravelraceseries.com/schedule/barry-roubaix
Waterloo G & G: michigangravelraceseries.com/schedule/waterloo-g-and-g
MAY
Blood, Sweat & Beers Fat Tire, Traverse City, MI: mudsweatandbeers.com/index.php
The KRanza, Tustin, MI: bikereg.com/the-kranza
Fort Custer Stampede, Augusta, MI: swmmba.com/2024-fort-custer-stampede
Ride the Keweenaw, Keweenaw Peninsula, MI: copperharbortrails.org/event/ride-the-keweenaw
Maybuey XC MTB Race, Northville, MI: bikereg.com/maybury
Bear Claw Epic MTB Race, Cadillac, MI: facebook.com/bearclawepic
Hart Hills New Mini-Series Distance: michigangravelraceseries.com/schedule/harthills
Arcadia Grit & Gravel: michigangravelraceseries.com/schedule/arcadia-grit-and-gravel
JUNE
Milford BikeFest, Milford, MI: facebook.com/MilfordBikeFest
Dirty Donut Race, Martin, MI: dirtydonutrace.com
Lumberjack 100, Manistee, MI: lumberjack100.com
Marquette Trail Fest, Marquette, MI: noquetrails.org/marquettetrailsfest
Cowpie Classic: michigangravelraceseries.com/schedule/cowpie
Coast to Coast: michigangravelraceseries.com/schedule/coast-to-coast
JULY
8 Hours of Ithaca, Ithaca, MI: www.cmmba.org
Miner’s Revenge, Greenland, MI: Race/Info/MI/Greenland/MinersRevenge
Lawless 50, Jones, MI: facebook.com/Lawless50Race
Tree Farm Relay, Novi, MI: novi-mi/cycling/mountain-biking/tree-farm-relay
Cedar Blitz: michigangravelraceseries.com/schedule/cedar-blitz
**The Crusher**: michigangravelraceseries.com/schedule/the-crusher
The Divide: michigangravelraceseries.com/schedule/the-divide
AUGUST
Great Deer Chase MTB Race, Calumet, MI: Bikesignup.com/Calumet/GreatDeerChaseMTBrace
Ore to Shore MTB Epic, Negaunee to Marquette, MI: oretoshore.com
Skierts in the Dirt, Comstock Park, MI: skirtsinthedirt.com
MiSCA Race Series- STUDENTS ONLY! Rockford, MI: Note: This race series continues thru October, Series 1 through 6. Full listing at: miscabike.org
Copper Harbor Bike Fest, Copper Harbor, MI: copperharbortrails.org/copper-harbor-trails-fest
De Ronde Van Grampian: michigangravelraceseries.com/schedule/drvg-gravel
The Watermoo: michigangravelraceseries.com/schedule/watermoo
August: Fast Fitty: michigangravelraceseries.com/schedule/fast-fitty
SEPTEMBER
Island Lake Challenge MTB Race, Brighton, MI: islandlakechallengemountainbikerace.com
Triple Trail Challenge, Pinckney, MI: potomba.org/event/triple-trail-challenge
Marji Gesick, Ishpeming, MI: 906adventureteam.com/mountain-bike-events/marji-gesick
Beaver Dash Bash, Leeper, MI: crank4acause.org/beaver-dash
The Dirty Mitten, Middleville, MI: thedirtymitten.com/the-dirty-mitten-gravel-bike-race
Mountain Goat Mash, Munising, MI: mbtn.org/mountain-goat-mash
Lord of the Springs: michigangravelraceseries.com/schedule/lord-of-the-springs
Uncle John’s Dirty Ride: michigangravelraceseries.com/uncle-johns-dirty-ride
Moran 166: michigangravelraceseries.com/schedule/moran-166
The Lone Wolf bikesignup.com/TheLoneWolfGravelRace (Iron Mountain, MI)
OCTOBER
Custer’s Last Stand MTB (Agaionst Human Trafficking, Augusta, MI: jointhefightmi.org
Marquette Fall Enduro, Marquette, MI: noquetrails.org/fallenduro
Peak2Peak MTB Classic, Thompsonville, MI: endomanpromotions.com/peak-2-peak
Rode to Hell: michigangravelraceseries.com/schedule/rodetohell
Maple River Gravel Chiller: michigangravelraceseries.com/maplerivergravelchiller
Lowell Classic/Finale: michigangravelraceseries.com/lowell-classic-gravel-road-race
NOVEMBER
Bell’s Iceman Cometh Challenge, Kalkaska to Traverse City, MI: iceman.com