2025 Texas Gravel Champs

Champion is both a noun and a verb. This event is meant for those who want to share their love of unpaved bicycle riding adventures regardless if they race or not.

Awards will be based on registrations:

• Minimum of Top 3 Overall and Top Female
• Gender based podiums 3 deep with a minimum of 10 racers in each gender
• Age/gender based podiums based on a minimum of 10 racers in each age/gender group

The 80 mile mile timed options is considered as qualifier event for the 2025 Privateer Invitational Gravel Race. Riders who beat a specific cutoff time (TBD) will earn Privateer invitations.

Primo gravel not far from home for those in DFW/Waco/Austin. Likely worth the stretch even for those a bit further out. Marked routes with after ride food and drink for all. Untimed options are free for Club Spinistry members, Club Spinistry members save $55 on the timed 80 miler. Group camping spots are limited so signup early!

Staging from Lofer's Bend West Day Use area along the shores of Lake Whitney. Lots of camping nearby but reserve a spot early if that is your plan. Routes options of 80, 55 and 35 miles.

This event is considered self supported except for the neutral water tables available to all. No handups or on course support allowed. Riders are expected to adhere to the Texas Traffic Code. Riders will need to make their own transportation arrangements if unable to complete the course for any reason. We will NOT be able to provide SAG support.

For safety reasons the finish will be configured to NOT allow for a sprint finish. Earn you spot on course, not by sucking a wheel and saving your legs for the last 100 yards.

IMPORTANT IMPORTANT IMPORTANT info for racers at Spinistry events!!!

Thanks to our friend Dylan Johnson doing the math it is now a REQUIREMENT that all timed riders properly mount their number plates or be subject to a time penalty.

Proper mounting is on the bar or cables, facing forward with the numbers clearly visible. No wrapping on the head tube, no sticking in a pocket or bag, no mounting sideways on frame or fork.

Time penalty for an improperly mounted number plate is the greater of 5 minutes per 100 miles (5 minute minimum for shorter distances) or however long it takes us to chase down and identify a racer with an incorrectly mounted number.

We will continue to allow comfort/aero/gravel bars for all riders since that is an aero benefit available to all that more than offsets the number plate penalty.

Drafting is permitted. Ebikes are permitted but will not receive a time. We ask that ebike riders NOT lead bridging efforts of others,

More details soon.