- 04/09/2025
- Magog, Canada
The Gravel Bikepacking Challenge 500 & 250 & 100 KM
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The GBC 250 and GBC 500 concept
The idea behind the challenge is to showcase the Eastern Townships region on some of the most beautiful and least-known roads in the world. Are you daring enough to line up at the start of the Gravel Bikepacking Challenge? Come and explore the hidden treasures of the Eastern Townships region, its unusual gravel roads, breathtaking scenery, charming villages and exceptional local produce.
what's waiting for you:
Whether your goal is to set a new record over 500 kilometers, push your limits over 250 kilometers or experience your first adventure over 100 kilometers, the GBC promises you an unforgettable experience where mutual aid, surpassing oneself and a passion for cycling come together.
- Solo or Duo
- Discovering the region
- An extraordinary human and sporting challenge
- A totally autonomous challenge
85% on dirt roads and gravel tracks and 15% on asphalt country roads.
Checkpoints in unexpectedly beautiful locations
How it works
A few weeks before the start, you’ll receive the route in digital format. The start will be in time-trial mode, and along the way you’ll have to validate compulsory checkpoints, located in places as surprising as they are spectacular.
- Registrations from December 1, 2021
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Departure: Magog city center
Arrival: Boutique Vélo Café Endurance Aventure
1690 chemin de la Rivière aux-Cerises, Magog, J1X 3W3 - September 4, 2025
- Categories: solo, duo and electric bikes
- Maximum time:4 days
Required equipment
- Gravel bike or other type of bike that can be ridden on dirt and gravel roads
- Headset
- Basic first aid kit
- Cell phone
- Flashing red (rear) and white (front) lights
- Headlamp or bicycle lamp (preferably powerful and long-lasting)
- Clothing for bad weather and cold nights
- Refreshments and hydration for self-sufficiency (note that you will pass through small towns and villages).
- Repair kit (tubes, pumps, Allen wrenches, chain drift, chain link, etc.)
- Camping equipment if applicable
- Spare batteries or chargers for cell phones and electronic equipment
Until 15/03: 90% refundable
Until April 30: 50% refundable
Until 06/30: 30% refundable
From July 1: Non-refundable
*Trireg fees are non-refundable Refundable
Until May 30 :
500 KM (Solo $415 Duo $790) / (Solo $415 Duo $790) / (Duo $790) 250 KM (Solo $235 Duo $445) / 100 km (Solo $100 Duo $190)
From June 1st :
500 KM (Solo $500 Duo $950) / (Solo $500 Duo $950) / (Duo $950) 250 KM (Solo $300 Duo $570) / 100 km (Solo $150 Duo $285)
Adjusting prices for greater accessibility
Some of you asked us if we could reduce the cost of registration, even if it meant no longer including the bike jersey and cotton fleece given out at the event. We’ve listened and adjusted the prices accordingly! For those who still wish to wear the GBC colors, it will be possible to order clothing at a special rate reserved for participants.
NEW EDITIONS 2025
For this 2025 edition, we’re expanding the Gravel Bikepacking Challenge adventure with an all-new 100 km format, in addition to the 250 km and 500 km routes! Whether you choose to ride solo or in a duo, on a traditional or electrically-assisted bike, each distance promises a unique experience combining challenge, exploration and discovery.
- You have 4 days or around 60H to finalize the challenge, from Saturday October 4 to Tuesday October 7.
- Starting Saturday October 4 at 6am, you can ride until midnight maximum, then dark zone compulsory until Sunday 6am.
- Sunday, October 5: course opens at 6am until midnight. Then dark zone compulsory until 6am the next day.
- Official opening hours for Monday, October 6 and Tuesday, October 7 are 6am to 10pm. Dark Zone from 10pm to 6am compulsory.
Preparation
To help you prepare, here are some interesting links:
Here’s a great report on how to prepare your bike: https: //youtu.be/wqgzoySu82s
Another article on the equipment used by the record-breaking woman to cycle around the world: https: //www.apidura.com/journal/jenny-grahams-around-the-world-record-breaking-kit/
All the products you need for bikepacking are available at Magog’s VéloCafé store https://www.velocafe.shop/
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