GALWAY CLASSIC WEEKEND 2025
Ride The Gravel Classic
March 15th
Adventure Sportif
Galway Classic
March 16th
Road Race
Ride The Gravel Classic is a unique adventure sportive, taking you through the beautiful country back roads and gravel bogs of East Galway. A fun combination of road surfaces on gravel bog roads, mucky farm tracks, boreens, and manor estates.
The sister event to the Galway Classic, Irelands only 'classics' style road race, Ride The Gravel Classic gives off-road riders a fun challenging biking adventure across different gritty surfaces.
Whats Included In Our Off-Road Biking Adventure?
Unique Routes Unlike Any Other Biking Adventure
Pre-Ride Bike Mechanic
Selected Static Safety Marshalling
Mid Ride Snack Stop
Post Ride Hot Refreshments
Post Ride Bike Wash Stand
ROUTE HIGHLIGHTS
START
RYEHILL DEMESNE
@ 0km
The belltower rings as you leave the start line on a dusty track as it winds its way out through the old estate gates - you're off!
SECTOR 2
STONEHALL
@ 22km
It's time to greeth your teeth - at 5.5km this bog road is the longest sector and is sure to test the legs. The entrance is rough but leads to compact gravel and grit roads with lots of twists.
SECTOR 4
OLD BOG ROAD
@ 39km
Heading easterly towards Menlough you will take on this 2.3km bog road sector. A short but twisty technical sector.
SECTOR 6
MOYNE PARK
@ 67km
Second time through the manor estate but in reverse this time. Admire the lake view in front of the manor as you pass!
SECTOR 8
CLOVERPARK
@ 83km
At 2.3km in length this sector is the most physically demanding - watch out for the twisting path through the gate and farm walls, and hope there's no sitting water in the motorway underpass!
SECTOR 10
STONEHALL
@ 103km
Second time through this long twisty sector and at 5.5km this bog road will hurt tired legs. This is your last chance to drop everyone!
SECTOR 1
MOYNE PARK
@ 12.5km
A visually stunning sector 2.4km long through the manor estate on a mixture of gravel and farm tracks, through the courtyard of the old manor house. Enjoy his unique experience! A truly spectacular sector.
SECTOR 3
RYEHILL DEMESNE
@ 30km
Back to base temporarity where you ride up the entrance track into Ryehill Demesne, past the finish line for the first time and into the courtyard to your first food stop. When refuelled head on out through the courtyard and onto the gravel exit road.
SECTOR 5
WINDFARM
@ 55km
After a short respite from the off-road stuff to get some recovery into the legs, this short 1km twisty sector is a short sharp reminder of why you're here!
SECTOR 7
ARENBERG
@ 73km
Named after the famous Arenberg forest of Paris Roubaix, this 2.3km stretch is the roughest sector on the course with very uneven surfaces. Now is the time to greeth your teeth - welcome to hell!
SECTOR 9
CARREFOUR
@ 92km
This 2.2km stretch thru Abbey bog is a fast tailwind sector. This is a relatively straight route through the bog. The centre is rough while the edges offer a faster line, but watch out for the soft bog verges!
SECTOR 11
RYEHILL DEMESNE
@ 110km
Concentration is needed as you ride up the short ntrance into Ryehill Demesne and onto the finish line...well done you've made it! Head to the BBQ for some well earned food and drink!
THE
ROUTE
About
Ride The Gravel Classic & Galway Classic
are events organised and ran by the volunteers of
Galway Bay Cycling Club.
We would like to thank the local communities
of East & North Galway
for their assistance in staging these events,
as well as the wider cycling community in Galway
and the surrounding region.
Contact
083 4452675
