Storuman Gravel XL

Stor­uman Gravel XL is an ultra dis­tance gravel event over a 450 km (280 miles) long course through forests and moun­tains in the mu­nic­i­pal­ity of Stor­uman and Hemavan-​Tärnaby (in Swedish La­p­land), with or with­out an overnight stay halfway. The course runs on mostly gravel roads of vary­ing qual­ity (83%), with short con­nect­ing seg­ments on as­phalt scat­tered in­be­tween (17%).

All par­tic­i­pants are self-​supported and join as in­di­vid­u­als, but you can choose to ride to­gether if you like. The course is avail­able on file and shows the rec­om­mended short­est route be­tween the course’s check­points that must be passed in given order. Halfway through you find your­self in Hem­avan and can spend the night there (ho­tels exist), if you want to split the event into two days (2 × 220 km / 140 miles).

The event is a light­weight arrange­ment with­out course mark­ings and de­pots, and uses pub­lic and pri­vate roads open to traf­fic as usual. There is no ser­vice on the course and the par­tic­i­pant is self-​reponsible for safety and trans­port, for ex­am­ple if quit­ting. It’s not a for­mal com­pe­ti­tion and doesn’t fol­low the for­mat of any sports or­ga­ni­za­tion, but is a chal­lenge for those who want to test their strength over a re­ally long cy­cling dis­tance in a re­laxed con­text. Race tim­ing and live track­ing is in­cluded, but there are nei­ther prices nor place­ments awarded.

In Stor­uman we rec­om­mend Stor­uman’s Camp­ing as ac­com­mo­da­tion, and there you get also a full 30% dis­count as a par­tic­i­pant in Stor­uman Gravel (XL or any of the reg­u­lar events). Reg­is­ter for the event first, and then book via email and write there that you will par­tic­i­pate, then you will get the dis­count.