Seven
📍 Nannup, WA, Australia
gravel
Date
16 May 2026
Distance
85km · 90km · 125km
Elevation
3,117 m
Difficulty
Gravel racing
Gravel races in May
38 races
Planning a gravel race in May? We've gathered 38 events, including Seven, Giro Sardegna Gravel, Marly Grav Race and more. Each listing shows distances, elevation, difficulty and the typical W/kg, plus who the race suits. Use the Race Finder for a shortlist tailored to your fitness and goals.
Seven
Giro Sardegna Gravel
📍 Muravera-Villasimius, Italy
gravelBeginner friendly
Date
01 May 2026
Distance
78km · 110km
Elevation
1,220 m
Difficulty
Marly Grav Race
📍 Valkenburg, Netherlands
gravel
Date
10 May 2026
Distance
104km · 150km
Difficulty
The Gralloch
📍 Gatehouse of Fleet (Scotland), United Kingdom
gravel
Date
16 May 2026
Distance
110km
Elevation
1,800 m
Difficulty
Nature is Bike
📍 Angers, France
gravelBeginner friendly
Date
30–31 May 2026
Distance
70km · 100km · 170km · 200km · 300km
Difficulty
Tour Of Kincardine
📍 Kincardine, Ontario, Canada
mtbgravelBeginner friendly
Date
30 May 2026
Distance
32km · 10km
Difficulty
36ONE MTB Challenge
📍 Western Cape, South Africa
mtbgravel
Date
21–23 May 2027
Distance
356km · 196km
Elevation
4,612 m
Difficulty
Moab Fondo Fest
📍 Moab, Utah, United States
roadgravel
Date
1–2 May 2027
Distance
115 km · 80.8 km · 50 km
Elevation
1,214 m
Difficulty
Ukiah Mendo Gravel Epic
📍 California, USA
gravelBeginner friendly
Date
24 May 2026
Distance
23mi · 34mi · 76mi
Elevation
2,566 m
Difficulty
Trans Balkan Race
📍 Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia Herzegovina, Montenegro
gravelmtb
Date
28 May – 06 June 2027
Distance
1400km
Elevation
30,000 m
Difficulty
Gravel Primavera Borgå
📍 Porvoo, Finland
gravelBeginner friendly
Date
16 May 2026
Distance
50km · 100km · 150km · 300km
Elevation
1,400 m
Difficulty
Welsh Valleys Trophy
📍 South Wales, United Kingdom
gravel
Date
23 May 2026
Distance
56km
Elevation
1,400 m
Difficulty
Thetford Forest Trophy
📍 East Anglia (Suffolk/Norfolk), United Kingdom
gravelBeginner friendly
Date
2 May 2026
Distance
61km
Elevation
74 m
Difficulty
Oregon Gran Fondo
📍 Oregon, USA
roadgravelBeginner friendly
Date
16 May 2026
Distance
92 miles · 62 miles
Elevation
1,814 m
Difficulty
Backyard Gravel Bodensee
📍 Bodensee, Switzerland
gravelBeginner friendly
Date
8–10 May 2026
Distance
350 km · 240 km
Elevation
4,500 m
Difficulty
Gran Fondo Leavenworth
📍 Washington, USA
gravelroad
Date
17 May 2026
Distance
132km · 64km
Elevation
2,682 m
Difficulty
Wahkiacus Gravel Premier
📍 Washington, USA
gravel
Date
3 May 2026
Distance
88 miles · 50 miles
Elevation
2,286 m
Difficulty
Rhön-Radmarathon
📍 Rhön, Germany
roadgravelmtbBeginner friendly
Date
23–24 May 2026
Distance
20km · 49km · 52km · 81km · 86km · 116km · 159km · 183km · 214km · 258km
Difficulty
Italy Divide The Origins
📍 Roma, Italy
gravelmtbBeginner friendly
Date
2 May 2026
Distance
700 km
Elevation
14,000 m
Difficulty
Wild Horse Gravel Race
📍 Utah, United States
gravelBeginner friendly
Date
9 May 2026
Distance
92 miles · 76 miles · 31 miles
Elevation
1,843 m
Difficulty
Le Grand Du Nord
📍 Minnesota, United States
gravelBeginner friendly
Date
May 23, 2026
Distance
110 Mi · 54 Mi · 26 Mi
Elevation
1,829 m
Difficulty
Gravel Rallye Rhine Valley
📍 Kaiserstuhl / Rheinebene, Germany
gravelBeginner friendly
Date
7–9 May 2027
Distance
45km · 75km · 95km · 160km · 260km
Elevation
3,000 m
Difficulty
Dirty Palatinate
📍 Pfalz, Deutschland
gravel
Date
30 May 2026 – 31 May 2026
Distance
320 km
Difficulty
CANYON Rhein Hunsrück Bike Marathon
📍 Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
mtbgravelroadBeginner friendly
Date
30 - 31 May 2026
Distance
25km · 38km · 42km · 57km · 70km · 76km · 80km · 110km
Elevation
2,200 m
Difficulty
Backyard Gravel Bodensee
📍 Bodensee, Switzerland
gravelBeginner friendly
Date
8–10 May 2026
Distance
350 km · 240 km
Elevation
4,500 m
Difficulty
Züri Escape
📍 Zürich, Switzerland
gravel
Date
29–31 May 2026
Distance
400 km
Elevation
10,000 m
Difficulty
Heywood Ride
📍 Minnesota, United States
gravelBeginner friendly
Date
16 May 2026
Distance
50 mi
Elevation
610 m
Difficulty
Farmstand 50
📍 Pueblo, Colorado, United States
gravelBeginner friendly
Date
24 May 2026
Distance
50 miles
Elevation
305 m
Difficulty
Pony Xpress Gravel 160
📍 Colorado, United States
gravel
Date
May 2027
Distance
50km · 85km · 160km
Elevation
2,682 m
Difficulty
Opelika Okey Dokey
📍 Alabama, United States
gravelBeginner friendly
Date
9 May 2026
Distance
34 mi · 65 mi · 104 mi
Elevation
1,946 m
Difficulty
Adventure Fest
📍 Colorado, United States
gravelmtbBeginner friendly
Date
9–10 May 2026
Distance
50km
Elevation
1,036 m
Difficulty
Weld County Grinder
📍 Nunn, Colorado, United States
gravel
Date
30 May 2026
Distance
67 miles
Elevation
731 m
Difficulty
Nova Eroica Prosecco Hills
📍 Veneto, Italy
gravelroadBeginner friendly
Date
2 May 2027
Distance
55km · 94km · 119km
Elevation
2,140 m
Difficulty
Black Fork Gravel Grinder
📍 Ohio, USA
gravelBeginner friendly
Date
1 May 2027
Distance
23 miles · 30 miles · 53 miles
Difficulty
Stetina's Paydirt Gravel Race
📍 Nevada, United States
gravelBeginner friendly
Date
15 May 2027
Distance
71.3 mi · 59.5 mi · 14.6 mi
Elevation
1,589 m
Difficulty
DexShell Cateran Dirt Dash
📍 Cairngorms National Park, Scotland
gravelmtbBeginner friendly
Date
29–30 May 2027
Distance
97 km · 61 miles
Elevation
1,620 m
Difficulty
Munga Grit Le Dur
📍 North-West Namibia, Namibia
gravelmtb
Date
8–10 May 2026
Distance
500km · 230-280km · 160km
Elevation
2,270 m
Difficulty
The Gralloch
📍 Galloway, Scotland
gravel
Date
14–16 May 2027
Distance
111km
Elevation
1,761 m
Difficulty
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