About
EVENT
GRIT is an unsupported bikepacking ride.
We want to guide the participants to the most beautiful parts of the Oberpfalz region.
It’s about exploring unknown paths along historical monuments on either fast rolling gravel and tarmac roads and fun singletrails.
GRIT is a journey.
We want to give you the chance to discover the beautiful region where we live, as well as to challenge your own comfort zone.
The decision belongs to you. So make the best out of it and always remember:
“Live life to the fullest.”
ROUTE
430 kilometers distance and 5,000 meters of climbing with start and finish in Regensburg.
The hub of the event will be your local dropbar bike store RADoNERD.
From there, the route leads through little towns, along beautiful lakes, historical places and astonishing castles.
You will reach the highest point of the route by almost half of the track as you pass a small xc-ski area.
After that, the route will lead you west with a lot of ups and downs till you reach an amazing valley based in the middle of the Bavarian Jura – and from there enjoy the gravel highway leading you back to Regensburg.
All in all it is a fun route with speedy sections on gravel and tarmac, but be careful: there are some very remote sections, nice single trails and rough or steep parts where you need full focus and strong legs.
The uphills are not like the ones you know from the Alps – they are short, sometimes steep.
But they will challenge you more than the route profile seems to suggest.
RULES
Don’t be an asshole.
Respect each other – no shortcuts. No drafting (unless you ride as a pair).
Respect nature – no littering (immediately leads to DSQ).
No outside support.
Stay safe. Always.
