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Nature is Bike gravel festival 2023

Name: Nature is Bike gravel festival 2023

Date: 15 June 2023

Location: Angers, Loire Valley, France

Distances: Up to 300kms

Costs: TBC

Event Type: Gravel Festival

Website Link: https://natureisbike.com/

The 3rd episode of the gravel landing trilogy in France!

New route 2023, an unprecedented track to take your eyes full between Arromanches-les-Bains in Angers

PROLOGUE NORMANDY

40 km to discover the landing beaches to warm up before D-DAY – Thursday June 15, 2023 - registrations now open.

GOLD BIKEPACKING SPECIALIZED

2 days to live the Gravel of Legend – LEGENDRE experience - Friday June 16 and Saturday June 17, 2023 - registrations now open.

THE RIDES

  • GRAVEL100 DT SWISS
    • Seasoned cyclists, ride the Loire tracks for 100 km of pleasure and effort – Sunday June 18, 2023
    • OPENING FEBRUARY 2, 2023
  • GRAVEL50
    • Discover the Gravel spirit in Angevin territory with a 50km ride - Sunday June 18, 2023
    • OPENING FEBRUARY 2, 2023

THE RACE

RACE200 - A race with timed sections within the Gravel Earth Series circuit. Entries now open.

ENTER THE LEGEND

For its 3rd edition, GRAVEL OF LEGEND returns with a new route between Arromanches-les-Bains and Angers with a visit to Brittany. The event, at the mythical start from the Normandy beaches, symbolizes the landing of Gravel in France. This journey of 320 km to be completed in 21 hours maximum allows riders to share a unique adventure with the greatest respect for nature. GRAVEL OF LEGEND, a real human adventure to reconnect with the essentials.

THE VILLAGE

The Nature is Bike Village is the most important meeting place for Gravel and adventure fans! Beyond the challenges and adventures on bikes, the Nature is Bike Festival is:

  • Stories – inspiration
  • Presentations – advice
  • A show – a market
  • News – innovations
  • A bivouac
  • Good beer
  • Good wine
  • Discovery workshops
  • Music
  • Free access from Friday 16 to Sunday 18 June 2023 – Lac de Maine – Angers

THE LIVING ROOM

Come and meet the leading brands on the market at the 1st Gravel and Adventure Cycling Show in France. Cycles of course, but also equipment, materials, tourist activities and nature activities. The show in brief

  • 2.5 days of exhibition and entertainment,
  • A new nature site: Lac de Maine in Angers,
  • A surface of 10,000 m2 of exhibition in the heart of nature,
  • Free access
  • Gravel – Bike – VAE test areas
  • meeting place for
  • Buy products & services,
  • Be an adviser and discover
  • Test products
  • Salon products and services
  • Cycles & equipment: bicycles, bicycle components, accessories, clothing & footwear, luggage storage, transport and camping.
  • Nutrition & Health: sports nutrition, food, recovery, care & hygiene…
  • Electronics & High-tech: Watches, GPS counter, tracking and guidance apps…
  • Voyages & Adventures: Gravel Events, Gravel & Adventure Destinations, sports activities, travel agencies…
  • Services: banking, insurance, institutional…