Gravel of legend
Link to Website
https://natureisbike.com/en/gravel-legend/
Event info
The 1st long-awaited gravel festival will take place in Angers from 25 to 27 June 2021. The festival was born from a desire to promote gravel riding by combining a sporting challenge with a strong desire to reconnect with nature. On the agenda in Angers: gravel and bikepacking Expo, night ride, gravel rides, entertainment in the camp, Food&drink area, innovation and bikepacking forum, family experience... That is what Nature is Bike is all about!
To launch the festival, Nature is Bike is unveiling its brand new ultra-distance ride called GRAVEL OF LEGEND, which will be sponsored by the LEGENDRE real estate group this year.
The 25 June 2021 will celebrate the landing of gravel, from the Normandy beaches with the new emblematic GRAVEL OF LEGEND legend. GRAVEL OF LEGEND, an outstanding sporting challenge, which aims to symbolise the landing of gravel in France, with the purpose of sharing a unique adventure. Participants will leave from the D-Day beaches for a 278Km/173mi ride and will enjoy this epic journey as a tribute to freedom!
While GRAVEL OF LEGEND is as a non-timed endurance bike ride, riders will need to reach Angers within an allocated time of 20 hours. GOLD aims to offer a highly symbolic and unique experience. This international event will appeal to both gravel and adventure lovers !