FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas (December 4, 2024) — Registration is open for the 2025 Highlands Gravel Classic to be held on April 26, 2025 in the communities of Fayetteville and Goshen, Arkansas. The 2025 edition of the Highlands Gravel Classic (HGC) will once again be part of the UCI Gravel World Series, and an official qualifying event for the 2025 UCI Gravel World Championships which will be held in Nice, France. The Highlands Gravel Classic will be the first qualifier in the U.S. for 2025. In 2024, the Highlands Gravel Classic was the only qualifying event in the U.S. and one of 19 globally with the race hosting riders from 39 states and 8 foreign countries. The 2024 UCI Gravel World Championships had over 2,000 gravel racers from around the world with Jenna Rinehart, winner of the HGC Women’s Elite division finishing 41st at Worlds and Cobe Freeburn, runner-up in the HGC Men’s Elite division at HGC finishing 54th at Worlds
The top 25% of finishers in 10 men’s and 10 women’s age groups along with an Elite men’s and women’s category will qualify for the World Championships that will take place in Nice, France in late October of 2025.
“In 2024, the Highlands Gravel Classic’s move to late April took advantage of the milder temperatures of spring in the Ozark Mountains and was a resounding success! Our courses are over 85% gravel and will feature the Boston Mountains – home to the highest peaks and some of the most rewarding scenery in […]
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