Gravel Worlds 2025: Randonneuring Meet Up in 'da Midwest Anyone?

[Dawn Piech]

Hello Randonneurs USA Community

I met up with Eric Peterson (#2812 ) last night and we were talking gravel and long distances and randonneuring.  Do ya like gravel, long distances and RAD adventures like us? If yes, read on....

We thought it would be a good idea to reach out now to share the good word about Gravel Worlds in Nebraska in fall of 2025 and see if anyone else is possibly interested and/or going so we could do a RUSA meet up there for the weekend. Meet up for dinner/socialize and possibly do a pre-event ride or post event ride in the area? Or heck, maybe you want to pick up some Midwest states in your American Explorer quest and want to dabble in gravel too?  

I am signed up for the 150 mile distance, Eric was considering that as well.  Eric did the 300 mile last year so wanted to switch things up a bit.

FAQ:

• Gravel Worlds:https://www.gravelworlds.com
• Dates: August 20-24th, 2025
• Location: Lincoln, Nebraska
• This is the 16th year of the event which was started in 2010. 
• Distances for bike:  50k, 75 miles, 150 miles, 300 miles
• Register here:  https://www.bikereg.com/gravel-worlds-2025
• They also have a 1000 women of Gravel Worlds initiative:  https://www.gravelworlds.com/1000-women-of-gravel
• They also have a Gravel Triathlon/Duathalon USA Triathalon/Duathalon National Championships:  https://www.gravelworlds.com/gravel-tri
• They have a para category:  https://www.gravelworlds.com/para-category
• They have a run series:  https://www.gravelworlds.com/run 
• They have an expo:  https://www.gravelworlds.com/expo
• Lodging info:  https://www.gravelworlds.com/where-to-stay
• Registration cap:  5000

Come and join us in August in Lincoln Nebraska!  And if you don't want to do Gravel Worlds but want to do either their Triathlon/Duathalon or Run Series, come on out and pick up a 100k and a few midwest states in your American Explorer quest and meet up with us there!  

Questions/ideas/thoughts, reach out here or to us individually.

Gotta love Randonneurs USA and gravel...gRANDO rocks and so do you!  

Dawn Piech

#10146

Driftless Randonneurs

[Dawn Piech]

Gravel Worlds is coming up in August!  Who is joining us there?  

We are organizing a Rando Meet Up there for anyone in our community who will be there!   And great news for all of you who like gravel + rando (coined gRANDO by Deb Banks) and need Nebraska in your American Explorer tally, there is a 100k calendared populaire on Sunday, August 24th at 8:00 am. Big thanks to Spencer Klaassen, RBA of Nebraksa Randonneurs for organizing the populaire, additional details here:  https://www.nebraskasandhillsrandonneurs.com/

• Gravel Worlds:https://www.gravelworlds.com
• Dates: August 20-24th, 2025
• Location: Lincoln, Nebraska
• This is the 16th year of the event which was started in 2010. 
• Distances for bike:  50k, 75 miles, 150 miles, 300 miles
• Register here:  https://www.bikereg.com/gravel-worlds-2025
• They also have a 1000 women of Gravel Worlds initiative:  https://www.gravelworlds.com/1000-women-of-gravel
• They also have a Gravel Triathlon/Duathalon USA Triathalon/Duathalon National Championships:  https://www.gravelworlds.com/gravel-tri
• They have a para category:  https://www.gravelworlds.com/para-category
• They have a run series:  https://www.gravelworlds.com/run 
• They have an expo:  https://www.gravelworlds.com/expo
• Lodging info:  https://www.gravelworlds.com/where-to-stay
• Registration cap:  5000

Come join our gRANDO partayyyyeee train!  Cho-Choooo......

Dawn Piech

#10146

[Dawn Piech]

Calling all Randonneurs USA members heading to the 16th annual Gravel Worlds in Lincoln, Nebraska this weekend:  https://www.gravelworlds.com/

Come by and visit us at booth #6 during the Gravel Worlds Exposition on Thursday and Friday.  We also will have our booth set up during the event itself.  And, if you come by and take a photo at our booth and say "Randonneurs USA Rocks" you will get a super cool gratitude gift. 

Additionally, if you are in the area and not attending Gravel Worlds or wanting a recovery ride, Spencer Klaaseen of Nebraska Randonneurs and his crew are hosting a 100k, details and sign up here:  https://www.nebraskasandhillsrandonneurs.com

Let's gRANDO!

Dawn Piech

#10146