UCI Gravel World Championship Qualifier Returning to Fayetteville

December 4, 2024

Registration is open for 2025 Highlands Gravel Classic

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (December 4, 2024) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – 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 41^st at Worlds and Cobe Freeburn, runner-up in the HGC Men’s Elite division at HGC finishing 54^th 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 the Ozarks. We look forward to hosting the first Gravel World Series qualifier in the USA and for riders to take their shot at qualifying for the World Championship race in France”, said Bruce Dunn, race director and CEO of All Sports Productions, the event organizer.

While many elite, world-class gravel racers are expected to participate, the race is open to gravel riders of all levels, with all participants racing the same two courses. Men from 19 to 59 and women from 19 to 49 will compete on a 68-mile course while men 60+ and women 50+ will compete on a 54-mile course.

Pre-event festivities include shakeout rides, participant registration, bike donation drive and more hosted in historic Downtown Fayetteville and the welcoming community of Goshen.

Registration links and complete details can be found at www.highlandsgravelclassic.com.

The event is produced by All Sports Productions, a Fayetteville, Arkansas based event production company and is sanctioned by UCI. Information on all the events being produced by All Sports Productions in 2025 is available at: www.allsportsproductionsinc.com