riders manifesto

Welcome to Your Ultimate VG Guide
This guide is your all-in-one resource for finding success at VG. Inside, you'll find everything you need to prepare for the rigors—and the revelry—of the experience:

  • Schedule of Events

  • Rider Checklist

  • Maps & Logistics

  • Essential Tips and Info

Whether it's your first gravel race or you're a seasoned veteran, this guide will help ensure you're ready for the ride.

Schedule of Events

Friday, Oct 24, 2025

4:00 pm - 7:00 pm - Packet pick up at Village Camp Patio

5:30 pm - Red Bull Fat Tire Crit Starts

7:00 pm - Crit Awards and Pre-Race Rider Meeting @ amphitheater.

Saturday, Oct 25, 2025


6:30 am - Espresso shots at the venue.


7:00 - 7:30 am - Packet Pick Up


8:30 am - 100-mile riders at the start line.
8:40 am - 60-mile riders at the start line.
8:50 am - 30-mile riders at the start line.


Please do not drive on the course, and please be respectful to rural locals out on the roads. You may give food and drink to your rider, but ONLY at official aid stations.


Noon - Finish line party begins - finish line interviews, brews, food, photo booth, recovery parties, etc.


3:00 pm - Awards for 30-mile/60-mile categories - and raffles, prizes.


4:00 pm - Awards 100 mile category - and raffles, prizes.
Immediately after, awards for the fun/quirky categories are found here in the Rider Manifesto.


5:00 pm - Post awards party kick off on the lawn.


7:00 pm - Free S’mores Bar

Sunday, OCT 26, 2025

8:00 am - Pancake Shakeout Breakfast and Ride hosted by High Country Adaptive Sports.

9:30 am - Kids Race

10:30 am - Say your goodbyes to all your new friends.

  • 8 - 12 week training programs to help prepare you for Village Gravel 30/60/100

    30-mile The Shakedown

    60-mile The Breaker

    100-mile The Reckoning

  • Courses will released month prior race, check back for ride files.

  • Variety of Rad Sponsor Awards for these Quirky Categories:

    Best Tan Lines - (voted by the crowd)

    Most trash collected

    Most Denim worn during ride

    100 Mile last place GRIT award

    Best “Outfit” - must wear costume/outfit during ride, and be present in costume at awards ceremony (voted on by crowd)

    Awards given after 100 mile awards

  • This is not your average day on gravel.
    Stay sharp. Stay focused. This course throws down technical terrain you won't find on most gravel routes. You'll be tested — mentally and physically.
    If you're head-strong and leg-strong, you'll pass.
    And you’ll be damn proud when you do. As you should be.

    Navigation & Course Info

    • Study your route ahead of time. Pay attention to Aid Stations, technical descents, singletrack entries, and more.

    • All routes have signage at tricky intersections, turns, and all singletrack sectors.

    • Gravel and single track sections and turns are marked — but please download the course just in case.

    Road Crossings & Safety

    To build what we believe are the best VG courses ever, we included a few small state highway crossings.
    These are not closed roads — you must obey all traffic laws.
    Blowing stop signs, cutting blind corners, or riding wide across the road cresting a climb is not just reckless — it puts others at risk.
    We want you celebrating safely at the finish line — don’t ruin that for yourself or anyone else.

    Course Etiquette

    • Wave.

    • Be courteous.

    • Respect everyone on course — we don’t own these roads or trails.

    • Village Gravel runs on the ethos: kindness, community, and respect.

    • If that’s not your vibe, VG is not your place.
      If it is — you’re family.

    Time Limit-We ask all riders to finish within 8 hours for safety and support reasons. Please plan accordingly.

  • What if I need to get picked up? Phone a friend is the best option. There will be a sweep but you might be waiting a while and they might not have space for you and your bike.

    If you DNF please email audra@villagegravel.com right away so we don’t send out a search party.

    Podium go three deep in each category.

    Camping - there is dispersed camping off of FS 171. Please be a steward of the land and leave it in better condition than when you arrived.

    Parking- Please be respectful of others and don’t park in cabin or RV sites unless you are staying there. We will have event parking directly off site, please use the designated parking areas.