On Friday the UCI announced a massive worldwide 45 race Gravel World Championship series calendar with 15 new events for amateur, elite and pro cyclists looking to qualify for the 2026 UCI Gravel World Championship.

The calendar spans an entire year, from the first qualifying race on 19 October 2025 in Belgium (yes, qualifying already started) until the final one on 26 September in France, and includes events in 32 countries and on five continents.

Riders finishing in the top 25% of their UCI age/gender category at any one of the races automatically qualify to compete at the 2026 UCI Gravel World Championship taking place in Nannup, Australia 10-11 October.

New events joined the series for the 2026 season include: Dustman – Thailand, Alentejo – Portugal, Vuelta Altas Cumbres Gravel – Argentina, Gravel Bogota – Colombia, Grand Tour 3 Cime Lavaredo – Italy, OG Classique – Canada, Around the Pot – South Africa, Gravel Tour Hlinsko – Czech Republic, Gravel Weekend – Latvia, Gravel Medellin – Colombia, Gravel Arteaga- Mexico, The Wolf – Denmark, Gravel Chile – Chile, Falling Leaves – Finland and Tartu Rattamaraton – Estonia.

Events and dates may change, but you can always find the latest UCI Gravel World Series calendar HERE.

2026 UCI Gravel World Championship Qualifying Races

10/19/2025 Legacy Gravel, Leuven BEL

10/26/2025 Gravelista, Seymour AUS

11/01/2025 Dustman, Kanchanaburi THA

11/09/2025 Alentejo Gravel, Ourique PRT

02/14/2026 The Ceder, Cederberg ZAF

02/22/2026 Castellon Gravel Race, Llucena ESP

03/08/2026 Gravel Brazil, Camboriu BRA

03/22/2026 Turnhout Gravel, Turnout BEL

03/28/2029 114 Gravel Race Elvas ESP

03/29/2026 Vuelta Altas Cumbres Gravel, Cordoba ARG

04/12/2026 Worthersee Gravel, Velden am Worthersee AUT

04/19/2026 Monaco Gravel Race, Monaco FRA

04/25/2026, Highlands Gravel Classic, Fayetteville USA

04/25/2026 Gravel One Fifty, Roden NDL

05/01/2026 Giro Sardenga Gravel, Sardinia ITA

05/10/2026 Marly Gravel Fondo, Valkenberg NLD

05/16/2026 Seven Gravel Race, Nannup AUS

05/16/2026 The Gralloch, Gatehouse of Fleet GBR

05/24/2026 Gravel Bogota, Chia COL

06/06/2026 Gravel Adventure, Świeradów-Zdrój POL

06/13/2026 Safari Gravel, Naivasha KEN

06/14/2026 Wish One Gravel Race, Millau FRA

06/20/2026 The Devils Cardigan, Derby AUS

06/20/2026 Grand Tour 3 Cime Lavaredo, Auronzo di Cadore ITA

06/21/2026 OG Classique, Wakefield CAN

06/21/2026 Eislek Gravel Luxembourg, Vianden LUX

07/05/2026 Hegau Gravel, Singen DEU

07/11/2026 The Majestics, Villars SUI

07/25/2026 Around The Pot, Swellendam ZAF

08/01/2026 Gravel Tour Hlinsko, CZE

08/08/2026 Gravel Tour Weekend, Tukums LVA

08/09/2026 Gravel Tour Medellin, COL

08/15/2026 Gravel Grit n Grind, Halmstad SWE

08/22/2026 Khomas 100, Windhoek NAM

08/30/2026 UEC Gravel Championships, Houffalize BEL

08/30/2026 Gravel Arteaga, Coahuila MEX

09/05/2026 The Wolf, Dronninglund DNK

09/05/2026 Graean Cymru, Llyn Brenig GBR

09/06/2026 Gravel Chile, Valdivia CHL

09/12/2026 Falling Leaves, Lahti FIN

09/19/2026 Sea Otter Europe, Girona ESP

09/19/2026 Tartu Rattamaraton, Otepaa-Elva EST

09/19/2026 MammothTUFF, Mammoth Lakes USA

09/26/2026 Pyrenees Catalanes Gravel, FRA

10/10/2026 UCI World Championships, Nannup AUS

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