With a motto of "Fortitudine Vincimus - By Endurance We Conquer" it seems only natural that Planet Ultra is expanding into gravel.
An, as-yet-nameless, 75-miler In Veyo, Utah, and the Cedar City Fire Road 100K Gravel Grinder are planned for 2017.
"Both of these rides showcase fabulous dirt roads, rideable on a gravel bike, cyclocross bike or hard-tail mountain bike," promises Planet Ultra.
A new website — GravelGrinder.com — is coming as well.
For the time being it is being referred to as the "Shut Your Pie-Hole and Ride Gravel Grinder" due to the start's proximity to the team's favorite Veyo Pies.
It covers 75 miles with 6200′ of climbing and a bit more dirt than paved.
The Cedar City Fire Road 100K Gravel Grinder will be on August 19 in Cedar City, UT, and resurrects a similar ride put on by Fire Road Cycling for four years from 2012. The 2016 iteration was cancelled at the last minute.
"A small group of us rode it as a 'show and go,' and we were blown away by the awesomeness of the route! So incredibly challenging - but so much fun! Then and there we decided to keep the event alive and rebrand it as a Planet Ultra Gravel Grinder."
The 100K course has 7,200 feet of climbing and fully 80%+ is dirt. There will also be a 60K route.
Established Planet Ultra events include the Death Valley Century, the Mulholland Challenge, the Heartbreak Hundred, Granfondo Las Vegas and the Solvang Double Century. A full list can be found here.
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