If you're in need of some dirty, drop-barred action, then the Kinesis Gravelcross series might be right up your street.

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The seven event Kinesis UK Gravelcross Series continues on 8th April from Butser Hill on the South Downs Way which features winding tarmac lanes, tracks and bridleways, and sections of the iconic South Downs Way, it’s the ideal early spring outing!

The series continues through the spring and start of the summer with rides in accessible locations across the south, each offering three distance choices, fully marked routes, rider support and timing, event catering and a great atmosphere! And you can enter on any bike you like, you don’t need a CX or gravel bike. But there’s a good chance you’ll be thinking of getting one once you get a taste for this way of riding!

It seems apt that Kinesis are announced as the title sponsors of the series with the brands history steeped in do-anything gravel machines. The Kinesis Gravelcross Series is designed to offer an exciting range of events for this style of riding, with a very UK-centric approach, embracing the variety of riding we have in abundance, and using it to create fast paced and varied courses on the best mix of surfaces that each area has to offer.

2018 Gravelcross Series dates

• South Downs Butser Hill Gravelcross, Petersfield, Hampshire - April 8th
• Battle in the Bowl - May 20th
• CX Century: South Downs Way -7th July
• Switchback, Surrey Hills -15th July 
• Ridgeway 100 - 4th August
• White Horse Ridge - 23rd Sept
• Gold Rush, Salisbury - 15th Oct
• Crossbones, South Downs - TBC
• Badlands, Henley - 26th Nov

You can find out more and sign up for the events at www.cxsportive.com

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