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The Dirty Reiver. The Dirty Reiver (200km), Dirty One Thirty (130km) and the Dirty Sixty Fiver (65km) are off road cycling challenges based on the Gravel Grinder format found predominantly in America. The ‘Sixty Fiver’ course will also be open to E-Bikes as the Dirt-E-Reiver!
Apr 28, 2016 · The Dirty Kanza 200, the event that inspired Dirty Reiver organiser Paul Errington to try and emulate it in the UK, draws close to 2,000 competitors and has been going since 2006. Where the US leads, others inevitably follow, and gravel events are starting to spring up across the UK.
Apr 18, 2016 · Ed Mason grinds through the inaugural 200km Dirty Reiver gravel race Gravel grinding. We’ve seen the pictures of pristine US gravel, and heard about the adventure factor, and read about disc brakes, one-by drivetrains and weird flared handlebars.
Sep 16, 2021 · Taking inspiration from the gravel racing scene of the US Midwest, home of SBT GRVL and UNBOUND Gravel (to name just two events), Dirty Reiver offers the same test of endurance, only a little closer to home. It ties together 200km of fire roads and gravel tracks in the Kielder Forest, along with 3,500m of ascent.
Sam Dansie takes on 182km of UK gravel at this year's Dirty Reiver.
The 200km event is one continuous loop with three feed stations at 52km, 103km and 154km approx. There is 3100m of ascent with cut-offs at 34km and 136km – more info in the relevant section. The 130km event follows a similar route to the 200km with 2100m of ascent, feeds at 52km and 103km and a cut-off at 34km.
About the Dirty Reiver. The Dirty Reiver is now in its 9th year as the UK’s biggest gravel event. Based in and around Kielder Forest in the English/Scottish Borders the event makes use of the extensive gravel trail network across the area.
