The Big Dirty Gravel Grind

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Saw this on zone 4 and thought there might be a few gravel grinders on here that would be interetsed.

The Big Dirty Gravel Grind

June 25th, 2023

This event is in loving memory of Bryan Scallion and the money raised will go to the Bryan Scallion Memorial Fund which helps send aspiring athletes to national level competitions.

Event Details:

The Big, Dirty Gravel Grind will offer two loops. A 50km loop and a 100 km loop (descriptions below). This event is brought to you by Bike Monkey and Hub Cycle. A big thank you to both of them!

There will be two categories for this event. Sport and Competitive. If you are in the competitive category, there will be age categories within each distance. U18, 18-39, 40-59, 60+ for both Male and Female

Entry fee:

U18: $25

18+: $35

One Event Membership (for non-Cycling NS members): $15

A valid Cycling NS membership must be shown at registration/sign-in.

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Should be good

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Road the larger loop with the organizer this weekend.

What a course. Every type of gravel imaginable, great climbing and one of the most scenic finishes through Collingwood on the road.

Here is the elevation profile.

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Heck ya, Collingwood Corner to Westchester is one of my favourite stretches of pavement.

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Is there a map of the 50km loop?

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Iā€™m thinking of doing the non competitive 50kms but not familiar with the route. Is it really technical? I have a gravel bike not a mountain bike. Thanks

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Have not done the 50km route but its basically every type of gravel imaginable.

Honestly, a skilled enough rider could hack it on a road bike imo.

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Anyone from here registered?

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Myself and a buddy from work are set up to do the 50

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Will be soon.

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I might register. Is this where to meet?

Is there a gpx of the route?

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Is this an annual event or is that the hope? I would like to do it next year.

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How was it??

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Great and soul crushing at the same time.

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Think everyone had a great time.

Great support from Cycling Nova Scotia.
The event is in support of a great cause and has quite a bit of history in the WW valley, but this is the first gravel edition.

Was awesome to see the Moto support from DFO.

IMO, this has the potential to become a prestige gravel event of the season in the Maritimes. The 100KM course offering close to 1500m of vert is a phenomenal test of cycling ability.

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