Gravel in Paradise Series 2025

Sunday, February 23, 2025 - Saturday, May 3, 2025

Event info
Sport: Cycling - gravel
Location: Paradise in Otago, New Zealand
Registration closes: Friday, February 21, 2025 15:00 (GMT+13)
Organized by: Cycling Otago
Event website: https://gravelinparadise.co.nz/
Event notes

Welcome to the return of the Property Brokers Gravel in Paradise Series for 2025, with a 4 round series this year, bought to you by Cycling Otago.
 
The four-round series kicks off in Alexandra with the 'Crop Duster' on Sunday, February 23rd, the perfect location and circuit to ease you into the series. Exactly four weeks later on Sunday the 23rd of March the "fast and furious" circuit in Palmerston, the Puketapu Gravel 'n' Tar welcomes you. The Gravel Muster is the third round in Middlemarch on Sunday the 13th of April and the famous White Rocks is the final in Elderslie, on Saturday, May the 3rd.

 

All event information is right here, https://gravelinparadise.co.nz/ and don't forget to keep updated with our two Facebook pages, Gravel in Paradise and Ride Strong.

 

There are two grades to enter this year, with three category classes (Ride Strong included in Championship class and competition class for medals but competiting for series winner for fastaest male/female farmer) in each grade and separate age groups for both males and females. 
 
A new points system this year will be introduced with your best of 3 events out of the 4 contributing to your overall scoring to determine placings. Points will be rewarded as 1st=1, 2nd=2, 3rd=3 etc down until the last placing.

 

WIN AN $8,000.00 RIDLEY GRAVEL BIKE AND ADD YOUR OWN OPTIONAL UPGRADES IF YOU WISH

All single-event entries get 1 chance in the draw to win, a complete series entry (all 4 rounds) gets you 10 chances! To be eligible to win (drawn live at the last round, the White Rocks) you need to have used the configurator and kept your unique code.

Series entry is only $280.00 for ALL four rounds and 10 chances to go in the draw to win the $8,000.00 new Ridley Gravel bike!!!! 

https://www.ridley-bikes.com/en_NZ/configurator

 

*Terms and conditions apply to winning the new Ridley* 

-Drawn live at Fort Enfield Tavern after the event prizegiving at the White Rocks on Saturday 3rd of May

-Winning name will be drawn and winner must be present or a re-draw

-Winning name must produce the unique code given from the configurator or re-draw

 

WIN WITH FARM STRONG-ALL RIDE STRONG ENTRIES GO IN THE DRAW TO WIN A $1,200.00 HOLIDAY TRAVEL VOUCHER!!! Each entry for each round is one chance to win a travel voucher valued at $1,200.00 kindly sponsored by our good friends at Farm Strong...Drawn live at the last round, note you do not have to be present at the draw to win.

 

We have stunning Gravel in Paradise jerseys to purchase on this form. Please select your size, we will order in batches and deliver via courier for free. Standard jersey is only $105.00 and aero is $155.00. Check them out on the merchandise page https://gravelinparadise.co.nz/merchandise.html

 

A massive thank you to all our fantastic sponsors https://gravelinparadise.co.nz/index.html#partners

 

 

Classes/Grades, Categories and age groups

 

Gravel 1 Grade

 

a2 Milk Championship Class

(series winner of this, both male and female, to be crowned GIP Champions 2025)

 

  • 18 years and under – male and female
  • 19 years to 34 years – male and female
  • 35 years to 49 years – male and female
  • 50 years to 59 years male and female (FITGYM, Wanaka- Adair Craik Series Cup- Female 50 years +)
  • 60 years and over male and female (FITGYM, Wanaka- Geoff Lienert Series Cup-Male 60 years +)

 

Farm Strong Ride Strong Class (eligible for all placings in a2 Milk Championship Class)

(in conjunction with Farm Strong – Fastest Farmer/Farming community entrants, both male and female to be crowned as Ride Strong 2025 Champions)

 

Age groups as above

 

Calect Electrical E-Bike Class (pedal assist only)

(this will be a competitive class this year, but expect there to be some fun with medals and prizes!!)

 

  • 49 years and under male and female
  • 50 years to 59 years male and female
  • 60 years and over male and female

 

Gravel 2 Grade: 

 

Rush Velo Competition Class

(competition medals for fastest series winner male and female)

 

  • 18 years and under – male and female
  • 19 years to 34 years – male and female
  • 35 years to 49 years – male and female
  • 50 years to 59 years – male and female
  • 60 years and over – male and female

 

Farm Strong Ride Strong Class (also eligible for all placings in competition class)

(in conjunction with Farm Strong – Fastest Farmer/Farming community entrants, the fastest combined times both male and female will receive medals)

 

Age groups as above

 

Calect Electrical E-Bike Class (pedal assist only)

(this will be a competitive class this year, but expect there to be some fun with medals and prizes!!)

 

  • 49 years and under – male and female
  • 50 years to 59 years – male and female
  • 60 years and over – male and female

                                                                                                                      

 

 

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Gravel in Paradise Series 2025 includes the following 4 events:
Crop Duster, Alexandra,Central Otago-Feb 23rd 2025Feb 23, 2025
Gravel 'n' Tar, Palmerston, Otago March 23rd 2025Mar 23, 2025
The Gravel Muster-Middlemarch-Sun.13th April 2025Apr 13, 2025
White Rocks, Elderslie Est,Oamaru,Sat.May 3rd 2025May 3, 2025
There is a series discount of 10.00 NZD per event fee