Winter Endurance 2.0 Routes are LIVE!
2024 Winter Endurance p/b Garmin Gravel Worlds Routes.
Don’t Forget Your $2/$4 Cash!
As a reminder, there is no electronic timing for this event. So to prove you went to our general store/gas station checkpoints, every rider is required to buy a $2 Nebraska Lottery PowerBall/Mega Millions ticket. The 150k riders will need $4 cash as they go to two checkpoints. Getting a lotto ticket was an old school gravel rule to prove you went to the checkpoints. Gravel Worlds used this for the first 5 years of the event!
At the finishline, you will turn in your lotto ticket. If we hit the jackpot, we will split the winnings among all the biking finishers and the Gravel Worlds crew. If we don’t hit a jackpot, we’ll donate the winnings to the Randy Gibson Memorial Fund.
RULES
Truly Self Supported
This will be a fully self-supported event.
No outside support.
No on-course support by the promoters.
There will be no aid stations on the 10k gravel run.
Gas Station Check Point
The only refuel on course will be a gas station.
If you can’t find it there, you need to pack with you!
NE Lotto Tickets (BIKE ONLY)
All riders will need to get a Nebraska Lottery Powerball lotto ticket at the halfway point gas station to prove they made it halfway. BRING CASH!!
At the finish line, you will turn in your ticket.
If a Lotto ticket wins, we will donate 10% and split the remaining between all participants that show up on race day!
Snow, Wind, or Shine
BE PREPARED FOR COLD!! Ride at your own ability and risk!
Average highs are only 41°F with records low reaching -7°F.
Snow, freezing rain, sleet, high winds, or perfect sunshine are all possible. BE PREPARED!
While we will have the event in some capacity regardless of winter conditions, we hold the right to shorten any race distances for the safety of our participants.
We will be having the event regardless of conditions. Be prepared for your adventure for what you need to be safe and successful.
10k RUN
6.1 Miles. 300ft elevation.
4 Miles Gravel
.8 miles dirt/mud
1.3 miles paved trail
RUN COURSE WILL BE MARKED.
ALL BIKE COURSES ARE UNMARKED.
50k Route
32.5 Miles. 2,000ft of Elevation
Stop at Malcolm General Store
Only mud/dirt on course is .1 miles at the very end before getting on pavement.
100K Route
63 Miles. 4,000ft of Elevation
Stop/Checkpoint
Mile 37: Valparaiso Tvrdy’s Gas Station (On Course)
Dirt/Mud
1 Mile of dirt/mud just after Valparaiso & .1 miles at the very end before getting on pavement.
150k Route
95.4 Miles. 6,000ft of Elevation
WE HIGHLY RECOMMEND DOWNLOADING THE 100k and 50k ROUTES INDIVIDUALLY
The 150k course will do the 100k route, come back to the start/finish, then do the 50k route. We recommend using the 100k course first, then using the 50k course. Since there is overlap of the courses, we expect there to be some issues with routing if you only use the 150k route on your head unit.
Stops
Mile 37: Valparaiso Tvrdy’s Gas Station (On Course)
Mile 63: Start/Finishline. You can go back to your vehicle to refuel, change clothing, or fix equipment. Must check in at start/finish before leaving for final 50k. (1:30pm Cutoff)
Mile 81: Malcolm General Store
Dirt/Mud
1 Mile of dirt/mud just after Valparaiso & .1 miles at the very end before getting on pavement.
WE HIGHLY RECOMMEND DOWNLOADING THE 100k and 50k ROUTES INDIVIDUALLY
150K Bike ONLY. MUST READ!!
The 150k course will do the 100k bike loop, come back to the start/finish, then do the 50k bike loop.
Riders will be required to check in at the start/finish line before leaving for the second loop.
Riders will be allowed to restock and make clothing changes at their vehicle or at the start/finish line before leaving for loop two. Think of this as your “drop bag”.
There will be a hard 1:30pm time cut-off to start the second 50k bike loop at the start finish line.
There will also be a hard 5:30pm cutoff for 150k riders.
150k Riders will also be required to get 2 lotto tickets at the two checkpoints.