2025 Gran Fondo National Series

Alpine Gravel Challenge

July 12 2025
Champéry Switzerland
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Distances: 30, 70, 100 km
Difficulty: Moderate terrain with rolling short steep hills or moderate, sustained climbs

The Alpine Gravel Challenge is the second last qualifier event for the UCI Gravel World Championships with a challenging course starting in the town of Monthey in the valley for a 100km course towards Champéry with a first passage near the finish line after 30km before entering a 15km loop through France with a 50/50 paved/unpaved surface.  The first 30km are mainly on the road, but once Champéry has been passed for the first time, the majority is on gravel!

The 70km course skips the first uphill climb from Monthey to do the same final 70km starting and finishing in Champéry.  65% of this course is pure gravel.

With a total elevation of almost 4000m, this is one of the most challenging courses in the UCI Gravel World Series with a first long 17.5km climb right from the start at 425m of elevation at 6.2% average.  Once Champéry has been passed for the first time, a second 16km challenging climb at 6.5% average, this time mainly on gravel is bringing riders to the French border and the highest point on course at 2096m above sea level.

In the second half of the race, two more climbs of 13.6 and 5.6km get riders back from France into Switzerland.  The last 10km towards Champéry or in downhill on paved roads.

The 70km course skips the long first climb for a total elevation of 2500m.

The Dents du Midi is a striking mountain range located in the Valais canton of Switzerland. Renowned for its breathtaking beauty and challenging alpine terrain, the Dents du Midi region is a popular destination for mountaineers, hikers, and nature enthusiasts.

Alpine Gravel Challenge

 
Start Located At: Champéry, Switzerland
 
 
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May 12 2024 - NEWS: Johnston and Barrow fastest at UCI Seven Gravel Fondo in Western Australia
May 12 2024 - NEWS: Johnston and Barrow fastest at UCI Seven Gravel Fondo in Western Australia
Apr 28 2024 - NEWS: Neefies and Toon Aerts fastest at UCI Gravel Limburg in the Netherlands
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Apr 25 2025 - EVENT: Giro Sardegna Gravel
Apr 26 2025 - EVENT: La Indomable
Apr 26 2025 - EVENT: Highlands Gravel Classic
May 17 2025 - EVENT: SEVEN
May 17 2025 - EVENT: The Gralloch
May 30 2025 - EVENT: 3RIDES Gravel Race
Jun 07 2025 - EVENT: Hegau Gravel Festival
Jun 14 2025 - EVENT: Safari Gravel
Jun 21 2025 - EVENT: UCI Gravel Suisse
Jul 12 2025 - EVENT: Alpine Gravel Challenge
Jul 12 2025 - EVENT: Gravel One Fifty
Aug 30 2025 - EVENT: La Monsterrando Strade Bianche Monferrato
Sep 06 2025 - EVENT: Specialized Gravel Series Limburg
Sep 20 2025 - EVENT: UCI Sea Otter Europe Girona
 
ucigravelws
Oct 06 2024 - NEWS: Mathieu van der Poel wins the 2024 UCI Gravel Fondo World Championships
Oct 05 2024 - NEWS: Marianne Vos sprints to 2024 UCI Gravel World Championships Title
Oct 02 2024 - NEWS: Forests of Brabant ready to welcome the 2024 Bolero UCI Gravel World Championships
Oct 02 2024 - NEWS: UEC Gravel European Championships in Asiago will be a qualifier for Nice 2025
Aug 25 2024 - NEWS: Kasper and Schonberger take Victory at the 3rd editon of UCI Houffalize Gravel Fondo
Aug 17 2024 - NEWS: Markus and Perry fastest at UCI Gravel Grit ‘n Grind in Sweden
Jul 21 2024 - NEWS: Shiff and Becking fastest at Inaugural UCI Gravel Adventure
Jul 14 2024 - NEWS: Mudfest for riders at sold out Gravel One Fifty
Jul 04 2024 - NEWS: Schiff and Koch take Victory at inaugural edition of UCI Hegau Gravel
Jun 16 2024 - NEWS: Barry and Clarke fastest at UCI Blue Mountains Gravel Fondo
Jun 04 2024 - NEWS: Tim Merlier Sprints to Victory at UCI Blaavands Gravel Challenge
May 19 2024 - NEWS: Schreurs and Holmes fastest at UCI The Gralloch Gravel Fondo
May 12 2024 - NEWS: Johnston and Barrow fastest at UCI Seven Gravel Fondo in Western Australia
May 12 2024 - NEWS: Johnston and Barrow fastest at UCI Seven Gravel Fondo in Western Australia
Apr 28 2024 - NEWS: Neefies and Toon Aerts fastest at UCI Gravel Limburg in the Netherlands
Apr 06 2025 - EVENT: UCI Woerthersee Gravel
Apr 25 2025 - EVENT: Giro Sardegna Gravel
Apr 26 2025 - EVENT: La Indomable
Apr 26 2025 - EVENT: Highlands Gravel Classic
May 17 2025 - EVENT: SEVEN
May 17 2025 - EVENT: The Gralloch
May 30 2025 - EVENT: 3RIDES Gravel Race
Jun 07 2025 - EVENT: Hegau Gravel Festival
Jun 14 2025 - EVENT: Safari Gravel
Jun 21 2025 - EVENT: UCI Gravel Suisse
Jul 12 2025 - EVENT: Alpine Gravel Challenge
Jul 12 2025 - EVENT: Gravel One Fifty
Aug 30 2025 - EVENT: La Monsterrando Strade Bianche Monferrato
Sep 06 2025 - EVENT: Specialized Gravel Series Limburg
Sep 20 2025 - EVENT: UCI Sea Otter Europe Girona