Our 'Challenge' rides of either approx a 60k or extend it to a 100k route. Most of you should know we have been riding this sort of nonsense for years, Ribinou has been running for years.. now of course it's generally referred to as 'Gravel'. We're a little rougher than 'Gravel'.
You will of course know about 'proper' rides, like Paris-Roubaix, Flanders, Dirty Kanza (we know they renamed it Unbound) and European endurance rides such as Gravel Bootleggers... well this is your local version, that you can take part in without any timing chips or pressure. There is no serious climbing, just the odd little 'bergs' of course.
Dirt and gravel 'sectors' will count you through in a Paris-Roubaix style, stitched together by tarmac lanes. We spend a lot of time working on our parcour, so for every effort you make off road, there is a recovery section following. Every year we are asked what bike should I ride? Ideally a CX or Gravel bike, plenty ride on their comfortable MTBs but if you're experienced and somewhat skilled, then you will be fine on anything else with at least 28mm tyres as a minimum.
As always with us at FlanRou it's about the larks and laughs with your fellow riders. Exploring and riding places you might not know of or dare to venture.
