Ponderosa Pines Gravel Race - 2026 AusCycling National Gravel Championships

Returning for the second year in 2026, the Ponderosa Pines Gravel Race will be bigger, better, and longer (for most) than the 2025 edition.

We've taken the race schedule and split it over two days, with a separate race session on Saturday afternoon for all Women's National Championship races to take place. The Elite Women's race is also now 125km (2 and a half laps of the full course), up from 102km in 2025!

After the Women's Champs races are done on Saturday, we'll have an all-in Men's Dirt Crit at the event village for a bit of fun before their Championship race on Sunday morning. There will also be a Women's Dirt Crit on Sunday scheduled around the Men's Championships.

Event Information:

Age Categories & Eligibility

National Championships will be contested in the following categories.

Women – U17, U19, Elite, & Masters 1-10

Men – U17, U19, Elite, & Masters 1-10

*U15 event is a recreational ride, not a National Championship

To qualify for a National Championship, you must have an Annual AusCycling Race Membership (Off-Road or All-Discipline). Event/Day license holders are not eligible for National Championship awards.

Rules & Regulations

The event will be conducted under the guidance of the AusCycling Technical Regulations plus UCI Technical Regulations, both General and Gravel specific.

Courses

View all 2026 courses here: 2026 Ponderosa Pines Gravel Race Courses

Schedule:

Date	Category	Course	Distance	Elevation	Start Time (TBC)
Saturday 30 May
	Ponderosa Ramble	1 lap main course	51km	707m	10:20am
	Elite Women	1 Western loop & 2 laps main course	123km	1667m	11:30am
	U19 Women	1 Western loop & 1 lap main course	71km	974m	11:40am
	Masters 1-6 Women	2 laps main course (waves TBC)	105km	1414m	11:45am
	Masters 7+ Women	1 Western loop & 1 lap main course	71km	974m	11:57am
	U15 Women	2 Western loops	35km	528m	12:05pm
	U17 Women	1 lap main course	51km	707m	12:15pm
	Para & Adaptive Women	1 lap main course (distances TBC)	51km	707m	12:17pm
Sunday 31 May
	Ponderosa Ramble	1 lap main course	51km	707m	9:20am
	Elite Men	1 Western loop & 2 laps main course	123km	1667m	9:30am
	U19 Men	1 Western loop & 1 lap main course	71km	974m	9:40am
	Masters 1-6 Men	2 laps main course (waves TBC)	105km	1414m	9:45am
	Masters 7+ Men	1 Western loop & 1 lap main course	71km	974m	9:57am
	U15 Men	2 Western loops	35km	528m	10:05am
	U17 Men	1 lap main course	51km	707m	10:15am
	Para & Adaptive Men	1 lap main course (distances TBC)	51km	707m	10:17am

Location:

Contact:

AusCycling
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