Longer Distance Cross Races??

AllezAllezAllez
AllezAllezAllez Posts: 207
edited October 2018 in Cyclocross
I've been looking for longer distance Cross races and keep coming back to more Sportive events. Are there any longer distance races suitable for Cross Bikes? I'm looking for actual races rather than non-competitive timed events. Or, are thay actually races?

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  • bendertherobot
    bendertherobot Posts: 11,684
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  • webboo
    webboo Posts: 6,087
    3 peaks.
  • imposter2.0
    imposter2.0 Posts: 12,028
    CX is short duration, by definition. Apart from those mentioned above, you need to be looking at gravel races or similar..
  • joey54321
    joey54321 Posts: 1,297
    +1 for 3 peaks, fantastic event.
  • tgotb
    tgotb Posts: 4,714
    joey54321 wrote:
    +1 for 3 peaks, fantastic event.
    Not particularly easy to get an entry though...
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  • joey54321
    joey54321 Posts: 1,297
    No, unfortunately not :(
  • devhads
    devhads Posts: 236
    I did Gritfest earlier this year. From the people that do BOTB it's more of a gravel race I guess and more like an enduro than a full on race.


    Two days of racing 90km and 40km but it's not all racing. There are 3 or 4 timed stages each day varying in distance. Only one was really like a cross race with the rest being mainly fire road. Brilliantly organised, camping with food and bar.
  • APIII
    APIII Posts: 2,010
    A clubmate did this 3hour race recently http://my6.raceresult.com/100541/?lang=pl
  • Cheshire Cat
    Cheshire Cat Posts: 309
    Not a race, but the Monster Miles is in two weeks, that’s a testing ride on a cross bike...allow four to five hours to complete the full route. Starts in Keswick, Cumbria.
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  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    Another one that's not a race, but the Ridgeway 100k at the start of August was a little punishing, but great fun.
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  • supertune205
    supertune205 Posts: 27
    https://www.dirtyreiver.co.uk/
  • joey54321
    joey54321 Posts: 1,297
    This is on my list for next year, hopefully scare me in to some winter training. Looks like a brute!
  • fontm0ss
    fontm0ss Posts: 31
    I looked at cx sportive site recently, not sure what they’ll be like but might be worth a look?

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